head to head
vs
F1 2014vsForza Horizon 3
F1 2014 leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Forza Horizon 3 leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
F1 2014Forza Horizon 3
Axis by axis
Execution8 vs 7
F1 2014 leans harder on execution: Braking points and throttle control lap after lap decide everything
Reads2 vs 2
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance2 vs 2
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization6 vs 5
F1 2014 leans harder on optimization: Setups, tyre strategy and racing lines are solvable structure
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.