@scrappyusa Looking back, at the first moment I always felt the same: the game being harder then the previous release.
Sure the AI coding changes year to year but also does the handling model so its kinda hard to split each contribuition to the overall increase in AI.
For example, I used to play F1 2021 at around 97, varying 5 up and down depending on the track - as
@ScarDuck14 said, one races better in some tracks than others.
In F1 22, driver career mode first season I did Bahrain at 74. The second season I did at 87 which means that (i) yes, it's harder than F1 2021 but also that (ii) i've learned a lot.
Wet weather is always worse 'cause grip is worsened by a lot and takes way more to learn 'cause then fewer wet races than dry ones.
Hope it helps.
Cheers.
Dan