WTF1 IS THE BIG DEAL?! NASCAR Fans React To "Formula 1, Explained For Rookies"

[@cousinwil5808]

The thing that I find astonishing is the logistics involved in F1. Race ends sunday, they pack everything up, and travel across the ocean, rebuild all their cars, and race the next week. It’s a crazy undertaking

[@flabreque]

The cars fly from one location to the next, but they have 5 or 6 complete sets of tools and paddock gears that travel by boat or truck from one continent to the next. Truly a wonder of logistics.

[@laurLaur602]

For that reason we call it the " biggest circus " in Europe !

[@blindarchershaunhenderson3769]

If you wanted to see formula 1 teams racing electric cars have a look at "formula E", it's been running since 2014 and there is a great deal of crossover in technology and teams in from formula 1 and formula E

[@lolocaust4967]

This is exactly what I thought of when he said Nascar has the edge on electric. It's like dude it's been done for nearly ten years already 🤣

[@barryk32]

@@lolocaust4967 typical American perspective. Can't see beyond their own shores

[@blindarchershaunhenderson3769]

@@lolocaust4967 and let's not forget the hybrid and electric cars in 24 h and GT racing it's always the same the Americans think they're Mazda head of everybody else when everybody else has been doing it for 10 years before them

[@tpp95]

And also Extreme E as well, which I feel would appeal to you greatly!

[@paulsmith2516]

Apart from the fact that Formula E is frankly the laughing stock of racing. Terrible driving standards with cars so fragile they can barely complete a race, and gimmicks thrown in a vain attempt to create drama artificially. Hell, when that series began, TEAMS HAD TO RUN TWO CARS PER DRIVER TO COMPLETE A 40 MINUTE RACE! Formula E is a JOKE.

[@daveofyorkshire301]

There is already Formula E (Electric since 2014)... My only complaint is the limits and restraints they place on development. I understand financial constraints, you have to allow others to participate otherwise you'd only get the mega corps, but there shouldn't be any technology restraints, so long as it's arguably safe to implement, and if not then they'd have to go away and reinvent a safer version.

[@benfulford3943]

I haven't followed formula e as close but within F1 the limitations that they place on development and the technology that they make illegal is what drivers forward development. Whenever there is some new technological breakthrough or innovation it is normally outlawed not long afterwards, especially if it gives one team a big advantage. If you take active suspension for an example, it gave Williams a huge advantage and made the car so good (reducing the driver skill necessary as well). This was outlawed along with a lot of the other driver aids. The teams lost all of that performance and spent loads of time and money trying to claw that performance back going on to make many breakthroughs in mechanical suspension technologies.

[@daveofyorkshire301]

@@benfulford3943 I disagree, limiting development is limiting development. Now if a technology is dangerous and they tell them they MUST find a way to improve safety to an acceptable point, that is encouraging development, but denying the technology and restricting its use is nothing but limiting development. This is why technical achievement has raced over the last 400 years, and plateaued in the last few decades, with financial restriction through patent and copyright development has slowed it to a crawl, and when new technology is created they seek to control, limit and and restrict it. No wonder technical development has reduced so markedly.

[@benfulford3943]

@@daveofyorkshire301 you can disagree all you want but F1 is the pinacle of motorsports and is an R&D hotbed like nothing else in the world and they have achieved this by putting more and more restrictions on development. No other motorsports gets close to it even though there's loads of tech that exist in other deciplines that F1 has banned (traction control, ABS, active suspension etc etc). F1 engineers are always constantly coming up with innovative ways to exploit loopholes in the rules, the loopholes are then closed and they are then forced to come up with other ways to get that performance back. The restrictions drive the innovation. If the rules were more open there would be less incentive to innovate. What's the point of inventing a mass damper suspension system when you already have active suspension?

[@daveofyorkshire301]

@@benfulford3943 The "restrictions" are by definition RESTRICTIVE.

[@benfulford3943]

@@daveofyorkshire301 and therefore you are forced to 'innovate'

[@williamburnham3659]

The film Rush with Daniel Bruhl and Chris Hemsworth is a very entertaining film about 2 Drivers Nikki Lauda and James Hunt contesting the World Championship in the 1970s It's well worth a look

[@bobjeffray]

You have to be joking. That film was an insult.

[@theinvisibleneonrainbowzeb2567]

Thanks for this one guys, my paternal grandmother passed away last July, she was a HUGE Formula 1 fan, to the point that if someone were to visit when she was watching the Grand Prix, she would acknowledge them only to inform them to not interact with her or distract her until it was finished. And if someone made the same mistake twice she wouldn't acknowledge them at all. Not an old age thing btw, my entire life she was the same and probably before I existed too! And she was otherwise outgoing in personality and loved chatting for hours "putting the world to rights". I never understood the appeal of F1, but this breakdown helps a lot. I doubt it's for me, but I have a greater understanding of why and how people become so into it. My Dad, who was taken way way too young, (52 FFS. he was only 52. Fuck cancer. might have been many years since he passed, but fuck I miss him.), He was a big f1 fan too, I don't think he supported a particular team I think it was the individual drivers he'd get behind. If he missed the race he'd try and avoid any news etc the rest of the day until he could watch it for himself. Kinda wish I had asked him more about what he particularly enjoyed. Probably the techy nerdy stuff, he was always in early on new tech stuff. Lost him just before smartphones and touchscreens and the internet of everything and all that. Anyway idk. Also just want to say sorry not sorry for the random tangential emotional rant, just, idk so many memories from my childhood of Sunday Roast at my (maternal) grandparents house, followed by my Dad and Grandad retreating to the other room to watch the Grand Prix together and enjoy a pint of the beer granddad used to make, and my grandma, and older female relatives put their feet up and chatted like they hadn't all seen each other in years!! And as the youngest of the family at that time I would run between the rooms, both equally incomprehensible to me and probably I was just being a general nuisance!! Good memories. Fuck this tangent has gone WAAAY off topic! So, er, yeah, good video IMO, thanks Genuinely though, it was a good vid I nearly passed up on, but really brought back a lot for me, unexpectedly so thanks. PS Spencer why don't you make the nascar video you mentioned? Damn that Borat (was it i can't think right) clip now all my brain can hear is Borat voice trying to say "nice car", "ahh, isa nascar, eh hah fiyve"

[@rohnnyjotten3985]

The saying in F1 used to be "win on Sunday, sell on Monday" implying that if your car won, the showrooms would be full on Monday with people looking to buy your cars, not sure that counts today but i remember Toto Woolf talking about Lewis Hamiltons salary (40m a year) and saying "it sounds a lot and it is but Mercedes have had about 5 billion pounds worth of free advertising since Lewis joined the team and lots of Mercs have been sold because of that"

[@__vx3]

I think the "win on sunday, sell on monday" was more applicable to NASCAR and GT racing back in the day given how close the cars they use are to actual road cars. F1 has never really had that, even in the 50s. That said, that saying could still be somewhat applied to modern GT racing given how many brands sell track versions of their sports cars and road legal variants like the GT3 RS and AMG GT Black Edition.

[@Ryzard]

That was more of a nascar thing, since it was literally stock cars that were actively being sold on the road.

[@kyle381000]

That was a NASCAR slogan that would never apply to F! because the cars were not for sale to the public.

[@DruncanUK]

I used to play F1 racing games on my PC and this got me interested in the motor sport. I would learn every inch of a course in the game and then watch on tv to see how the real drivers would handle it. I was amazed, and impressed, when the drivers would make similar mistakes to me, even spinning off on the same corners when they pushed too hard. That certainly got me hooked on the sport.

[@michaelharvey75]

I did the same on the PlayStation 1. .

[@markorollo.]

@@michaelharvey75 Microprose Formula 1 on my Amiga, in the days when Mansell was in formula 1, i get the feeling you might be talking about less dark ages times though lol.

[@michaelharvey75]

@@markorollo. 1st F1 game I tried was on a Sinclair Spectrum. , Underwhelming. . Using the Play Station 1 F1 game, helped me understand the real tracks layouts. .

[@damionlee7658]

To clarify on electric, F1 cannot go electric right now because Formula E has an exclusivity contact with the FIA. But that doesn't really matter, because F1 is looking to go down the synthetic fuel type, which is an incredibly important avenue to explore. The video was a great introduction to the sport. There are a few details that were a bit murky (for example the budget cap is explained in a way that suggests the teams can only spend $140m in total each year, which isn't the case). But those kind of details become clearer after a person gets past the introductory video stage. I'd definitely give the video two thumbs up. It was informative, and very accessible. The future is looking good for F1, as long as they can balance the financial interests that are fed by bringing in the new tracks, with the heritage and fan interests that want some of the old tracks to remain. And if, for the love of all that is Motorsport, we can get away from Tilke's cookie cutter brand of race tracks!

[@AlbaHart]

As the original video said, they don't necessarily invent new tech, but they massively improve it. And Project Pitlane exemplified this perfectly in 2020. Every year, the teams create a brand new Prototype (or two of them), and they refine it and modify it and upgrade it. This is where the specialty of F1 is at its most prevalent, in the ability of each team to reverse engineer, design, and prototype at an astounding speed compared to just about any other industry. Project Pitlane was a commitment from the seven UK based F1 teams to put their skills to use in the redevelopment and improvement of medical devices and ventilators to help medical services in managing the COVID pandemic. Take Mclaren and Mercedes during this. From the first meeting to the first fully functional working prototype of a new design of breathing aid for people with lung infections.... less than 100 hours. The Mk II version followed not long after, was 70% more efficient, and the designs released as an open source project with full material and manufacturing instructions. And then Mercedes converted the machines that made their F1 pistons and started making 1000 of these devices PER DAY for the nest couple of weeks. Meanwhile, Red Bull, Renault and Haas spoke to a Doctor about an innovative new idea he had had about a new kind of ventilator, and TWO DAYS LATER they had designed and manufactured a fully functional prototype ready for testing. Two freaking days!! Once heard someone say "You know what failed F1 designers make? Fighter jets."

[@Mercilessonion]

indeed quite impressive

[@Shiftry87]

I read about this project bak then and the insane speed that F1 teams can reverse engineer and redesign there own factorys for whatever they need is just out of this world. What they did in 100h a normal manufactur company would have taken months just to sign some papers approving it.

[@0labels]

You guys NEED to react to scrapheap challenge. 2 teams, a scrapheap full of crap and a challenge to make a machine that can complete a different task each episode. Iconic stuff.

[@seanmilne9265]

Yes do it

[@williamc4309]

Drive to survive makes drama were there is non and clips team radio to different pictures or a different race. And it creates fake driver rivals when most of them are buddies

[@ingoatwetrust8086]

It's still good though 🤷‍♂️

[@pistonburner6448]

F1 is great now since the cars vary in their strengths and weaknesses, so their comparative performance levels vary from track to track. Depending on the nature of the track and what the conditions are the cars perform (somewhat) differently compared to each other.

[@MrKnowledge0014]

F1 has always been like that. When each team builds there own car there will be differences and engineers look the focus on different things, like reducing drag Vs medium speed cornering

[@pistonburner6448]

@@MrKnowledge0014 They have been more constant earlier, there is more variance depending on track these days. Not a huge difference, but somewhat.

[@ianfinney7820]

Well, this has been the case since its inception in the lat 40's early 50's.

[@pistonburner6448]

@@ianfinney7820 No, it has converged and become more consistent in recent years/decade as regulations have been more constricting, forcing the cars to be closer to each other technically, which had led to cars performing similarly from track to track. And above all there has been a pretty consistent order. There's a bit more variance now.

[@benfulford3943]

With RB/max running away with it this season, especially since the summer break I'm not sure that is strictly true. They appear to be strong everywhere now

[@bloodymarvelous4790]

The first F1 race I saw was the 1988 Monaco Grand Prix with Ayrton Senna and Alain Prost battling in the Honda McLaren. Can't get much better than that.

[@rene63]

You know the hybrid engine is rubbish when the modern F1 adverts are dubbed with v10 & V8 sounds

[@Rassskle]

That 140 million dollars does not apply to the cars themselves...... that is their budget for a season of racing, including upgrades and Repaires. Not sure about the drivers salaries, anywhere from a few million to about 50 million a year...... but now even the personal wages have a fixed limit. Many teams have over 50 personal on race day and space age factories employing over 500 mechanics, technicians and design staff.

[@QuantumS1ngularity]

I'm happy that you Americans finally get to experience Formula 1, but i'm also a bit sad you missed its Golden Age aka the mid 90s to mid 2000s. This was the peak of F1 not only as drama and thrill, but speed as well. The Ferrari F2004 is still considered to this day to be the fastest F1 car every created. When put on the same tires they use today, it just annihilates THE ENTIRE FIELD with times that seem impossible and the car itself looks cartoonishly fast. But the best of all was the sound of the race. That thing alone made the entire thing unrivaled and was addictive like drugs. Oh and on the cost side - when they were allowed to race with cigar logos, teams budgets were just astronomical. There were rumors (no one confirmed or denied them) all the way back in the late 90s that McLaren and Ferrari were pouring well over A BILLION dollars EACH into F1. Adjusted for inflation that's above $1.8 BILLION in today's money.... again EACH.

[@nocturne7371]

My cousin and I used to have small F1 cars as toys on a plastic sheet with an F1 track on it. And we used to fight among ourselves about who was going to be Emerson Fitipaldi and who was going to be Ronnie Peterson. We were 4 years old and this was in the 70s. And the shock of Ronnies death was the first real loss in my life.

[@leewood3648]

Like Tim said Formula E is a F1 car but fully Electric, it's not as big it's like the nephew of F1 same as Electric bikes on the Isle of man, this is due too the sounds that the petrol engine produces 👍

[@willrichardson1809]

yeas F1 without the engine noise will lose its attraction. The Hybrid Engines sounds was a dampener, it soundes so wrong, but we adjusted because there was still an engine sound, that will not happen with Electric.

[@Fons.s]

@@willrichardson1809 I think you are overestimating how much sound matters. If F1 would now go electric, but the racing stays basically the same, I believe most of the fans would keep watching

[@willrichardson1809]

@@Fons.s you could be right, we have adjusted down from the roar of the V10, however F1 will lose so much of it attraction if the roar of the engine goes, some for INDY and NASCAR. The Sound was the thing that made it what it was, you will find most motoracing fans would agree.

[@Enlightened-WOLF]

just a few stats for you f1 car engines are only 1.6L and are limited only to produce 1050 bhp and reach 230mph and they go from zero-200mph-zero in12 seconds nascars are 7.2L and only produce 800 bhp and reach 200mph

[@jezedwards8021]

other F1 innovations that made their way to road cars. Turbos (Renault in the '70's) , Carbon fibre (McLaren in the '80's), Adaptive suspension (Williams 1992) and several other inventions. It might be the main reason for recognised brands being in F1.

[@VicioTHEdriver]

Paddleshift transmission, Ferrari 1989 (even tho a project for this one started already in 1983)

[@squidcaps4308]

F1 is going more electric, next regulations decrease fuel flow even more and the electric motor is more important. They will also ditch the ERS, not because of efficiency but for cost cutting and making the cars harder to drive. Currently they utilize a separate electric motor/generator to harvest energy from the turbo at the end of the straights (called de-rating) and then spool it up when exiting corners to prevent turbo lag. Turbo lag makes it much more challenging to drive since the full power is not coming immediately from the combustion engine as it takes time to build up turbo pressure, making the driver more important part of the puzzle; they have to control that surge of power and deploy throttle just at the right time and exactly the right amount. The cure for that will be in the electric motor attached to the drivetrain, as it can deliver low end torque but is not as beneficial closer to the maximum speed.

[@benfulford3943]

Slight technicality, they aren't getting rid of the ERS, it is the MGU-H they are getting rid of but making the MGU-K big and more powerful. They are both types of energy recovery systems. The MGU-H isn't seen to be a relevant technology to road cars and is expensive to develop

[@AvaAmarena94]

@@benfulford3943 true, both an expensive and complicated part to develop. Getting rid of it definitely played a part in the decision for Audi (and if the rumours are correct also Porsche in the near future) to step in as a engine manufacturer from 2026 onwards

[@benfulford3943]

@@AvaAmarena94 it looks like porsche aren't going to be in F1 now. The RB porsche partnership has fallen through and not sure what else they would go for

[@ydenneki]

Something that Formula 1 actually IMPORTED FROM NASCAR/INDYCAR was the extra point for the fastest lap in a race. That didn't exist in F1 until about 15 years ago. DRS is NOT a driver controlled system ... it engages AUTOMATICALLY in specific sections of the track (the straights) if your car is WITHIN 1 second of the car 1 position ahead of you at certain trigger points a few hundred meters before the DRS zone (2-3 zones per track). So LAPPED cars WILL NOT TRIGGER IT ... ie the leader of the race can never get DRS, but if the 3rd placed car is within 1 second of the 2nd placed car then 3rd place gets the boost

[@eggy_bread8579]

I learnt the other day that all formula 1 teams are in the UK just a stone's throw from eachother, and 79% of all Motorsport research and development, not just formula 1, but all motor racing, is done in the UK. TopGear done a bit on it.

[@PreceptorGrant]

Most of the teams are based in the UK, but not all. Ferrari are pure Italian stallions, AlphaTauri are based in Italy too. Alfa Romeo are based in Switzerland. Haas are the oddballs, with bases split across UK, Italy and the USA.

[@eggy_bread8579]

@@PreceptorGrant Yah. Aston Martin, Williams, McLaren, Mercedes, Red Bull and Alpine are all in England.

[@Weareeverything2023]

We have a big F1 industry in Northamptonshire, plus the Silverstone race track. The money is off the scale, one year David Coultards team were setting his car up for the first race of the year in Australia, but it rained just before he turned up to drive a few practice laps and give any suggestions. Without batting an eye lid, they hired two helicopters to fly just above the track to dry it out. Coultard went out when it was dry, did one lap and came back in and said it’s fine, and left. The cost for the helicopters for an hour or so was over £30k so I am told. Another team I know Mercedes pay huge amounts over Xmas and New Year to its staff, most work throughout the holiday, it’s crazy not too. I expect the others do the same, hundreds of people work in the industry.

[@stephen150]

Along with Formula E, check out Extreme E, the Dakar/rally cross.

[@F1andfootballfan144]

You need to really get into it to really understand it. The best driver ever for me is Lewis Hamilton but there is also the likes of Michael Schumacher (1990’s, 2000’s) Ayrton Senna (1980’s, 1990’s died in ‘94 after a crash at Imola In Italy), Fangio (1950’s) but it was his age that was stood out (in his 40’s) and won 5 World Championships

[@frederikmarais2090]

These two is a bit clueless Americans. There has been a Formula E series running globally since 2014. In fact, a lot of retired and failed F1 drivers races in them. And as for the comment about speed, they are ridiculously slower than most fossil fuel race cars. Unfortunately with the lack in battery technology, there weight to power ratio is non comparable to a F1 car. They only really excel at the start till 60mph. Thereafter, they get lapped every 4th lap. Also disappointing was the “Hard video”. Very interesting and recent so i was confused she didn’t mention the new rule to introduce 100% renewable fuel by 2025 prompting Audi and Porch to enter F1 already suggesting the route to be taken for the foreseeable future.

[@kylemolics5845]

Explaining the race weekend layout better.... There's 3 practice sessions which are 60 minutes long. In these they are free to test the car on the track, and tune it to suit the driver and track. By tune it, I mean change front and rear wing angles etc to change down force and how the car drives on the track. Qualifying... this is also in 3 and done within 2 hours. The first qualifying is 17 minutes and all 20 cars participate. They are timed on 1 flying lap. But they can do as many flying laps as they can manage in this 17 minute period. This includes coming out of the pits and warm up lap. The flying lap and the in lap. The fastest 15 go onto qualifying 2. They then reset the times and they go again. The top 10 then advance to qualifying 3. This is a shoot out to see who can do the fastest lap, To start first. Where you qualify, is where you start on Sunday (grid penalties can change the starting positions) The race... simple, they race. They have to pit atleast once in a dry race. And they race as many laps as that race is. Each race is a different length. Hope this helps.

[@tonyreade2957]

You think your ever so slightly biased lol ? NASCAR has no jump over F1 electric has been part of F1 for a few years now and there is also a kind of electric F1 that already exists called E1 and you seem to have overlooked that completely?

[@RJrigges]

Yo! You should watch the 2011 Canadian Grand Prix awesome race

[@THERHADYLIMSEALS]

^ this

[@simonbrunner3062]

Maybe in a full-length watchalong format? Just looking for a reason to watch that race again 😁

[@THERHADYLIMSEALS]

@@simonbrunner3062 or just extended highlights from official F1 channel, because the race lasted for over 3 or so hours Edit: of course they deleted that video so never mind. They do still have regular highlights of that race

[@simonbrunner3062]

@@THERHADYLIMSEALS I'm aware of that, and it's four hours actually. 😉 But that's the whole point of that race. That last lap climax wouldn't hit the same way without all the build-up, all the drama that happened before, where it looked like JB's race was over like three times. Where Kobayashi and Schumacher had their moments in the spotlight. Okay, maybe we can skip through the two hour red flag period in the middle. 😀

[@THERHADYLIMSEALS]

@@simonbrunner3062 yeah I definitely agree with you. Would be nice to see their reaction to it

[@stirlingmoss4621]

I really am at a loss as to why random american TV no-bodies feel the need to question the cost of F1 which is a European sport with a proud racing history. NASCAR is really only up-market Banger racing for petrol heads on a budget.

[@ethanleahy503]

F1 improves the car industry every year. She really didnt do that justice. Hybrids cars on the road now are as a result of formula one. 2026 engine regs which mean the cars must run with 100 percent renewable fuel is essential for the car industry. If f1 can make green fuel work as an alternative of fossil fuels it could save the internal combustion engine that we all know and love in road cars

[@IAVAIN]

There's playoffs in NASCAR?!?!?!

[@danielmannandersen2332]

hey, an American sport where someone can finish last and be punished for it. Thats some sort of progress :D

[@IAVAIN]

@@danielmannandersen2332 I mean I'm an ice hockey fan, and my NHL team are shite, but still think they can be good, I would be much happier if they just completely bombed and were the worst team but ended up with a really good player I mean that really tests your loyalty, like I've been waiting for years for Red Bull to be the best in F1 but I knew they'd get there, my NHL team, like shit they're so fucked for such a long long time if they keep going like this

[@danielmannandersen2332]

@@IAVAIN I guess thats why college sports are such a big thing too. Which we dont really have an equivalent of here in Europe. Not a fan of the "franchise" method of building a sport, but it does have its perks.

[@IAVAIN]

@@danielmannandersen2332 yeah, like the Toronto Maple Leafs biggest star grew up in Arizona and I think is an Arizona fan, whereas in football (soccer) they tend to be a fan of the team from an early age or from the area that the team is in

[@danielmannandersen2332]

Actually, not mentioned in the technology section. But Williams (F1 Team) designed a lot of machines that every hospital uses today, how did they develop this? By making F1 cars. So it doesnt only affect some people, it pushes forth technology for every human being (well mostly)

[@AlbaHart]

When F1 first introduced KERS, every team went down the battery route, but Williams researched and designed and improved upon existing flywheel technology. It wasn't really suitable for F1, but it was found to be more useful than batteries in large vehicles, particularly buses, and sparked a whole new kind of "hybrid" coach.

[@dasmaurerle4347]

'F1 is NASA, Nascar is the Air Force...' Neither Shakespeare nor Goethe could have articulated this analogy any better. Respect from Germany, my friend😳😜😂🍻👍

[@pkworld]

One thing that wasn't mentioned is that all F1 teams are limited to 1.6L V6 engines

[@littleDutchie92]

@10:35 yes, you only use DRS on the straights, but also youre only allowed ONLY if you're within a second or less within the person in front of you. It's designed to give you just that little extra to be able to catch the guy up.

[@Wabbit_Hunta]

....and given the chance, with the added speed, to overtake the car ahead, wit the added speed differential.

[@littleDutchie92]

@@Wabbit_Hunta yeah thanx, thats what I meant, I couldn't think of the word overtake 😅

[@syahrulreza]

F1 is a big economic booster for the host country. Tourist come to watch and spend at the host country. The whole thing generates extra business for local businesses, from supplying food to the teams (they have their own catering at their hospitality & pit areas), to the localised advertising such as local printings and stuff. I had the privilege to work in Malaysian F1 1999 & 2000 (as a Paddock hospitality staff) & 2004-2005 (Supplied fresh raw food & amenities for ALL participating teams). Earned quite a lot on those gigs. Really wish F1 comes back to Malaysia.

[@oskari8917]

I watched my first ever NASCAR race when Kimi Räikkönen was participating at the Glen. For a F1-fan it was hard to understand all about the stages and coming playoffs.. Stages were like F1 race red flagged two times but like everyone will kbow when it will happen. As a strategy point of view I thought that everyone will make a pit stop when there are yellow flags between stages but that was not the case. Maybe I should watch another race to understand things like that more precisely.

[@itsenergybob8917]

NASCAR grew from racing cars that could be bought by the general public, "Stock Cars." F1 and Indy were built on, "How little car do I need to see how fast I can transport a human across land." The main difference between Indy (American) and F1 (European) is that Indy cars are developed for speed and F1s are developed for maneuverability.

[@陳柏諭-m4t]

She did not say anything about ers (energy recovery system) used in f1 and now used in our street cars. It is mind blowing. Drs (drag reduction system) too is uesd now in street cars and so on

[@tonydakin2767]

I began watching Formula 1 when I was a kid, back in the 1970's. The video showed how aerodynamics work on a modern car and it was the legendary Engineer Colin Chapman who developed "downforce" for his Lotus F1 car that was known as The John Player Special. Beautiful looking thing it was, black with gold lettering and numbers. It wasn't always successful but today's hi tech machines can trace their ancestry back to Chapman and Team Lotus. Mario Andretti, Ronnie Peterson, Jodi Schekter, just a few of the great drivers who won with Lotus JPS. Great days to be sure.

[@donwest5387]

It was called the "lotus 78". Player was the sponsor

[@kyle381000]

Jody Scheckter never raced for Lotus.

[@DayumSonny]

What's funny to note is that the video mostly used the sounds of the 3 liter V10 engines to make it exciting. The current gen 1.6 liter turbo hybrids sound like vacuum cleaners.

[@ljw5768]

She didn’t mention speed. Fastest laps around COTA, the only common circuit. NASCAR Cup. 2.13. Indycar 1.49. Formula one 1.32.

[@randar1969]

One thing is the rivalry between the drivers in F1 , every driver wants ofcourse to be in a team that can deliver him the best car or at the bare minimum a chance to win. Since every team has 2 drivers one of the first things you need to do is beating your team mate otherwise if there is a better team you are passed or even worse you get replaced if you fail a few seasons. It's a bit of luck though as well you can be the best driver, but due to bad luck never really get noticed. But the ones that do make it in the better teams become celebraties. So many of them are located in monaco where they are just one of the many (and even more important it's very very friendly in income tax). ;-)

[@bertusvanhal8855]

The problem with electrical cars is sound, we have electric cars, scooters but the problem is …. Is the race still attractive when you hear no motor sounds, people say, you must hear the loud noise off the engine rows. On the streets in City’s an Villages is another problem. A lot of people says “a soundless car is better and do not disturb the people and nature “ but other people say “ when you walk,drive somewhere and you heard nothing coming, more accident’s will happen”. The Future looked at you, your meaning please?

[@DenisHuaHin]

Size of engine > Nascar 5735 cc to 5867 cc (350 to 358 cubic inches) 820bhp at 9000 RPM. F1 car CC 1,600 or 1.6 litres or 98 cubic inches 750 and 1,000bhp (brake horsepower)

[@lukenuske4394]

One example of real world exposure to F1 tech: The Williams F1 Team runs a side business called Williams Engineering. This company was consulted to contribute engineering technology know-how on a coal mining train project in Western Australia. There's a train that runs for about 5hrs from a mine site to an ocean port. Thing is, the train runs downhill for 5hrs to get from the mine site to the port. The train, which weighs thousands of tonnes is electric! It charges batteries through regenerative braking all the way to the port! Then when the coal is emptied and the train is lighter, has enough energy stored in huge batteries to make the journey back to the mine site. How is F1 tech involved? F1 cars charge and discharge their batteries (that are part of the hybrid system side of the Power Unit) at insane rates. Gazillions of dollars were spent to develop battery technology that could fully charge in just one lap and nearly fully discharge in only a couple of corners or straights. So, what Williams F1 team developed to be competitive, they're making income on in the commercial consultancy field. Have a browse at the Williams Engineering website. It'll blow your mind!

[@PortmanRd]

Nascar going electric would be like a U.K kid getting his1st Scalectrix slot car set for xmas with the basic oval track. Round, and round and round, etc etc...Then he goes out on Boxing Day to spend his xmas cash on extra track to break up the boredom

[@ydenneki]

The OTHER sport that does the same thing as F1 is the WRC (World Rally Championship) which has a more immediate and visible impact on road cars (since they're basically road cars themselves) The most blatant example would have to be the Audi Quattro, when Audi developed 4WD for use in their RALLY cars, and after seeing how much of a difference 4WD made started incorporating it into their production car models. Another innovation was collapsible fuel bladders in fuel tanks (as used in many road cars these days) so there was very little air in the tank for fumes to accumulate and reducing the chance for fire or explosion in an accident.

[@BrianMac2601]

They say the downforce on an F1 car means it could drive on the roof of a long tunnel, I've never seen the theory tested...maybe because there isn't a long enough or suitable tunnel.

[@JohnHazelwood58]

React to Formula E, which is electric. It's fun to watch as they have booster like in a video game! While the race people can vote online which driver gets the boost. So you can actually push the drivers by yourself AND ... they drive a lot in cities (!!! like New York City, London und Berlin) and not only on old racing tracks. Very fun to watch.

[@Rassskle]

I recommend you have a look at the Bathurst / Mount Panorama videos. What is Bathurst by Mark Larkham a good place to start. It is not F1 but cars similar to NASCAR ( sedans ) flying around a mountain track at rediculous speeds and often without much breaks after about 40 laps..... the main race is 160 + laps.

[@deancarr78]

check out the driver Jim Clark, he raced pretty much any cars and truly was the G.O.A.T

[@kyle381000]

Clark was a legend for being fast, and his accomplishments speak for themselves. However some would consider Graham Hill the GOAT for winning the Triple Crown (whichever way you choose to define it). Hill's accomplishments from May 1966 thru June 1972 are astounding.

[@JCAr-rz1jw]

I really like new people getting into the sport, the US, more women, Netflix helped a lot. Love your opening to what's outside. After working around a decade in motorsport and even briefly F1, there is one more reason to do it: Because it inspires! Why would someone nowadays want to study a hard scientific career if there are so many other ways of making money? I became an engineer, like many, just by watching this on Sundays. You just want to develop faster and better than the others. Love it 🏁

[@darienheebner3064]

F1 will never be full electric, thats what formula-e is for(pretty sure nascar didnt beat them)

[@jbliborio]

Hope so... Formula E sucks.

[@AgentLynch616]

As an F1 fan I hate regulations in F1. These manufacturers should be allowed to spend what they want and race what they can build. If it wasn’t for FIA regulations we would have flying cars by now. Can you just imagine the amazing race series we would have

[@bcn1gh7h4wk]

F1 used to be about skill and sports, on and off the track.... now it's all money, egos and politics. a lot of the improvements done to Japanese and Korean cars of this time, came from tests made on F1 cars 20 years ago, when it was about 1-uping the other teams. Honda, Toyota, Mitsubishi, .... all those brands raced on F1 as basically a test track on steroids. imagine what would come in 20 years from these tests that are all about saving money spent on the car, to fill the pockets of the managers. 5:50 that is EXACTLY what I've been saying about all these rule changes and cuts in F1: limit *everything* if you want, and give every single team the same exact car and the same exact rules... where will the margin for error go? to the weight of the driver. not *skill* just *net body weight* ... at those speeds and engineering specs, every gram counts, so the lighter the driver, the faster the car. they gonna start hiring younger and younger kids, skinnier and skinnier still, to the point where at some point someone's gonna figure "you know what? we should do *without* the driver" and switch everything to remote. they gonna turn F1 into fucking Scalextric. and there's no avoiding that as long as the people in charge keep managing the money like this. when there was margin to improve, anyone could cut or add whatever they could afford, as the maximum performance would be ways off and there was no limit. now that everyone is closing on peak performance at every turn, how do you get better performance without more money? you start cutting losses. and at 300+ kph, cutting losses spells trouble.

[@finncarlbomholtsrensen1188]

And the only American Team in F 1, Haas (With an English built car and an Italian engine), has a - Danish driver, Kevin Magnussen in the primary seat, to make points and money for Haas, after shortly having been fired for more "money attracting" drivers! But both soon became fired and the "poorly" financially backed, Kevin called back to make his comeback as a Haas driver. He is presently making more points than the two former together, in their short time in the team.

[@Herschel0627]

I really need the "NASCAR, Explained For Rookies" !

[@martindunstan8043]

No problem, 1. take an old Ford cortina from 1980 2. Put some fancy decals on it 3.get in and start the engine. 4.lift the clutch and on exelerating pull down your arm into the first corner and keep it there 5 go round and round and round for ages without turning and if not asleep wait for a man with a chequered flag to say it's all over 6 I'm sure it's far more complex than that I'm playing😂😂✌️

[@endacoughlan2670]

My grandmother (RIP) loved F1. She was a fan of the Schumacher brothers. Otherwise she was a very austere devout Catholic who had no time for frivolity but when F1 was on TV that’s it, she would sit and watch the whole thing.

[@lauz-im3ov]

Great video to watch, guys. She's a really engaging presenter. As others have said, please react to some Lewis Hamilton highlights.

[@misterflibble9799]

DRS is not really "turbo boost". It's basically a kludge to fix "the overtaking problem". As mentioned in the video, a lot of an F1 car's grip is generated by downforce created by the aerodynamics. However, those aerodynamics work much more efficiently when running through "clean" air. They generate much less downforce when running through "dirty", turbulent air that has just been stirred up by the vehicle in front. As such, when two cars are running closely, the car in front automatically has an advantage because it has more downforce, and therefore more grip. This makes it very difficult to overtake, because even if you're driving a faster car, as you approach the car in front, you lose downforce which negates your advantage. The result is very boring races because no-one can overtake. DRS is an attempt to "fix" this problem. Each circuit has one or more "DRS lines". If you cross a DRS line less than one second behind the car in front of you, then you are automatically given the right to use DRS in the following DRS zone. Activating DRS opens up the rear wing, which reduces the drag on the car at high speed, allowing it to run a little faster. The driver has to activate DRS manually (the wing doesn't open automatically), and they can't press the button until they've crossed the line that marks the start of the DRS zone. As the driver brakes for the first corner at the end of the DRS zone, the wing automatically closes, or the driver can choose to disable DRS earlier by releasing the button (they do this on some tracks because there's a short delay between the wing closing and getting the downforce back, and that can be too slow on some circuits). The DRS zone is typically the start/finish straight, and the DRS line is typically just before the final corner, but different circuits have them in different places, and some circuits have multiple DRS zones. Giving DRS to a car following within 1 second of another is an attempt to compensate for the penalty of having to run in the front car's dirty air, and therefore even things out a bit. It's certainly not a perfect system; in some cases the DRS effect is thought to be too strong (i.e. if you've got DRS, then you're pretty much guaranteed to be able to overtake), or in some cases too weak. Over the years, they've experimented a bit (number of DRS zones, length of zones, etc.) to try to improve it.

[@robvoncken2565]

Don't watch drive to survive though it is totally detached from reality

[@joebar52]

I feel like DTS is good to hook new fans in, but yeah the fake drama is too much. You can almost instantly tell who became a fan because of DTS

[@robvoncken2565]

@@joebar52 granted but it polarised the fanbase like US politics, there is a reason max was having none of it

[@joebar52]

@@robvoncken2565 oh absolutely. It created some of the most toxic fans of any sport I’ve ever seen

[@gareth8971]

Just got to the point in yor video where you are discussing driver ability verses car quality / design. In F1, the way I see it is, a good driver can drag a bad car up the grid by four or five places. Fernando Alonso for example. A bad driver, no matter how good the car, will go backwards. The only exception to this rule is the teammate factor. If a car is built around the lead driver no matter how good the teammate is, if the way the car has been designed doesn't suit them, they will never be as quick. Red Bull are a perfect example of this. Look at the number of teammates Max Verstappen has had over the past few seasons. Mega car but only he is able to get the best out of it.

[@jbliborio]

One think she said that in 2023 makes me fell more attached to Indy car than F1 spite loving both: Indy is driven to promote competition what is ammazing. As I said dont get me wrong, love both and follow both...

[@Londronable]

So basically they do research that needs to happen at some point anyway but instead of spending money on it they just go "look you 20 daredevils, go race our prototypes and we'll pay you." and in exchange they can keep nerding out without losing money. Seems like a win-win to me.

[@colpul2103]

For comparison 2021 COTA fastest laps: Tyler Reddick NASCAR 2m:12.911s, Max Verstappen 1m:32.910s.

[@Ryzard]

"A good driver's a good driver, but if you put them in bad equipment they won't perform" - UNTRUE. Though that depends on your expectations of "performance". Drivers like George Russel, Lando Norris, and Alex Albon have blown people's socks off by outperforming their cars. Are they winning every day? Of course not. But that's how you ascend to better teams, or work with your team to build a car around you, which lets you climb the laddar. F1 more than anything is a sport of building. Build on your skill. Build on your relationship with your team, or your reputation to swap teams. ETC.

[@MrWelki]

We have Forumla E for electric cars alongside F1

[@lotuselise4432]

The steering wheel on an F1 was years back about £30k did some work years back for March Racing.

[@TheBazino]

What you need to understand about the financials of F1 teams is the following: Marketing PR wins are not transformed into financials. For Ferrari, Mercedes, McLaren and Alpine good results are worth their weight in gold, since they make super sports cars and/or street cars that profit from that good image. Red Bull on the other hand has their hands in almost every sport in the world for marketing purposes which sells their energy drinks around the whole world because Red Bull is simply "cool" no matter which sports fan you are. Then you have motor supplies that are not mentioned in team names like Honda, who profit for their street cars from developing ever lighter and at the same time ever stronger materials for F1 engines. That's also why the F1 actually is good for literally every driver in the world, because things like carbon fiber chassis were invented for F1 and are now finding their way into regular cars more and more. (In the past it was aluminium parts, titanium parts and so on.)

[@paulsmith2516]

F1 is really the ultimate example of the adage, "Win on Sunday, sell on Monday"

[@kyle381000]

What, exactly, gets sold on Monday?

[@TonyODonnell]

its great to hear people who are completely ignorant of F1 discuss the differences between F1 and other motorsports, you may as well discuss the difference between French and Mandarin..

[@trampertravels]

Plus a lot of the technology goes into standard road cars e.g. Ferrari, Mercedes, Renault, etc..

[@anthonyworton431]

Formula E drivers in a race are 90% battery management and 10% full race pace. Ross Brawn said a year or two back, for a F1 car to go full race pace throughout the race would take a 7 ton battery pack

[@jonbyrne2380]

Spencer getting just a little bit defensive there.... lol

[@tonyknox6739]

You mentioned electric you guys should check out formula -E, the electric version of Formula One

[@markorollo.]

if you want to see some major F1 drama youtube Sebastian Grosjeans crash a few years ago, its heart in mouth stuff, theres a 7 minute video on it on youtube, even now knowing what happened (no spoilers) its still crazy

[@cortecz]

I've known about F1 since I was a kid and no one in my family watched it or talked about it or anything. I don't think it's quite as obscure in the U.S. as people are trying to make it out to be. Andretti, Schumacher and the like were some of the big stars when I was growing up. It's cool to watch highlights or play on a video game, but circuit racing just has never been able to captivate me enough to view an entire race. Rally/Rally Raid is what excites me and has been severely lacking in the States my entire life.

[@IAVAIN]

it's hard to pick compilation videos of F1 cos the context of the whole season matters, like if you look at this year's standings you might think Verstappen has dominated all year, but after race 3 he was 43 points behind the then leader Charles Leclerc. i recommend watching "Ferrari vs Charles Leclerc" by Rocketpoweredmohawk who went over the spell of poor races for Ferrari as to why he is now so far ahead, i'd stop the video at about 5 mins though cos after that it gets a bit..... demonitizy, if thats a word

[@dale3852]

What is naz car...is it just in the usa then?

[@chriscjad]

Check out - Legends of F1 Nigel Mansell and Chamionship Seasons - Nigel Mansell 1993 for his stint in Indy Car

[@harryjohnson9215]

There is also a formula E Which is all electric but lass popular than than formal 2 and 1 ( formal 1 being the highest formal races)

[@architecthyde]

Great reaction, if you guys interested more in F1 you can watch Rush, an F1 movie based on real events in 1970s, really good movie for motorsports fans

[@edwardsaj]

In terms of environmental impact, F1 sees the potential future different from electric. One thing that is not talked about so much is the environmental impact batteries used for EV's have, they are super bad to make and dispose of, a huge carbon footprint. F1 is heading towards biofuels, this year they have stated that 10% of the fuel needs to be bio, up from 5% last year. In 2026 it will be 100% biofuel and made in such a way that is carbon neutral. I believe it will also be mandatory to be a "drop in" fuel, i.e. you drop this stuff into a regular car and it'd just work. This could have far reaching impact on the automotive industry, using normally aspirated engines with carbon zero fuels, mad really.

[@MetaFootballTV]

The presenter brunette sure is fine as hell.

[@huffy2722]

I live in the UK and agree that F1 technology is off the scale but the racing can be boring because the cars are more important than the driver. Nascar is definitely more fun to watch because it's more even with the cars staying closer and far more overtaking. Good reaction

[@gianinschenk897]

If it is raining the performance of the cars are limited because they can't go at full speed and it is extremely tricky to drive a car without TCS, ABS or ESP especially in the rain. In the rain it is were you can see the good drivers shine

[@huffy2722]

@@gianinschenk897 I agree, rain is the best way of identifying the best F1 drivers

[@user-mq3ey4he1e]

Lads if you watched in the 80.90s.. they had qualifying engines 1500BHP, made to last just 3 laps it was nuts

[@stevenredmond7455]

Every piece of tech, suspension, aero etc on your car, truck etc has been changed & improved because of F1. Your Indi cars are designed & built in England as we have the tech & skills unparalleled in the world. Just to mention they are not all British, the engineers come from all over the world.

[@jinxvrs]

I think you'll find that Dallara (who make the DW12 for Indy Car) is an Italian company. Dallara also designed the first Haas F1 car. You have to go back to the early 2000s for British designed Indy Cars such as those from Reynard and Lola.

[@stevenredmond7455]

@@jinxvrs I new it wasn’t Americans. Thanks for the info.

[@montaudon49]

"F1 is to NASA as nascar is Air Force" thats actually a perfect way to compare it

[@philiphind7830]

That video was on par with the explain side cars tt race video Has Sunday's Italian gp been cancelled due to recent world news?

[@rohnnyjotten3985]

as far as i know its only sporting events in the uk that are being cancelled.

[@philiphind7830]

Thought so thank you

[@johnpbh]

I was going to mention the F1 solely electric formula but I notice that a lot have already done it... So I won't. Sorry Spencer... they already beat Nascar. Keep on Rocking guys.

[@timperry6948]

All those technological advances eventually make their way down to the cars that the average person drives. The original goal of these races was to drive competition and innovation within the auto industry. The money spent in automobile racing is R&D in an entertainment setting. Anyone who complains about "wasting money" has no clue what they are talking about.

[@ekesandras1481]

That rookie introduction was kind of boring. Nothing about history, nothing about legendary drivers, very few about the actual teams and very importantly their technological cooporations, which practically are the most prestigious German, Italian, French and Japanese car manufacturers. Nothing about the legendary tracks: Monza, Silverstone, Interlagos, Monaco, Spa, Suzuka, Melbourne, Mexico City ... European sports are international, American sports are kind of limited to the USA.

[@mattovell]

F1 has an alternative series called Formula-E, which is the all-electric version and is pushing forward the technology in the same way F1 does. But it's not quite ready yet to take the limelight which is why F1 is staying hybrid for now. If Nascar goes electric first then fair play to them, but I expect they will face similar issues. It will go that way eventually, but maybe a few years yet.

[@DropdudeJohn]

Formula E has Sweet Fanny Adams to do with F1, its just another series

[@mattovell]

@@DropdudeJohn I respect your opinion John. They are completely separate series. But Formula E was created by the FIA (same organisation in charge of F1) to test the capabilities of all electric racing. That's all I'm saying, not claiming any more linkage than that.

[@DropdudeJohn]

@@mattovell FIA oversees most Motorsport, the two series are not related in anyway, it's not an opinion, it's a fact, ask Liberty Media who own F1

[@mattovell]

@@DropdudeJohn thank you for agreeing with me John. That's exactly all I claimed.

[@DropdudeJohn]

@@mattovell No, F1 does not have alternative series, and I never agreed with you because the statement F1 has an alternative series is incorrect

[@NX6FLY]

This explains 50% of F1; the science. It does not explain the other half; the glamour. Why Monaco is the premier race on the F1 circuit. Look for videos about Bernie Ecclestone, the man who grew F1 into what it is today.

[@MKitchen75]

So many inventions comes out of these competitons to automotive industry, F1, nascar, indy, rally etc... thats why they do this.. and also it is entertaining..

[@timglennon6814]

There are electric cars. It’s called Formula e. Look on KZbin channel ABB Formula e.

[@BonnieBeats]

Can you guys react to Some J DILLA 🥺 SOME SONGS; •Don't Cry •Love It Here •Running •Last Donut Of The Night

[@heetcrusher2880]

I followed NASCAR in the 70's 80's and 90's but with their new format of trying to be NFL with quaters during a race is very off putting to me. I think it sucks ass now with its format.