Today I changed my video card and to do so I decided to unplug all peripherals. Now no matter which usb port I use to connect the wheel the game doesn't detect it. It only happens with Automobilista and Automobilista Beta.
I'm not sure what is causing that , but first I would try deleting my config file. Restart the game and it will create a new config. If that doesn't work, I would delete config AND my plr folder (or BETTER still just name it as something else rather than completely delete it so you can salvage setups, championships if you want to later), then start the game & create a new player, and see if it then recognises your wheel.
Thanks for your prompt reply Keith. I have done that and it didn't solve the problem. I have no other controllers plugged in. It's very strange. My previous card was a GTX570 and the new one is a GTX1060. I don't believe the graphics card could have anything to do with this but it's the only thing I have changed.