Bahrain struggles

I have recently started playing the F1 23 game regulary and I am enjoying it for the most part. The traction issue from F1 22 has gone thankfully, and for most of the laps I have done its been a very enjoyable game to play. I have found one problem and I was wondering if i could get some advice or hear if others have the same problem.

I have been playing F1 games for over 20 years but I am not someone who gets bogged down in set up. I just enjoy pretending to be an F1 driver and whilst I do like a challange (long gone are the days where you could win in any car) I do like to balance that with 'pick up and play'. I have just started a career mode with Alfa Romeo and whilst the car at Bahrain in practice and quali didnt feel great I had enough pace to out qualify my team mate and line up 13th. The race is a whole different ball game as its like driving on ice. Every corner my car is oversteering and I am losing a second a lap to the AI. When I have done races on various circuits in Grand Prix mode I have not had this problem at all, and like i said have had some very enjoyable races against the AI. I was just wondering if Bahrain is a 'bugged' circuit, if others are like this or If i am just being increcdibly stupid and doing something wrong?

Any help or advice would be really appreciated!