Kyle Busch was recently invited to the Pat McAfee show where the two times Cup champion discussed multiple topics associated with motorsports and life. He made some bold comments regarding young NASCAR drivers and even took some shots at F1 while talking to the ex-NFL star. His F1 jibe was about the races are boring, how the same drivers win all the time and the overall culture of the sport.
Kyle Busch, the 38-year-old pointed out the differences between the premier stock car racing series, NASCAR and the premier open wheel racing series, Formula One, using a hilarious analogy. Busch pointed out that NASCAR being more aggressive makes it an event where friends partying with beers while F1 is more refined in terms of aggression is like a champagne party.
Let me give you an example. NASCAR racing, to me, is like two bros or four bros or whatever, beer cans in their hands smashing them up going, ‘WOO!’ Partying, having a good time. We’re gonna rub some fenders. When you go and do an F1 race, little dainty, tiny champagne glasses doing ‘dink,’ and making sure you keep your pinky up when you take a sip, you know? And we’re all about getting sloshed. Kyle Busch said on the Pat McAfee Show.
NASCAR is hard and fast racing which is filled with aggressive driving and bumper-to-bumper action. Meanwhile, F1 is all about driving the fastest lap times without having any contact with others. The lack of aggression due to the car’s imitations gives F1 driver limited opportunities to take risk, compared to NASCAR. At the same time the stock car racing becomes dirtier because of the hard racing, which also a big issue.
NASCAR surges ahead while F1 struggles to hold its audience in America
F1 has expanded its landscape and is on the rise worldwide. Moreover, the championship has expanded its footprint in the U.S.A. and hosts three events a year at various tracks. Despite such efforts, the F1 audience seems to be declining in America as per recent reports.
F1 viewership witnessed a fall of more than 40% from the previous year. The Saudi Arabian GP was only able to garner an attendance of 920,000 fans from America and fell short of its targets. Whereas, NASCAR seems to be on the rise and witnessed growth at the race in Phoenix. Where the race saw an astounding 4.028 million viewers on Sunday, a 19% increase from the last year.
Due to the dominance of Max Verstappen and the lack of entertainment series-wide, F1 has been on a steady decline in the U.S.A. Subsequently, this has warranted a change in the regulations to tighten up the field. However, it seems that NASCAR might hold the spot of the favourite motorsport in America for quite a while longer.
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