Unplayable on controllers

I’ve been playing F1 games for years, but this year it’s just way, way too difficult for us controller players. It’s hard to turn properly, and even the acceleration doesn’t behave the same as it does with a wheel. There’s a noticeable tyre wear difference—sometimes 20 to 25%—especially on 50% race circuits. The performance gap is so big that in our online league with friends, we’ve had to split controller and wheel players into separate categories.

It honestly feels like a football team playing without cleats.
I really hope EA or Codemasters can fix this, because from what I’m hearing from other controller users, many are ready to skip this year’s game entirely and walk away from the F1 series.