head to head
Neither is meaningfully harder - they pose close to the same test. The widest gap is variance, and it is a single point.

Execution · Practiced Mastery
The current entry in the officially licensed Formula 1 racing simulation series.

Execution · Practiced Mastery
A sim racer where driving precision and car tuning both determine lap times.
F1 25 leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Forza Motorsport 4 leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Same score on execution - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
F1 25
precise braking, throttle, and racing lines
Forza Motorsport 4
precise braking, throttle, and racing lines
Same score on reads - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
F1 25
minor multiplayer positioning reads
Forza Motorsport 4
AI drivers don't meaningfully adapt
F1 25 leans a little harder on variance, though the gap is small.
F1 25
weather and safety-car randomness
Forza Motorsport 4
minor race incident randomness
Same score on optimization - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
F1 25
strategy, tire, and setup optimization
Forza Motorsport 4
car tuning and upgrade optimization
A matching score does not mean a matching test. Two games can both sit at 10 on execution and demand completely different things of you - which is why the reasoning above matters more than the number beside it.