head to head
vs
F1 2016vsMario Kart DS
F1 2016 leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Mario Kart DS leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).
F1 2016Mario Kart DS
Axis by axis
Execution8 vs 8
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads3 vs 3
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance3 vs 4
Mario Kart DS leans harder on variance: Item RNG decides tight finishes
Optimization6 vs 5
F1 2016 leans harder on optimization: Setups, tyre strategy and fuel management are solvable layers
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.