Lewis Hamilton Drives Tony Stewarts Nascar (FULL)

comment on how suitable you think hamilton is in driving a NASCAR as well as what you think of his driving

[@89Ayten]

F1 brakes: A cobweb of rayon that is fired with carbon atoms for 6 months Nascar brakes: A chunk of steel

[@Redman147]

Not even steel. Cast Iron. That's even crazier.

[@xxxYYZxxx]

@@Redman147 Not even cast iron sometimes, just a wall.

[@Yimello]

@@xxxYYZxxx Sometimes not even a wall, just discarded beard shavings stuck together with crazy glue

[@penapvp2230]

@@Yimello not even the beards, it’s just the weight of the cars

[@jasonwiggins6137]

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.

[@wicklash9065]

The drivers all respect each other. Why can’t the fans?

[@Ingens_Scherz]

So true. And it's just getting worse as far as I can tell.

[@mamavswild]

Ignorance and pride, a horrible combination.

[@skaldlouiscyphre2453]

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.

[@tfsamrtguy]

F1 fans are so toxic towards nascar fans.

[@vcrazy_diamond]

F1 fans don't understand oval racing. They think it's just turning left when it's so much more.

[@thejanusproject32]

Lol this guy "Pit road this lap" "I didn't hear you, say that again?" "OH HE HEARD HIM"

[@Deploracle]

Hamilton has repeatedly said over the years that he prefers a manual stick shift over the electro-magical units in modern F1.

[@despacitosuarez]

I don't blame him

[@KyleP133]

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]

While Max is quite the opposite

[@marktheisen1]

To bad it was on the wrong side for him

[@SmolWeeblet]

@@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.

[@RK1Hatty]

"Pit this time" "Sorry, didn't hear that..." I rofl'd. Reminded me of when he drove Senna's MP4-4

[@MultiArrie]

BOX! BOX!

[@Garf2O]

@@MultiArrie "fox? Rocks?"

[@Mohagnito94]

IN IN IN IN IN IN IN IN !!

[@ef01mw]

...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."

[@BryonLape]

Really wish they would do this again.

[@Ultrase7en767]

JJ and Alonso did in 2018

[@BS-uj3ny]

Lewis Hamilton says he wants to try Nascar soon...

[@DJLauth]

I love both series. Formula 1 is perfection and Nascar is just raw power :D

[@lesblase3667]

And Indycar is smack bang in the middle

[@FormulaMonte]

Same

[@macblackadder93]

​@@lesblase3667it's best of both worlds for Indycar.

[@xxxYYZxxx]

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.

[@oreofudgeman]

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

[@chadrat39]

@@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.

[@lesblase3667]

@@oreofudgeman He’s a pure racer man. He could adapt. No doubt

[@gezatherton1071]

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.

[@bronch3733]

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.

[@AC-dt8rk]

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.

[@jayive34]

I think the Americans commentators are Mike Joy and Darrel Waltrip. Darrel Waltrip is a former NASCAR champion.

[@Stringbean6116]

jayive34 Not DW, it's Larry McReynolds, former crew chief to Darrell Waltrip.

[@deathrooster14]

Derek Moore He was also Dale Earnhardt's crew chief in the 90s.

[@lemkelegion]

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

[@littleblacko9326]

nascar is turning left, f1 is boring. none of them are good

[@lemkelegion]

LITTLEBLACKO 932 I find NASCAR very interesting, watch it every sunday.... at like 150 laps to go or so

[@anavgeekspassion5727]

LITTLEBLACKO 932 How is f1 boring?Then every race is boring

[@kvltizt]

NASCAR needs more road courses imo

[@dakodaarmstrong98]

An Avgeeks passion f1 is just 16 car doing time trails not actually racing

[@zachcatanzareti]

Im not even an f1 fan and know he is an f1 legend. 91 wins and 7 championships. I aint bitching.

[@leadfoot5307]

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.

[@SeahawkSTRIKE]

Jimmy Johnson did a rideswap with Fernando's Mclaren last year!

[@johnparker3339]

"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.

[@hmkls2542]

He would be sitting to the right driving in England

[@techguyml]

They also act like he has never driven a stick...

[@CardboardSliver]

Yeah, he's English, so he'd be driving on the right hand side. I'm sure he's driven a left drive though.

[@Konformation07]

@@CardboardSliver He lives full time in Monaco so LHD

[@redd8531]

​​​@@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.

[@natogandalf]

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.

[@connarcomstock161]

Kimi vs Hammer - The NASCAR rivalry we never knew we needed.

[@ilackedtheheart]

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.

[@edwardharris9810]

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)

[@CitroenC407]

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 :)

[@williamnixon4056]

Think of his pay grade though...

[@itwontcomeout5678]

Yes :)

[@Samson.Don.Singleton]

This is sooo dope🔥 the best racers in different disciplines should do cross overs more often! 6:36 GOAT move😂

[@WastdTrashPanda]

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. :)

[@SimRacer2001]

alright i know you posted this 5 years ago, but it has only gotten worse, between the relationship of nascar and f1 fans

[@Alpha-nj8gn]

@@SimRacer2001 and it hasn't gotten any better honestly. Why are people so divided on racing?

[@rain-el9381]

I can see Lewis wanting to reach for the paddles with his left hand

[@Youtube-Uploader]

We need to see more of this!

[@realwildracer28]

Lewis Hamilton can be a nascar driver he's a pro in shifts

[@davidlarson3139]

They also spent 6 months crafting the oversized carbon fiber shoe horn needed to wedge tony Stewart into the McLaren

[@jtgfletch62]

this is very fun to watch

[@brianglennon1546]

Mabey tony should fire Danica and put Lewis in the 10

[@Noonecanknow879]

Lewis is way more deserving of it.

[@baahas]

I don't think Tony is going to pay him 30/35 million dollar per year :)

[@Noonecanknow879]

At least Lewis is actually talented.

[@baahas]

Well i wouldn't want to shag Lewis... :P

[@downnice95]

+Brian Glennon Lewis sad he wants to try his hand at nascar one day

[@communityracecar]

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.

[@tailsnascarfan93]

I love this. Lewis will fit right in driving for Live Fast at COTA as the road course ringer they put in the car if he were to get the call.

[@kcenneckennek]

Hamilton to SHR in 2024?

[@natogandalf]

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.

[@blainebarker]

A regular car for him sits on the other side and he would shift with his other hand.

[@XabiAlonsosCousin]

Lewis Hamilton is Awesome. i think he'd easily adapt to any racing

[@edwuncleriii1922]

It would be cool if Lewis did a one-off in NASCAR

[@darnster200]

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.

[@pcsecretagent]

Different driving styles. Cool to watch to different guys from completely different leagues.

[@tobiojo5806]

pcsecretagent it's great, they should do these things more often.

[@TransistorBased]

1:03 You can see the muscle memory when he's trying to downshift with his left hand xD

[@hmkls2542]

Only thing is he wasn't trying to downshift ;)

[@Shadowboost]

He was just unclenching his hand. A real shift with paddle doesn't look like that

[@CardboardSliver]

Race car drovers do that. Helps keep the hands relaxed so you don't cramp up.

[@8Oblivion_Lost8]

Fire Danica and put Lewis in the 10 car. He'll win a championship eventually. lol

[@projectjt3149]

Something tells me it's gonna be as bad as when Alonso changed teams to Mclaren-Honda

[@wastefellow2569]

Andre Yashin, I think you misspelled “immediately”

[@DixytheGoat9]

@@projectjt3149 Or when Juan Pablo came in Nascar

[@markfischer1778]

F1 never should’ve left Watkins Glen.

[@downnice95]

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

[@dianamaioru497]

And now Sir Lewis Hamilton is the GOAT of F1. Legendary man. 7 world championships and going for a record 8th! 💜🐐👑

[@huohization]

No he isn' t. Might get an award for most childish bitching over the radio though, have to fight it out with Vettel.

[@CardboardSliver]

You can tell that lad really wanted to Hoon that stock car

[@williamnixon4056]

Lewis is cool.

[@Catechuman23]

Both those guys could drive anything in front of them.

[@zackhitchcock261]

SMOKE

[@skyhop]

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.

[@TheStockCarStig]

I love that video!

[@dylansvids14]

R.I.P Speed Channel

[@PhantomMark]

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.

[@williamnixon4056]

🤣he was having a blast🤣

[@pizzasubs]

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??????

[@89Ayten]

The arrow of time only moves in one direction.

[@0napster0]

yeah i agree he could do well here, shows how talented he is

[@tobiojo5806]

0napster0 he has the talent.

[@mrven0m1]

Speed channel was fuckin incredible i miss it

[@RingoYote71]

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

[@retromario96]

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.

[@ttolmbrftttwtbopat]

U have spilled my macchiato!!

[@darnster200]

how about how the car is set up for each track to how the driver likes the car to be. how do you do that without technology?

[@Chacaraman]

lol u took the words right out of my mouth

[@RingoYote71]

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"

[@EgglestonJames]

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.

[@darnster200]

explain to me how technology doesn't play any role in designing the wings on an f1 car to make the car easier to get round corners at high speeds

[@mikeskidmore6754]

This is cool but I want to hear what he thinks ..

[@kylethompson9368]

He got faster every lap. He would do great in NASCAR

[@videoshowapp3493]

Kyle Thompson but im not sure he good at superspeedway.

[@Buynot]

Kyle Thompson Maybe as a road coarse ringer, but not on ovals, just look at what happened with Jaun Pablo Montoya.

[@wastefellow2569]

Kyle Thompson, he’d be too good for NASCAR. Stewart, on the other hand, Maldonado

[@techguyml]

Giuliano di Staulo any Nascar drive would be Maldonado in F1 lol.

[@wastefellow2569]

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)

[@roadbeef]

7:10 hammer down baby, yeah!!

[@theknightowl728]

Tony could have made it in F1 after his championship season in IndyCar.

[@MrDragon1968]

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]

They sit on the right and shift with the left though.

[@Daz555Daz]

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.

[@RingoYote71]

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

[@milspecdriving8253]

7:15 wheelspin smoke at 100mph... cool.

[@79demonfire]

on a normal weekend nascar turns both directions more often then u think

[@twillis449]

I miss Speed Channel

[@F1ferrari09]

Lewis was having a great time there. So much for Nascar being less fun than F1

[@tomterrific6085]

@MD Peel Peel sonoma, the charlotte roval, road america, the glenn, COTA

[@brandonl8039]

Its because hes British, he is used to driving with the gearbox on the left not the right, it is a bit of an awkward shift.

[@floridajake58]

They need to do a Niki Lauda and Richard Petty seat swap. Lauda drives Richard Petty's Dodge and Richard Petty drives Niki Laudas Ferrari.

[@maigus12345]

Windscreen Whiper? Are you kiddin' me?!

[@seansilva967]

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.

[@asdfsecond]

you can literally see how heavy and belligerent that thing is through the corners, the car just seems to want to pull into the grass

[@new1999nassos]

in the video ''Carl Edwards burns Schumacher'' carl is 30 years old and michael is 40 years old

[@Hachiae]

LOL he started to drift it up the boot, showing them up 4 laps in...

[@the_road__warrior6185]

I don’t see Hamilton as a peppy F1 driver. He looked liked he had been racing tin tops his whole life piloting the 14 car around the Glenn.

[@Redslayer86]

I bet you didn't watch the vid. He got so bored he ignored the pit order and took another lap.

[@WastdTrashPanda]

But the boomerang of time does goes both ways.

[@mouloudo]

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

[@alexanderwingeskog758]

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...

[@Shadowboost]

Hamilton prefers manual. That's why he got a manual for his Pagani

[@baretings1]

I feel you dawg.. but nobody can get 7 titles and not be a f1 legend..

[@HanTheNascarGuy]

💀

[@RingoYote71]

plus, it never rains in california

[@-BuddyGuy]

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.

[@capuchinseven]

This is a fair point actually. Racing aside this would be a walk in the park for Hamilton just driving it and having fun.

[@SHA8UTIE]

Now you do.

[@RingoYote71]

wipers....wet tires....blinker...NASCAR, YOU HAVE THE EQUIPMENT TO RACE IN THE RAIN, WHY DON'T YOU FUCKING DO IT!

[@roadkiller747]

turn subtitles on and enjoy HHHHHHHHHHHHhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

[@WaywardYak]

An amazing driver in an utterly rubbish F1 car isn't going to win. But that doesn't mean the best car on the grid is easy to drive. It's maybe more stable in braking, more predictable, has better aero grip for cornering, better mechanical grip in traction zones... but it just means the bar is raised higher in terms of the maximum that can be dragged out of the car. They don't cruise around lazily because their car is so well developed and set up. They push harder to find the new limits.

[@PchanStitch]

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.)

[@Redslayer86]

I'd take a yugo any day of the week if it had 850 HP and could do over 200 MPH.

[@brandonl8039]

Yea probably, I was simply explaining to you why the commentators would say that.

[@DeftonesFan867]

Uhhhhhh... Yeahhhhh... Right...

[@natogandalf]

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.

[@johnbhoy1374]

4 wheels an an engine an am occupied!

[@zachcatanzareti]

bell end? come one you can call me something worse than that! LOL

[@flatline7310]

Props to Tony for doing this with Lewis. Lewis can outdrive Tony any day of the week as good as Tony is.

[@wccrispy]

That camber.

[@retromario96]

Do your research, Montoya is not American nor was he in NASCAR before F1 The Villeneuves were also in F1 before NASCAR

[@YllwNinja82]

i didn't know Nascars could turn both directions! :D

[@JayT10200]

That's what happens when you assume things you don't know about

[@jameswilson8820]

@@JayT10200 Lucky for America we🇬🇧invented oval racing😁

[@the_toeknee]

Well let's be reasonable here, I love Montoya, only reason he hit was something in his car broke.