So you mean to say if we adjust the Engine_power_scale then it affects only player and adjust the Engine_power in database effects the AIIt scrapes the ground because the Renault model is close to the ground so CM made its ride height to 0.07 as opposed to 0.04 and 0.03 for most other cars.
What I've found is track and balanced are both for player but of course balanced is for equal online cars setting. The AI does use balanced for its setup but for power it uses the database values and not the engine_power_scale.