No. You have to be in game. And once you are, down in the lower right hand bottom of the screen, (right next to the map of the course), you will see a white arrow pointing up. And when you put your cursor over it, the word 'ZOOM' will pop up. Click the arrow, and you will have an over head shot. Also, on the map, you will see white camera icons. Click on one of them and it will give you another view. Sometimes it's just the over head view you get from clicking that white arrow. Other times it's a different view all together. So just experiment and click a couple different views. But be careful in doing this in a muti-player game as your time could expire if your not paying attention. Have fun and good luck!!
Master Yoda