This is most noticeable on high speed tracks like Jeddah, Monza and Vegas but if I run a setup that gives me a competitive lap time through a section that needs downforce, for example sector 1 at Jeddah, I can carry the same speed through there as the AI but then they still have considerably more straight line speed than me on the straights even when I have full Overtake on and DRS hasn’t been activated.
It seems like the AI can run a higher downforce setting without it impacting their straight line speed.
This issue gets even more exacerbated when I get to 25% tire wear as I lose all rear grip while the AI doesn’t seem to suffer from tire wear loses at all.