Comments on: What drives the superiority complex of F1 over other types of racing ie Nascar? http://www.nascararticles.com/nascar-speedway/what-drives-the-superiority-complex-of-f1-over-other-types-of-racing-ie-nascar Nascar Articles Tue, 17 Apr 2012 13:56:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: deeznutz http://www.nascararticles.com/nascar-speedway/what-drives-the-superiority-complex-of-f1-over-other-types-of-racing-ie-nascar/comment-page-1#comment-479 deeznutz Wed, 15 Apr 2009 14:36:51 +0000 http://www.nascararticles.com/nascar-speedway/what-drives-the-superiority-complex-of-f1-over-other-types-of-racing-ie-nascar#comment-479 Well if the F1 cars are so sophisticated, then being off by just a little will really screw you and your team...no margin for error. They also experience much more force on their bodies through the acceleration, braking, and cornering G's and forces. Therefore, the advanced equipment makes them harder to drive. The race tracks are harder, and the sport seems more dangerous overall. The drivers are smaller and in better physical shape as a testament to how much weight and condition matters in these cars compared to NASCAR, where someone like Jimmy Spencer can roll out the window and run straight for the hot dog cart. All this being said though, It would take drivers from either series a long transition period into the other. Both have been doing what they do for so long that they have become great, and the change suddenly would throw a wrench into everything. Some drivers from NASCAR i feel could be successful given the seat time and transition period. An example of that would be Jeff Gordon. A big drawback to both of them is the quality and competition of the vehicles. NASCAR has Hendrick, RCR, and Roush, while F1 this year has Ferrari, McLaren, and BMW Sauber. The gap between the quality of teams is huge, and even the best driver cannot compete in a bad machine. Well if the F1 cars are so sophisticated, then being off by just a little will really screw you and your team…no margin for error. They also experience much more force on their bodies through the acceleration, braking, and cornering G's and forces. Therefore, the advanced equipment makes them harder to drive. The race tracks are harder, and the sport seems more dangerous overall. The drivers are smaller and in better physical shape as a testament to how much weight and condition matters in these cars compared to NASCAR, where someone like Jimmy Spencer can roll out the window and run straight for the hot dog cart.

All this being said though, It would take drivers from either series a long transition period into the other. Both have been doing what they do for so long that they have become great, and the change suddenly would throw a wrench into everything. Some drivers from NASCAR i feel could be successful given the seat time and transition period. An example of that would be Jeff Gordon.

A big drawback to both of them is the quality and competition of the vehicles. NASCAR has Hendrick, RCR, and Roush, while F1 this year has Ferrari, McLaren, and BMW Sauber. The gap between the quality of teams is huge, and even the best driver cannot compete in a bad machine.

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