head to head
vs
Dirt RallyvsWRC 9
Dirt Rally leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); WRC 9 leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).
Dirt RallyWRC 9
Axis by axis
Execution9 vs 8
Dirt Rally leans harder on execution: Unforgiving car control on loose surfaces is the entire test
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance2 vs 2
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization6 vs 5
Dirt Rally leans harder on optimization: Pacenote interpretation, setup tuning and stage memorisation
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.