Would Jeff Gordon be a success if he were to switch to Formula one?

Question

A hypothetical question, but do you think that Jeff Gordon has the skills to handle a Formula One car, and track, possibly winning some races, or would he be an embarrassment to himself and his fans and be forced to go back to Nascar?

Answer 1

when jeff gordon traded his nascar with juan pablos williams f1 car, he was able to be less than a second off the grid (lap time wise) after only 3 laps ever in an f1 car around the indy gp circuit so yes i think with a season of winter testing in one of the top 4 teams he would definitely be competitive, after his test he was approached by 3 or 4 teams to join f1, and declined, for a hand full of reasons

Answer 2

Not likely he would be a disappointment to whatever team took the risk on him. Maybe if the question was posed about a driver who has had success already in open wheel cars it would be a little different, a Stewart or Andretti might be able to have moderate success maybe even pulling out a win or two, but Gordon has spent his whole carrer running Nascar so he wouldnt have any hope of actually winning a race unless everyone else wrecked out. Just my opinion.

Answer 3

I think J Gordan may be a little to old to start a F1 career, one never knows though. He is good at what he does but F1 is a whole other deal. If he would have made a switch about 6-7 yrs ago I believe he could have been one of the good ones...

Answer 4

Jeff Gordon is a great driver.. although I personally think he's a pig headed ... ( I grew up around him) he drives everything well.... when he was just a kid... he was winning go cart races. Jeff takes his driving seriously, and would do well.

Answer 5

the suited modern ever. I basically lower back from trip and the race became the 1st subject I watched as quickly as I have been given homestead. With Gordon being my famous driving force it became the suited modern ever for me thinking it became utilising me insane no longer with the ability to observe the race at Martinsville and the commencing up of Texas. Congrats Jeff. To undesirable that his spouse and daughter would desire to no longer be with him in Victory Lane nevertheless. it is is the 1st of many wins for Jeff Gordon and a championship rivalry as quickly as greater!!

Answer 6

The difference between F1 and regular racing is like the difference between baseball and basketball. The only similiraty is a ball. He would have to have his body adjust to brand new speeds and conditions. The cars are lower so he would need so much training to get accustomed to it. So to answer your question, I dont think so.

Answer 7

the guy's a former open-wheeler, like tony stewart & robby gordon

so logically....yeah, he can handle F1 & might be successful

look at montoya....vice versa, from F1 to NASCAR

then again....gordon could always try out for CART or IRL, if he becomes bored w/ oval stock racing

Answer 8

formula one is much different then nascar so its hard to tell. the racing style is much different. i also think a lot of european drivers are much better than nascar drivers so i'd have to say that even though its tough to predict, he wouldnt be anything special in f1

Answer 9

I think he would fail. This is not to be an insult, but without the proper team, it don't matter who you are. However, I think next year when they take away traction control, that would be to his advantage. F1 is all about the cars.

Answer 10

Since Formula One requires more than turning left, probably not.