What I don't understand is how this game is having any issues related to drivers. Steam includes functionality to warn about using older drivers, as well as including functionality to download graphics drivers - with a game apparently so dependent upon having the latest drivers it strikes me as bizarre that this approach wasn't used.
Also, I never understand why these special drivers seem to be so last minute. These games are in development for years and there are close ties between developers and manufacturers - therefore even drivers from a few months before should be acceptable, even though not ideal. I mean, I saw an earlier ATi driver claim improvements for LA Noire, a game that hasn't even been released. Yet the issues with Rage seem rather basic.
"The price of freedom is eternal vigilance."