There is a lot of pad players A+ . Note that before some years was more easier to reach A+ cause they changed the formula on DR points and a lot of people dont racing and stay there just doing qualification times . I still believe to drive in a wheel is more difficult due to the movements that you make , there is not all in one hand compared to the controller. You use all your body and not just 2 hands and some fingers . And for example every move you make on controller will be much more fast compared to to wheel. For example to reach A to B movement or turning wheel compare to controller your movement with controller will be much for faster due to the distances of the pad all is close to each other (throttle ,brake,turning)compare to the wheel . This is my humble opinion . Does not mean is correct . Btw the guy that he put angry emojis on my comments he can wrote me to explain me why he get angry rather to put silly emojis without to explain .
Also With the controller you play a game, so the only thing that matters is your input through the controller. When using a wheel, you try to simulate the real controls of the car and you have feedback through the wheel. Just the energy used for pedals and wheel far exceeds the energy to use a controller, which means you can respond on a controller much quickly.
