2006-10-07 12:03:39 · 18 answers · asked by Midnight Dynamo 3 in Sports ➔ Auto Racing
Nascar is a degree more dangerous, whereas Formula one is far more superior than any poor substitute the yanks can deliver. Let's face it, the British invented most of the Worlds best sports, then the Americans try to emulate them, and fail badly.
2006-10-14 23:57:04 · answer #1 · answered by shuey71 3 · 2⤊ 2⤋
F1 has the faster cars it takes a while for nascars to get up to speed about 2 or 3 laps. F1 is safest i heard a fact once that there is a 2 in 1 chance of death in nascar but that was a couple of years ago.
2006-10-13 22:46:11 · answer #2 · answered by DAVID C 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Undoubtedly a Formula One car is much faster than a NASCAR car, but it's difficult to make comparisons as they don't race on the same circuits.
Having said that, I will offer the following: In 1980, the last time Formula One raced at Watkins Glen, N.Y., Bruno Giacomelli qualified an Alfa Romeo on the pole at an average speed of 130.322 mph. This year, Kurt Bush qualified for the `Bud at The Glen' at an average speed of 122.966.
Twenty Six years later, Formula One cars are capable of far greater speeds and Giacomelli's raced on a 3.377-mile circuit. Nowadays, the circuit is in somewhat of a different configuration and is much shorter - 2.45 miles.
Formula One cars don't race on oval tracks, so, a comparison isn't possible. However, IRL cars, like their F1 counterparts are of open-wheel, open-cockpit design, but generate far less horsepower, but the pole time for the 2006 Indianapolis 500 (an IRL race) was approximately 40 mph faster than the pole time for the Brickyard 400, and you have to believe, if adapted, an F1 car would be even faster.
As for which is more dangerous, I think, by its very nature, in many situations an open-wheel, open-cockpit car is far more dangerous.
Note to edselmanl...: The minimum weight for a Formula One car is 600 Kilos (1322 pounds), including the driver; I believe a Nextel Cup car weighs somewhere in the region of 3500 pounds, so it really isn't a 2:1 ratio.
2006-10-07 15:59:57 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
I think the drivers are the deciding factor as far as danger is concerned. Nascar would be much safer if they had F1 drivers in the cockpits and F1 would be carnage with Nascar pilots. F1 is safer because of the quality of the drivers, appart from Takuma Sato, of course..... And Schummi in the right circumstances (see the clip)
F1 cars are faster than those in Nascar by far.
2006-10-14 09:19:10 · answer #4 · answered by Frog Five 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Formula one is fastest. But Nascar is probably more dangerous because the cars are not so highly specified, and the tracks are not as safe.
2006-10-08 00:25:18 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
With no doubt Formula One is faster. Now, when it comes to which one is more dangerous I would say Formula One also.
2006-10-07 12:09:21 · answer #6 · answered by Try Google!!! 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
i like nascar never watch formula one , but there both fast and dangerous
2006-10-09 08:43:06 · answer #7 · answered by lipsmackinghotauntie 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Formula 1 is substantially faster. Nascar is much more dangerous, because the drivers are expected to make risky maneuvers to please the audience.
2006-10-07 12:06:46 · answer #8 · answered by Stuart 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
I think NASCAR is faster because there are no twisty turns like in Formula One racing...therefore, I think NASCAR is more dangerous.
2006-10-07 12:06:13 · answer #9 · answered by Fun and Games 4 · 0⤊ 3⤋
Im a NASCAR fan, and em bored with F1
but F1 is definatly faster and more dangerous.
its hard to communicate with every driver & crew member from a different country and every race in a different country. when something goes wrong it takes too long to get help to the driver.
thats what makes it so dangerous
2006-10-07 12:11:19 · answer #10 · answered by nunofyobiznit 3 · 0⤊ 4⤋