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[Kalmake]

It's not surprising if Can-Am and Group C were faster than F1. They should be, as they have the fundamental advantage of closed wheels and wider chassis. Le Mans prototypes are just not allowed to be faster than F1 for political reasons.

Edited by Kalmake, 30 October 2014 - 18:09.

[Nonesuch]

If later today Autosport would announce that Alonso, Hamilton, Vettel, Ricciardo, Bottas, Rosberg and Kimi will drive Indycar next season - which series would get most attention?

 

All at once would no doubt bring a lot of viewers over to that other series, but one by one? I wouldn't be so sure.

 

How many McLaren fans started watching NASCAR because Montoya started driving in the United States?

 

The drivers leave one by one, get replaced, and F1 goes on - for better or worse.

 

The funny thing was that I'm pretty sure WEC were driving faster lap times on some of the same circuits as F1 was visiting last year, for instance Bahrain.

 

I don't think that is true.

 

WEC Pole 2013: 1:42.449

WEC Fastest lap 2013: 1:44.183

 

F1 Pole 2013: 1:32.330

F1 Fastest lap 2013: 1:36.961

 

F1 Pole 2014: 1:33.185

F1 Fastest lap 2014: 1:37.020

Edited by Nonesuch, 30 October 2014 - 18:13.

[nosecone]

For me a racing series needs a mixture of several things to be considered as the pinnacle.

 

• good drivers: not neccessarily the best drivers but one driver of the top5 racedrivers has to drive in that series. Maybe Ogier is the best driver in the world but F1 is still the pinacle (IMO)
• technically advanced cars: I'd even go that far saying that the pinnacle of motorsports needs to have the fastest cars on 1 lap
• needs car manufacturers: I somehow love the idea of car manufacturers compeeting. It makes it look more professional (even though private teams could achieve the same level of perfection with the same budget)
• needs a big audience: LIVE TV coverage in many countries
• Number of Races per season: My pinnacle needs more than 15 races peer season
• ... (I'm sure i missed something)

 

It could of course be that the "pinnacle of motorsports" is just a tag that is claimed by F1. But there are many other reasons that put F1 over other series( IMO), such as the history, glamour and other things

[PlatenGlass]

While it's easy to go faster, it's never without compromise in safety. Ovals and tight street courses are more dangerous than the Tilkedromes.
 
They can already advertise as "fastest" thanks to the speedway tracks anyway.

Maybe, but I think given the safety requirements for ovals, the cars should be safe enough to go round street courses at a higher speed than F1 cars.