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| quote: | Originally posted by biznology
well f1 cars pretty much change every year due to regulations, so there were years of 1000hp f1 machines, but they didnt last long. champ cars usually ranged 700-900 hp, although heavier. im not sure about easier to drive however, as f1 cars have basically driven themselves with all the driver aids for decades now. f1 hasnt much had real drivers machines since the late sixties - before downforce. |
Downforce is nowadays present in every major open wheel series, and that includes CART/IRL. It doesn't necessarily make it easier to drive, it only fucks up passing. Thankfully the regulations are changing for 2009, the quality of racing in the last couple years in F1 really went downhill as the cars became ridiculously aero-sensitive when following another car. My opinion is that F1 and Indycars simply require slightly different styles of driving, some might be better at one category and crap at the other, but talent should give race wins anyway.
The other thing that gives CART/IRL close racing is the single-chassis, everyone has the same equipment even if some teams are better at handling it than others, while F1 teams all build their own cars increasing the difference. Personally I like watching both F1 for the top class performance, and GP2/A1GP for entertainment with single-chassis. These lower level european series are full of noob drivers, but that makes it more unpredictable and you can spot some of the future stars before they reach F1.
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