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Originally posted by Jimmy4
There's more strategy when people think. In F1 the drivers are pushed to the limit, in NASCAR the cars are pushed to the limit.
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No way NASCAR cars are pushed more than F1 cars.
F1 cars need to quite a number of shifts on each lap. They sustain higher natural forces. For example, Juan Montoya AVERAGED one hundred and sixty plus at Monza the other day. Think about it for a second, to average that speed when you spend alot of time in first gear going thirty miles an hour is extraordinary.
F1 drivers aren't just popping it into high gear and moving along. This stresses a car way more than NASCAR cars.
F1 has all of the best engine manufacturers in the world. The cars are the most technologically advanced. And their are few "limits" on what engineers can do in F1, unlke in NASCAR where everything is standard (or suppossed to be).
I also don't think NASCAR contains as much strategy as some people think. I believe the announcers create WAY more suspense then is actually warranted by saying guys a "short" on fuel when they really aren't that close. More importantly, so much strategy depends on when the full-course yellow is thrown, and you can't strategize for that. You are just lucky or unlucky depending on where you are on fuel when the yellow flag is thrown.
Finally, one more reason why I have trouble with NASCAR being a sport. Perhaps someone can 'splain this to me. What the hell is up with the announcers? Are these people bought and paid for by NASCAR? They certainly aren't impartial. They are never critical of NASCAR, they are almost always unwilling to criticize drivers, etc. Listening to these guys reminds me of listening to the old WWF play-by-play guys. Are these guys just a part of the show or something?