In terms of the actual mechanical skills (IE: aiming, visually gauging range and dialing it in, etc.), yes, gunning is harder than "Go forward, backward, or turn" for driving.
When I drive, at least on longer-range maps where driving actually matters, I drive unbuttoned a lot. Once we're in combat, of course, I'll button up, but until then, I'm unbuttoned usually. In those cases, I call targets for the gunner, too.
The thing about driving, though, is that it's not simply the mechanical controls that count. You have to also understand things like the lay of the land, how to angle the tank, hull-down positioning, how to travel undetected instead of in plain view, etc. Conceptually, I think driving is harder than gunning, although both skills are important.
That said, you can do a lot betterwith a mediocre gunner and a fantastic driver than you can with a mediocre driver and a fantastic gunner. In the end, it doesn't matter how good of a shot you are. Someone with more patience and situational awareness will EVENTUALLY flank you and take you out -- unless your driver knows his job well.
Most people drive as if they're playing like infantry. They haul *** directly into the cap zone (which makes sense on most infantry maps), but take themselves along well-worn paths to do so. They put themselves on the tips of ridges to get clear shots and wide fields of fire, not realizing that they expose their entire tank to fire AND highlight themselves against the sky. People like this usually pick up gunning quickly because it's not that dissimilar a skill from using the rifles. But driving requires a totally different mindset, and that's why I say it's harder. Not harder to actually DO, but harder to think differently, if that makes sense.
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