head to head
vs
F1 2015vsForza Horizon 3
F1 2015 leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Forza Horizon 3 leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
F1 2015Forza Horizon 3
Axis by axis
Execution8 vs 7
F1 2015 leans harder on execution: Consistent braking points and throttle control define lap times
Reads2 vs 2
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance2 vs 2
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization5 vs 5
Even - both lean on optimization about the same.
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.