Sorry, but I don't agree at all. I've only done the National B and A license so far, but in average it took me three trials to get silver, sometimes even gold. I even got silver at first try on a track (full lap) I didn't even know before. In my opinion these are the easiest tests so far. I know that the hard tests are yet to come, but so far I found it easier than any previous GT game.
Cheers,
the Interceptor