NASCAR and Formula one are two of the most prominent racing championship in the world. The two series host the world’s best talents who love the gravity-defying pace they experience every time at the track. But the difference in the disciplines makes it very hard for drivers to switch the driving seat and succeed in each other profession.
It doesn’t take away the viewing experience, though, as F1 and NASCAR drivers often support each other. Max Verstappen, the reigning F1 world champion, feels similar about the sport. Verstappen dominated Formula 1 in 2022, winning a record 15 races. Although he likes the sport, the Dutchman fails to embrace it entirely due to his tight race schedule.
Verstappen told CBS sports that he always tries to watch the American racing series and has time to watch F1’s open-wheel cousins, IndyCar, after his race days. He said, “I always try to watch as much as I can. The thing is that, mainly with IndyCar, when I come home from another race, that’s around 10-11 in the evening, so that’s okay,”.
The Red Bull driver often finds it hard to watch NASCAR races as it usually starts at midnight. He said, “But normally, NASCAR starts around midnight! So, unless I want to make it a late night, I can watch it, but unfortunately, like most nights, I struggle to watch it,”.
Max Verstappen acknowledges the difficulty of racing in the NASCAR
Max Verstappen pointed out that NASCAR is an entirely different discipline compared to F1. For an open-wheel racer to get good at it, he must invest a lot of time. He said, “It is a completely different discipline. For [Formula One drivers] to get good at it, it will also take quite a bit of time,”.
They #F1 DTS effect continues. A year ago, any racing reference made by someone on an NFL show would have been about NASCAR. Now? It’s Red Bull Racing and Max Verstappen used to describe the Chiefs and Patrick Mahomes. pic.twitter.com/QkaPpRgbSZ
— Marshall Pruett (@marshallpruett) October 25, 2022He also revealed that he races in NASCAR in the simulator he has back home. Max said, “I do race a bit of, let’s say, NASCAR on my simulator at home, and it’s a completely different discipline. So, for us to get good at it, it would also take quite a bit of time,”.
Verstappen also expressed his views on racing in a stock car. He said, “It’s not easy, and it’s the other way around for them as well. You know, to get good in a pod car or whatever. It also takes time. You need to really grow up with it,”.
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