You missed the point of my argument. The player has been at a disadvantage against the AI regarding tyre temps since at least 2018, yet we've only just this year been at a disadvantage against them in the wet. Hence the issue most likely lies elsewhere as it doesn't make sense as the why it would suddenly start causing problems now when it didn't in the past.
I agree with your analysis that the tyre temperature model is simplistic and could do with an upgrade, but it's not likely to be the cause of the issue in question.
That's fair, though IIRC people have said last year that there were similar issues in F1 24 already... Though a lot less pronounced due to handling and AI and how everything worked overall. (I'll have to search the forum topics a bit, I might be wrong here, I won't lie)
Though the AI being OP in wet weather isn't entirely new situation either, I recall some of the older games (as you said, post 2018) had a similar issue where the AI would be a lot stronger than the player. Or, on the other end of the spectrum, they would be even weaker in the wet.
