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Originally Posted by VS_Jeff
I've tried watching F1 on TV, but I just can't get into it.
NASCAR for the win
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try watching the two races one more time, you might notice that the big difference between the two types of racing is that in f1 they actually race the entire time, them there nascar boys are SAVING the car 470 miles of a 500 miles race. so if you watch the entire race you will see 15 minutes of real racing right before the end. the f1 boys race from the minute they leave the line, they either crash, blow up or finish the race.
i have been to indy to watch the f1 races and it is a shitty place to watch an f1 race for sure. i have also watched the f1 races in long beach ca where they run on a street course, the way god intended. holy shit was it awesome watching them in the streets, you can move around the track to get different views of the corners or straight away, you can get really close to the track for a much better view, its a whole different experience on a street course way more entertaining. its kind of like a block party with a race in the middle. indy was so boring and the cars were so far away even with binoculars it was hard to see the race. i think the average american is clueless as to the technology of the f1 cars, 20,000 rpms is too much to grasp. i dont think the americans understand how good you really need to be to drive an f1 car, the nascar guys couldn't hold their head up straight as the g forces would mash their heads into the side of the car. micheal andretti went from cart to f1 and got his ass kicked so badly he was humiliated, the first handful of races he couldn't even get out of the other drivers way and was hit on the starting grid...race over in 3 seconds. i don't think he scored a single point all year...unlike nascar you do not get points just for making it to the track and running a few practice laps, in f1 you have to actually earn points by being faster than the other drivers and finish ahead of them in the race to earn points. on the other hand mansell won a f1 championship then the next year won the cart championship, no one has ever gone from cart to be a f1 champ.