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Originally posted by VaSteve
...I didn't realize it was staged...
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Staged isn't the right word. It's more like......urm.....manipulated.
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Originally posted by VaSteve
F1....I have tried to get into this, but I just can't. I won't say that I watch car racing for the "contact", but it does make it more interesting. In F1, if you have the slightest contact, the car explodes and you're out of the race. In NASCAR, it's fun to watch a guy that got punted still manage to compete.
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Jim's right, I think, comparing F1 to a chess match.
I think the difference is that a NASCAR race is effectively a stand-alone event, in that you can watch one race and 'get it'. Because the event in itself seems to have little effect on the rest of the season.
F1, on the otherhand, is more of a drawn out battle. One event often has a significant effect in the championship, but in order to see this you have to be following the season. When you do that you start to see the 'off-track' race to improve and develop the cars, engines, tires etc. as the season progresses. Follow this and you can see who is off the pace, who is catching up or dropping back. To me that makes it interesting.
I am sure that some people do follow NASCAR that closely, although probably not the majority. The difference is, as was mentioned earlier, NASCAR controlls the pace of development whereas in F1 the teams are pretty much left to their own devices while keeping within the rules.