NASCAR Vs. Formula 1

Which one do you think is "superior"? IMO, Formula 1 wins for me. Formula 1 cars are the epitome of engineering and motoring, rivaling the aeronotical engineering of NASA. Each team is responsibe for building their own vehicles (except for engines and a few other things), it requires more skill (which is why its less "random" than NASCAR), training, discipline and intuition. The sport itself is constantly evolving and changing and completely dynamic, whereas NASCAR barely progresses over the years.

i prefer formula 1

I just plain don't like nascar

Formula 1 isn't painfully boring or stupid, so I'll go with that one. It's also much more interesting from an engineering perspective. F1 engines are bonkers. They're thinking of going back to 4 cylinder turbo-charged engines. That kind of engine puts out more power than a NASCAR could ever hope to achieve.

Is this a joke? F1 destroys nascar. They have something called turning :o

how about Motorcross VS NHRA Top Fuel.....:roll:

I like Formula 1 more because they do more than just turn left 2000 times in a race. :PJustPlainLucas

Pretty much this. NASCAR is really, really dull in my opinion. I prefer the unpredictability of F1 races. There's so many great moments, overtakes and those first corner scrambles.

In terms of overall driving I prefer to watch the WRC.

nascar = keep foot down + lean steering wheel to one side constantly, F1 easily wins.

Formula One, it's the World Championship. I've been following it since the Senna vs. Prost era.

I don't like NASCAR (and I'm an American), BUT I will watch it to see how Travis Pastrana does next year after he left Subaru Rally Team USA.

nascar = keep foot down + lean steering wheel to one side constantly, F1 easily wins.

PcGamingRig

It's amazing how so many Americans refuse to embrace Formula 1 due to their ignorant "Europhobia".

Is this a joke? F1 destroys nascar. They have something called turning :o

JigglyWiggly_

It has got to be Formula 1, it is not even close. I am hoping for a great final race tomorrow, by the way, despite the awful track.

It's amazing how so many Americans refuse to embrace Formula 1 due to their ignorant "Europhobia".

LlFE

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It's amazing how so many Americans refuse to embrace Formula 1 due to their ignorant "Europhobia".

Chogyam

It's amazing how so many Americans refuse to embrace Formula 1 due to their ignorant "Europhobia".

LlFE

Uhhhh, when the US Grand Prix was held, we've held the record for most attended Grand Prix races of the past decade.

And it's return in 2012 is expected to double.

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It's amazing how so many Americans refuse to embrace Formula 1 due to their ignorant "Europhobia".

LlFE

nascar = keep foot down + lean steering wheel to one side constantly, F1 easily wins.

PcGamingRig

Formula 1. NASCAR is boring.

Another thing, doesn't anyone ever get the feeling that NASCAR rivalries are a bit too "WWE'ish"?

Another thing, doesn't anyone ever get the feeling that NASCAR rivalries are a bit too "WWE'ish"?

LlFE

To watch...... F1> WRC > Tour De France > Sack Race at a primary school sports day > NASCAR.

In terms of skill I might even keep the sack race infont of NASCAR. I mean it's difficult to keep your body in the sack without falling over.

But honestly F1 is brilliant I've never understood it's lack of popularity in America in comparison to ever other country in the world. I mean Isn't the F1 championship collectivly watched by more people than the olympic or something crazy?

NASCAR!!!!

Formula 1 by far. There's simply no comparison.

F1 cars are notorious for being some of the most exquisitely designed, masterfully engineered, and the most difficult to drive in the world. It takes an unprecedented amount of skill to be a F1 driver. The racing is fast, exciting, and unpredictable. The drivers have to be athletes - the amount of stress being put on their bodies is intense. They're driving at speeds of up to 200mph, around some of the most challenging and dangerous racing circuits in the world, ranging from the Arabian desert to central Monte Carlo.

NASCAR... cars with painted-on headlights turning left for 4 hours... sigh.

Formula 1 by far. There's simply no comparison.

F1 cars are notorious for being some of the most exquisitely designed, masterfully engineered, and the most difficult to drive in the world. It takes an unprecedented amount of skill to be a F1 driver. The racing is fast, exciting, and unpredictable. The drivers have to be athletes - the amount of stress being put on their bodies is intense. They're driving at speeds of up to 200mph, around some of the most challenging and dangerous racing circuits in the world, ranging from the Arabian desert to central Monte Carlo.

NASCAR... cars with painted-on headlights turning left for 4 hours... sigh.

broken_bass_bin

Which one do you think is "superior"? IMO, Formula 1 wins for me. Formula 1 cars are the epitome of engineering and motoring, rivaling the aeronotical engineering of NASA. Each team is responsibe for building their own vehicles (except for engines and a few other things), it requires more skill (which is why its less "random" than NASCAR), training, discipline and intuition. The sport itself is constantly evolving and changing and completely dynamic, whereas NASCAR barely progresses over the years.

LlFE

Uhhh, each team in NASCAR builds their own cars. They build their own engines too apart from getting the engine blocks from the manufacturer. Generally speaking that is. There are a few teams, mostly smaller teams with less funding, that will buy or rent (hire, as you Europeans might say) cars and/or engines from larger teams. Stewart-Haas Racing (the team co-owned by two-time NASCAR champion Tony Stewart), for example, buys it's engines from Hendrick Motorsports (pretty much the biggest, most successful team in NASCAR).

Personally I like both and I think each utilizes differing skills. F1 has trickier courses, more advanced engineering. NASCAR, on the other hand, is a more "physical" type of racing. There's a lot of beating and banging on each other's cars involved. I wouldn't necessarily say ether own is any harder or easier than the other, just different. Different skills. For the most part drivers who have crossed over from one into the other haven't done all that great. Admittedly I'm hard pressed to think of any drivers who have crossed over from NASCAR into F1. Mario Andretti is about the only one I can think of, but he didn't run many races in NASCAR (14, I think), and only had 1 win there (their biggest race though, the Daytona 500).

Formula 1 > NASCAR.

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nascar = keep foot down + lean steering wheel to one side constantly, F1 easily wins.

Fuhgeddabouditt

Yeah, but most of those guys are clueless when faced with a right turn.

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nascar = keep foot down + lean steering wheel to one side constantly, F1 easily wins.

worlock77

Yeah, but most of those guys are clueless when faced with a right turn.

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[QUOTE="Fuhgeddabouditt"] to be fair, NASCAR does race on "traditional tracks" along with ovals. Lockedge

Yeah, but most of those guys are clueless when faced with a right turn.

Yes, I acknowledged about that both circuits are different and use different skills. I just didn't think that NASCAR's whole two races per year on "traditional" tracks where most of it's drivers suck at was really a point in it's favor.

There are few things I actually hate in this world. But Nascar is one of them. Its the single dumbest most boring thing ever. And its techincally americas number one sport.. wtf. How is it people think thats exciting, but also think soccer is the thing thats actually boring.. I just... I.. dont get it...

There are few things I actually hate in this world. But Nascar is one of them. Its the single dumbest most boring thing ever. And its techincally americas number one sport.. wtf. How is it people think thats exciting, but also think soccer is the thing thats actually boring.. I just... I.. dont get it...

VendettaRed07

There's a lot of things I don't get, but I don't trouble myself over other people liking them. Nor do I expend the mental energy on hating them ether.

i think anybody can be a nascar driver, but a formula 1 is something else

i think anybody can be a nascar driverjimy1475

No, they really can't. It may look simple watching it, but it really is a mental and physical endurance test.

I'm actually watching Formula 1 as we speak.

I'm actually watching Formula 1 as we speak.

LlFE

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It's amazing how so many Americans refuse to embrace Formula 1 due to their ignorant "Europhobia".

LlFE

Sebastian Vettel is World Champion! hats off to Red Bull and Vettel from the US!!!

All racing is in circles be it a "road course" as F1 drivers race on (at least CART used actual city streets for it's courses), ovals that NASCAR mostly races on. Unless you are drag racing, rally racing or running the Baja 1000, all races are run in circles whether it is mosty to the left or mostly to the right.

Dario Franchetti tried Sprint Cup and left after one season. Juan Pablo Montoya, former F1 champion has stayed and is winning and former F1 driver and champion Mario Andretti as noted above won NASCAR's biggest race before he actually won his F1 championship.

I have heard the term driver used for those who race F1 cars, but never hear that about those who race stock cars. They are always called racers. Why is that.

What I have seen of F1 racing is a parade of cars where the only passing done is when a car pits. Rarely is it on the track. At least with NASCAR racing, passing does occur on the track. Don't let open wheel cars touch, lest one gets tossed into the air, unlike a stock car (the following parts have to come from the manufacturer, hood (bonnet for those in Europe), roof and deck lid or trunk along with the base uncut engine block and cylinder heads) which can actually get hit without being sent airborne due to tires touching. While I have seen it in Indy Car racing, I have yet to see any F1 drivers race side by side inches from each other at 200MPH or any other speed for that matter unlike NASCAR racers do at places like Atlanta, Daytona and Talledega at speeds reaching over 200MPH.

If you think racing a stock car is easy, I suggest you try one of the "driving schools" held at race tracks around the country. You would gain much more appreciation for it. It isn't easy to make a car turn just one direction. They have to be built that way and unlike in F1, the racer behind the wheel can also fix said car instead of just showing up for practice and the race as F1 drivers do. Stock cars are tuned by knowledge and not some engineer with a laptop plugged into the car to change ignition timing or how much fuel is released by a fuel injector.

Each have their strengths and weaknesses, but F1 is a drivers parade and not a race.