www.brembo.com/en/company/news/10-myths-nascar-brakes-f1 NASCAR brakes are FAR more advanced than you think and used far more often than you realize. Also, carbon is banned in the U.S.
Because the fans mostly aren't familiar with the experience of driving any of the cars. I'll admit I didn't think much about stock car racing until I started doing sim racing on oval tracks, I think it took about 5 seconds for my old opinion to evaporate.
...Steve Matchett and Larry Mac are magic together. I wish I could see them both do NASCAR and F1 races together; as they both agreed "we're learning from each other."
When Mauro Forghieri was developing his button shifted sequential for Ferrari back in the late 70s, Gilles Villeneuve told Enzo if it lasted a whole race it would definitely be faster, but it ruined the enjoyment of driving for him. Enzo told Mauro to "put it in the closet" and stop working on it. In 1988 when Enzo died, John Barnard came to Ferrari and developed a semi auto for the 1989 season and changed F1 forever.
@@bullracing1 thats because 2 years ago you had to learn to drive with manual transmission in the Netherlands, probably took the fun out of it for Max.
Honestly, don't know why NASCAR gets so much, I mean NASCAR is way more than just turning left and I guess alot of people don't understand or whatever. But to me both NASCAR and F1 are awesome sports. STOP fighting
You can clearly see Hamilton feeling his way out of the corners with some wheel spin. NASCAR isn't drifting, but a driver who can't drift the car at full throttle around a corner couldn't also race it up to the limit without just wiping out constantly.
He could probably get a sense of the slip angle pretty quickly, I'm sure a stock car is far more forgiving than a formula one car in terms of cornering grip
@@oreofudgeman yeah well you can probably thank the banking for that. Each corner on a banked turn like those in Nascar is made of little hills and sways you cant see on tv.
I don't understand the appeal of NASCAR, but I love how much the US fans love it. You can tell by the enthusiasm in the American commentators' voices that NASCAR is their passion. It seems like NASCAR hasn't forgotten its fans in the same way that F1 has. I'm a huge F1 fan don't get me wrong, but even the most ardent fans would agree that we're somewhat priced out now. Also forgive me for being ignorant on the names of the US commentators.
NASCAR has been hemorrhaging fans for almost a decade now so I don't think our situation is all that different. In particular, NASCAR television coverage tends to be downright awful and the Chase format (a 'playoffs' round that stresses wins over points) doesn't sit right with a lot of fans. The 2014 season was great, though, and next year's new rules package might shake things up, so we'll see. On the appeal of NASCAR: I don't think it's F1 vs NASCAR so much as road racing vs oval racing. Road racing demands more technical driving, but the delta between cars means there's less direct "racing" per se. In an oval race, the challenge isn't navigating the track so much as navigating the other drivers on the track (and making sure your car doesn't fall apart in the process), which I find more compelling to watch. That said, this year's race at Watkins Glen was awesome.
Geraint Atherton For me, i used to like Formula 1 since i'm from Europe but it got so boring because all the rules and shit. I miss the v12 engines from when Michael Schumacher drove(if they had a v10 correct me) I miss the loud engines, that's why i looked into Nascar because the engines in Nascar are so loud and there is just something special about watching 20-30 people racing at 200 mph inches apart from eachother, that's what excite me about Nascar.
Uh, Lewis. That thing ain't ment to rev up to 12,000 RPMS! Lol. Love it when they do seat swaps like these. With they would do them more often. The only other major one I remember is Jeff Gordon in Juan Pablo Montoya's Williams F1. That and I know Jimmie Johnson has driven a Corvette C6.R.
What I'm impressed with is how good Lewis is running that loose car. He's such a natural and I would love to see him race in a Cup car at one of these road courses. With good equipment, I think he can give most of these guys a run for their money.
"Steve I gotta believe the only difference is that Lewis Hamilton sits right in the middle of the formula 1 car and now he's all the way over to the left side" They're acting like Lewis hasn't driven a normal car.
@@Konformation071:23 This was around 2011 and Lewis wasn't living in Monaco. Him and his girlfriend Nicole were living in California and Switzerland. They moved to Monaco after he joined Mercedes in 2013.
This was a brilliant swap to put Lewis Hamilton in a Stock Car and Smoke in a Formula one car, I wish more of these swaps took place, for example I'd love to see an F1 driver in a Sprint Car or a Midget, but my absolute dream swap would be an F1 driver in a Brisca Formula One Stock Car (for those that don't know what a Brisca F1 car is type it in to youtube and enjoy)
He's an F1 driver being used to driving 300km/h while fiddling with the steering wheel and taking specific instructions over a radio. I'm sure he can manage shifting with the other hand.
Yup, straight up basics... Different race car styles, different racing styles, different cultures. Now if we could all just get along and enjoy speed and racing. :)
Hamilton looks perfectly at home, doesn't he? What I love about Lewis Hamilton (I am a big fan) is that he enjoys the thrill of driving so much. He pushes hard, he is aggressive, he is never afraid to go for an overtake either. He has a mix of Senna and Schumacher in his style in that regard if you ask me - just won't settle for second best. And now we know that if F1 ever dries up for him - he isn't too bad in a NASCAR race seat either :)
Imagine if NASCAR used real cars. I mean it would be neat to see a professional racing series with real cars that would be similar to cars that consumers could relate too.
I think it's quite fun that they are so astonished Lewis can sit on the LEFT and drive STICK. It's not as if he can't drive a regular car just because he's a F1 driver professionally.
going from an F1 to NASCAR is like going from an expensive restaurant to home cooking. although the restaurant does everything it an to make your meal as good as possible, sometimes the simplicity of something you've made yourself is better. basically, f1 has a lot of technology involved to take a lot of the skill required away from the driver where NASCAR is pretty much an engine with some wheels.
It would need some work but Zandvoort and Watkins Glen left the f1 around the same time and if Zandvoort can be improve FIA grade 1 then so could Watkins Glen
I went to the UK after driving nothing but 13 speed dump trucks for a long time in the US. It took me all of 5 minutes until I preferred shifting with my left hand. Honestly, it isn't much of a change. Getting used to driving a compact car after only driving triaxles was the toughest part! Lol, no useful mirrors.
6:17. Rofl! All drivers in Britain have to learn to drive a manual (stick shift) car. It's not surprising Lewis (of all people!) knows how to use it all.
Dethmeister it makes little difference as the clutch and heel/toe is the trickiest part of a manual gearbox. Moving the gear stick is child's play and left or right side makes little difference. I drive using stick with my left hand but sim race using stick with my right.
Dont know if this was done before or after Tony did that special video where he took one of his NASCAR cars and turned it into a 2 person Taxi cab and he actually gave people rides in it down in Las Vegas, but either way, is this the car they Tony drove down in Las Vegas as a Taxi cab, only asking that because I see that this one actually has a windshield Wiper on it and I know regular NASCAR cars usually dont have them installed on them and the one he drow around Vegas as the taxi also had a windshield wiper on it so taking a guess that this has to be the car, am I correct here??????
And now we will cut to a break.........just as Ham lights up the rears on the exit of every corner on his last lap having fun, yup, perfect place to cut away for a break - not.
Anyway if Tony wasn't 41 then he would be able to get training to run in F1 and considering his extensive open wheel experience he could be a contender given time. Lewis, I'd love to see him race in NASCAR once his F1 career is over, maybe we'd actually get someone who can adapt to the change this time around.
NASCAR ran one nationwide race in the rain in 2008 at montreal, i don't count one race because they were pressed for time and only had hours worth of daylight left as "regular events"
Aaron L, Juan Pablo Montoya? Scott Speed? Didn’t think so… But I see where you’re coming from. I say “Stewart with his aggressive driving style (he’s actually a mean driver) and with what he did to Kyle Busch in 2009 in the Coke Zero Daytona night race when he spun him into the wall. You do that in F1? Grid/time penalty. You do it at the last lap to win from second, disqualified (and probably terminal damage). Jimmie Johnson, Carl Edwards, and Jeff Gordon would be the same. Dale Earnhardt Sr and Jr on the other hand, not at all. They would actually be clean (because they are clean in NASCAR)
you'd be suprised how dedicated some NASCAR fans are, they will show up with those water-proof covered or umbrellas also, not seeing the track from one spot, is all over, hence why at most road races you see a lot of those portable big video screens
I was there that day and when Lewis went out the track was still damp. The car Lewis driving is on rain tires and has a windshield wiper. The last time that was done at WGI Dale Earnhardt was behind the wheel. Yes I can see Lewis going to NASCAR at the end of his F1 career, he's a sponsor and promotions dream.
It would be dumb to race f1 cars on ovals. I think the disconnect for non-nascar fans is not knowing the difficulty of finding grip in a stock car. Racing games have done a great job of giving people a better insight to the skill involved.
also, i was talking about road courses, not ovals, ovals is pretty obvious, but, there has been multiple rain delays on road courses since then, it's getting pretty f'ing stupid. watkins glen more so then sonoma, mainly due to the lake-effect weather from the great lakes
F1 drivers not used to stick shift... hmm, maybe not the F1 drivers from US but from EU where most cars actually have a stick shift... yep they are used to it... but then again Lewis is a young guy and maybe he's first car was supercar with paddle shift... who knows... Really fun to see though! I tried a Formula 1600 on a flat track (which I have never been to) and missed my apex'es a lot... but on the straight... full on :-) until I learned the track...
I didn't mean that as a comment to you directly, I was just commenting on what the commentators should have realised. But yeah, I guess you're right with what their reasoning was.
After an F1 car this thing would be like driving a boat in slow motion for Hamilton. Around an oval at race speeds with other cars he'd have his work cut out but in this scenario he'd be as fast as anybody else in the thing.
technology doesn't make things easier, it just makes car faster... what I mean by that is the easier the car is to handle, the further you'll push it, so whatever how easy the car is made by technology it will be eventually pushed off limits by the drivers to have the edge on opposition... for example traction control, back in the days when there wasn't any drivers would be cautious when putting their feet back on the throttle, now with a good traction control, they floor so soon it's could spin
Tell that to Juan Paublo Montoya, Marcos Ambrose, Danica Patrick, and other people who have come from mostly road series to NASCAR. They don't do so well. There's nothing 'easy' about it. The car's notoriously difficult to drive and keep under control, you have the side turbulence from cars just inches away from you-where one wrong move can cause a massive wreck, all the while you're frying in 130+ degree temps (NASCAR drivers on average sweat away 7 pounds of body weight during a SINGLE race.)
