I’ve been an IndyCar fan since the late 1960’s. We also went to a few F1 races in the 70’s. I love them both, but they are very different. One basic that you didn’t capture is pits. Each car has their own area and crew, they don’t share a pit area and crew like F1. And they wait to open pit lane during a safety car… Love that you mentioned the virtual Indy races! During the pandemic those were entertaining. Lando won the IndyCar COTA race, and then got invited to the finale - the one with “the incident”. 🤣🤣🤣. Great job on the video. You have a knack for making topics fun. Hope you enjoy the season.!
Indycar is a great alternative to watch for Formula 1 fans. It may not be as fast as Formula 1 on road courses, but the racing is a lot closer and arguably more exciting, since it's a lot less predictable. Things to know as an F1 fan watching Indycar: * In Indycar, all the drivers drive pretty much the same car only with slight differences in wing, wheel camber/toe, steering and braking adjustments. * Indycars don't have DRS, ERS or power steering like Formula 1 cars do, which makes them more difficult to drive. * Indycars have "push to pass" systems used for overtaking. These systems utilize extra power and fuel sent to the engine. * Indycars are allowed to re-fuel during a pitstop * Indycar pit crews are much smaller than Formula 1's. Hence, why the pit stops take longer. But, keep in mind that in Indycar, these few people are changing tyres AND fueling all at the same time. * There are only 3 types of tyres in Indycar: Red (soft), Black (hard) and wet (for rain). (These three tyre types work similarly to those seen in Formula 1). * Indycar actually has different cars and aero kits for the types of circuits they're racing on: Road, speedway, short-oval, long-oval, etc. * Indycar, unfortunately, isn't international. So, most of the racing takes place on tracks in the United States.
I'm American, but got into F1 4 years ago (netflix lol) and don't know anything about Indy, so here I am, watching a Brit, explain Indy to me so i can watch better racing than year 3 of Max lapping the field and 30 sec in front of the #2 car.
Way late to the party but still want to get this out there because it is interesting... Refueling in IndyCar is actually very safe due the cars being equipped with immobilizers - Honda originally put them in their ALMS Acuras after a pit fire at Mid-Ohio abd they prevented the engine from be started while the fuel hise was connected. IndyCar adapted it by setting the system to keep the car in neutral while connected. Since implementing these systems, there was been ONE pit fire - the result of a stuck valve in the hose. But because the other safety fear in the hose was present(unlike in a certain F1 pit fire people like to bring up in order to imcry about the benefits of not refueling), the resultant fire was minor, no risk to the crew, easily extinguished, and the car was able to continue racing. F1 will never implement this because they HATE doing things IndyCar did first(even when their hand is forced they usually try to give it dome unique spin to try and make it distict - thus DRS instead of push to pass) even after Grosjean's incident proved the dangers of having so much fuel onboard. There was a study a while back that claimed F1 would be worse in terms of on-track racing if they brought back refueling, but that study was based on the assumption they'd do iy as before where cars could start with differing amounts of fuel. All that's needed to fix that is mandate all cars start with full tanks. And guess who already requires exactly that?
Excellent! Been a huge F1 fan for a few years now, but definitely lack the time and finances to go to a race. I live in Alabama, though, so I went to the Barber Motorsports race this year in Leeds and loved it, even though I had no knowledge of the rules, teams, or drivers. Now I feel at least a little prepared to keep watching.
My dream Indy race to attend (that I haven’t attended yet) is Barber. So jealous!!! It Looks like a beautiful venue. I went to Texas Motor Speedway for the first time this year and will definately go back! Indianapolis is fun, but quali and carb day are more my style in person, the view of the race on TV is better than the huge crowds to me. (Then attends 3-day austinF1 with 444,000 people. Doesn’t feel that big because it’s so spread out. 🤣🤣🤣
Racing in wet on ovals is super dangerous because of the banking and marbling (when the rubber from the tires (tyres for the brits lol) builds up on the track in marbles (hence the name) and makes it really dangerous to go off line even in the dry. These marbles can range from a grain of sand to like golf ball size and cause a good majority of the accidents on ovals they're not caused by drivers being stupid). Hope this helps explain the no rainy ovals for those curious! Also, the points system is insane and just go look at the wiki for an explanation and ignore the Indy 500 points until the month of May.
I would suggest to any european F1 fans to give it a try. First couple of races feel odd, points system is confusing, but most races produce great on track battles, and for that it worth it, to tune in from time to time. And Indycar YT chanel is great thing to get started, they upload 2 types of highlights: action under 5 mins and long ones action under 30 mins or something like that. But from the eye test drivers skill is obviously lower, but still great battles, strategy is also not a big thing during the race.
Surprisingly Indy car was much more international in the 70s, 80's & 90's with chassis by Lola and McLaren and engines by cosworth. Still a very good and competitive circuit!
If your not a fan of IndyCar & you have a racing wheel & a gaming PC then I say go play iRacing and run some laps in the Dallara DW12 & Dallara IR18 IndyCars it will change your mind having no ABS and Power Steering is nuts when your doing 200+ Mph
I watch Indycar since 2017 and the most complicated thing about it is the points system, i just dont getit and you probably wont too (otherwise i am really stupid)😂
Can someone explain me the thing when they have to wait to open the pit lane? When and why they close it? Like in F1 the best strategy is to wait a safetycar to come out to get in the pits to change tyres, which is the best strategy or time to do so in Indy? I hope I explained it well
They close the pitlane to prevent what happens in F1 when everyone pits under safety car. Tyre strategy is honestly anyone's guess because every year Scott Dixon magics tyre life and fuel out of nowhere despite being on the comparatively "worse" strategy. The pitlane will reopen after some amount of time I cannot recall right now under SC but the races are also longer leading to more stops during races and attempts to run longer at the start so that the final stint will have fresher tyres due to not having to pit earlier. So tyre strategy is like Ferrari's, hope and pray and all hail Scott Dixon the tyre and fuel whisperer of Indy.
I'm American, but got into F1 4 years ago (netflix lol) and don't know anything about Indy, so here I am, watching a Brit, explain Indy to me so i can watch better racing than year 3 of Max lapping the field and 30 sec in front of the #2 car.
Anyone else only here b/c you bought Ed Sheeran tickets and he happens to be performing at an indycar weekend…and was curious about what all your tickets included🤷🏻♀️
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I’ve been an IndyCar fan since the late 1960’s. We also went to a few F1 races in the 70’s. I love them both, but they are very different. One basic that you didn’t capture is pits. Each car has their own area and crew, they don’t share a pit area and crew like F1. And they wait to open pit lane during a safety car… Love that you mentioned the virtual Indy races! During the pandemic those were entertaining. Lando won the IndyCar COTA race, and then got invited to the finale - the one with “the incident”. 🤣🤣🤣. Great job on the video. You have a knack for making topics fun. Hope you enjoy the season.!
To be fair- F1 is my favorite, never miss a session live and go to 1-2 races a year (COTA since 2012)
Indycar is a great alternative to watch for Formula 1 fans.
It may not be as fast as Formula 1 on road courses, but the racing is a lot closer and arguably more exciting, since it's a lot less predictable.
Things to know as an F1 fan watching Indycar:
* In Indycar, all the drivers drive pretty much the same car only with slight differences in wing, wheel camber/toe, steering and braking adjustments.
* Indycars don't have DRS, ERS or power steering like Formula 1 cars do, which makes them more difficult to drive.
* Indycars have "push to pass" systems used for overtaking. These systems utilize extra power and fuel sent to the engine.
* Indycars are allowed to re-fuel during a pitstop
* Indycar pit crews are much smaller than Formula 1's. Hence, why the pit stops take longer. But, keep in mind that in Indycar, these few people are changing tyres AND fueling all at the same time.
* There are only 3 types of tyres in Indycar: Red (soft), Black (hard) and wet (for rain). (These three tyre types work similarly to those seen in Formula 1).
* Indycar actually has different cars and aero kits for the types of circuits they're racing on: Road, speedway, short-oval, long-oval, etc.
* Indycar, unfortunately, isn't international. So, most of the racing takes place on tracks in the United States.
Indy is faster than f1 wym?? lol
@@char.ger-3321 "it may not be as fast as f1" learn how to read buddy.
@@GracenLucas-p7f you and the other dude know nothing about Indy lmaoo
@char.ger-3321 explain your comment please.
@@GracenLucas-p7f do your research I’m not your dad xD
I'm here after a 1 second gap in 1 lap on Bahrain, time get into some decent motorsport
SAME LOL
Pain
I'm American, but got into F1 4 years ago (netflix lol) and don't know anything about Indy, so here I am, watching a Brit, explain Indy to me so i can watch better racing than year 3 of Max lapping the field and 30 sec in front of the #2 car.
@@TheVinceb100exact same boat brother
@@kaxmo69Still in the same boat or have you guys docked? Lol
Ever since accidentally watching the Indy 500 in 2008 thinking that it was a NASCAR race on the Sky+ Guide, I was hooked
Way late to the party but still want to get this out there because it is interesting...
Refueling in IndyCar is actually very safe due the cars being equipped with immobilizers - Honda originally put them in their ALMS Acuras after a pit fire at Mid-Ohio abd they prevented the engine from be started while the fuel hise was connected. IndyCar adapted it by setting the system to keep the car in neutral while connected.
Since implementing these systems, there was been ONE pit fire - the result of a stuck valve in the hose. But because the other safety fear in the hose was present(unlike in a certain F1 pit fire people like to bring up in order to imcry about the benefits of not refueling), the resultant fire was minor, no risk to the crew, easily extinguished, and the car was able to continue racing.
F1 will never implement this because they HATE doing things IndyCar did first(even when their hand is forced they usually try to give it dome unique spin to try and make it distict - thus DRS instead of push to pass) even after Grosjean's incident proved the dangers of having so much fuel onboard.
There was a study a while back that claimed F1 would be worse in terms of on-track racing if they brought back refueling, but that study was based on the assumption they'd do iy as before where cars could start with differing amounts of fuel. All that's needed to fix that is mandate all cars start with full tanks.
And guess who already requires exactly that?
Thank goodness RUclips has a 0.75 speed setting.
It is in fact OKAY to like indycar and F1 😂 both are awesome and have pros and cons.
Excellent! Been a huge F1 fan for a few years now, but definitely lack the time and finances to go to a race. I live in Alabama, though, so I went to the Barber Motorsports race this year in Leeds and loved it, even though I had no knowledge of the rules, teams, or drivers. Now I feel at least a little prepared to keep watching.
My dream Indy race to attend (that I haven’t attended yet) is Barber. So jealous!!! It Looks like a beautiful venue. I went to Texas Motor Speedway for the first time this year and will definately go back! Indianapolis is fun, but quali and carb day are more my style in person, the view of the race on TV is better than the huge crowds to me. (Then attends 3-day austinF1 with 444,000 people. Doesn’t feel that big because it’s so spread out. 🤣🤣🤣
Went to my first race last year in St Petersburg road course, Firestone Grand Prix. Loved it. Beat the pants off NASCAR!
Racing in wet on ovals is super dangerous because of the banking and marbling (when the rubber from the tires (tyres for the brits lol) builds up on the track in marbles (hence the name) and makes it really dangerous to go off line even in the dry. These marbles can range from a grain of sand to like golf ball size and cause a good majority of the accidents on ovals they're not caused by drivers being stupid). Hope this helps explain the no rainy ovals for those curious!
Also, the points system is insane and just go look at the wiki for an explanation and ignore the Indy 500 points until the month of May.
I would suggest to any european F1 fans to give it a try. First couple of races feel odd, points system is confusing, but most races produce great on track battles, and for that it worth it, to tune in from time to time.
And Indycar YT chanel is great thing to get started, they upload 2 types of highlights: action under 5 mins and long ones action under 30 mins or something like that.
But from the eye test drivers skill is obviously lower, but still great battles, strategy is also not a big thing during the race.
Perfect. Just tickets to Grand Prix in Portland and as an F1 fan this was uber helpful
Surprisingly Indy car was much more international in the 70s, 80's & 90's with chassis by Lola and McLaren and engines by cosworth. Still a very good and competitive circuit!
Yup, the IRL/CART split in 1996 permanently damanged IndyCar. They're still suffering from it after the reunification.
If your not a fan of IndyCar & you have a racing wheel & a gaming PC then I say go play iRacing and run some laps in the Dallara DW12 & Dallara IR18 IndyCars it will change your mind having no ABS and Power Steering is nuts when your doing 200+ Mph
You need to go the the Indy 500 brother. Its insane, yeah its just lefts but the atmosphere is unlike any race ive been to.
Brilliant video mate! Thanks for this.
This is a really good video I needed this
I watch Indycar since 2017 and the most complicated thing about it is the points system, i just dont getit and you probably wont too (otherwise i am really stupid)😂
ahaha I did originally try to cover the points system but decided it was better left untouched 🤣🤣
Once you get used to it it’s pretty simple, especially now that the Indy 500 and championship race are no longer double points
Great job! Nice and easy to understand, but I’m just here for the F1 summer break, why does it have to be so long 😭
Can someone explain me the thing when they have to wait to open the pit lane? When and why they close it? Like in F1 the best strategy is to wait a safetycar to come out to get in the pits to change tyres, which is the best strategy or time to do so in Indy? I hope I explained it well
They close the pitlane to prevent what happens in F1 when everyone pits under safety car. Tyre strategy is honestly anyone's guess because every year Scott Dixon magics tyre life and fuel out of nowhere despite being on the comparatively "worse" strategy. The pitlane will reopen after some amount of time I cannot recall right now under SC but the races are also longer leading to more stops during races and attempts to run longer at the start so that the final stint will have fresher tyres due to not having to pit earlier. So tyre strategy is like Ferrari's, hope and pray and all hail Scott Dixon the tyre and fuel whisperer of Indy.
Thank you that was very helpful. Can you please make one for NASCAR?
Will defo think about it! Do enjoy NASCAR
Push to Pass is ERS in F1
can we get a mid season update and maybe your thoughts on the indy500, current driver standigs and predictions for the rest of the season?
Slight correction to your description of qualifying. For most ovals yes it’s 2 laps for qualifying but for Indianapolis only they actually do 4 laps
I'm American, but got into F1 4 years ago (netflix lol) and don't know anything about Indy, so here I am, watching a Brit, explain Indy to me so i can watch better racing than year 3 of Max lapping the field and 30 sec in front of the #2 car.
So what did you think of Detroit??
Anyone else only here b/c you bought Ed Sheeran tickets and he happens to be performing at an indycar weekend…and was curious about what all your tickets included🤷🏻♀️
Ahaha very rouge
Did you end up watching it much
Your big 3 are Penske ganassi and andretti. I would not put McLaren up there.
McLaren are better than Andretti now, it’s just that Rosenqvist and Rossi have been mid
When a government tells you it's unsafe to have a gun, you need an armory
That negative canthal tilt, it's over before it even began.
this comment hurt me more than I'd like to admit 🤣
US sport, shows no US tv channels
Tbh I just assumed Americans knew where to watch it! Ahah
Well thats because no US TV channels show it obvously /s. All jokes aside its easier (like IMSA) to watch the races outside the country. Thanks NBC.
@@MrAidenF1 no our brian slower we need pichsures and our hand held since we dum and no use google
Me like speed me no like turns me watch indy car
1: don't watch it
2: refer back to step 1
I dunno lad, may have to give it a chance
Complete opposite I have been a F1 fan but loving Indy as well there's some great races!
1. Screw the FIA
2. Refer back to step 1