Nascar vs. F1

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I've heard of this video before and forgot all about it. Now I checked it out and it was very entertaining seeing Lewis Hamilton and Tony Stewart in this video representing their own sports.

I have watched Nascar races but it's almost always the same. They put the pedal to the medal and turn their wheel to the left. This is almost everything they do in every single race! Maybe I am missing something here so please tell me what else there is to see in Nascar. Don't tell me anything that has already been said in this video. Tell me something new.

I love racing but for me just going fast isn't proper racing. Anybody could just jump in a car and start pushing the pedal down. And if you can crash into somebody and push each other on the track then that's just for drivers who can't overtake like a real driver.

My grandmother could also push the pedal down and crash into somebody but why is that good racing? I love it when in F1 your mistakes show easily how bad you are. And only the good drivers can continue the race and score points. It's about superb drivers, surviving and hi-tec/super fast cars.

Alonso and Räikkönen are the best two drivers to avoid accidents. How many times has Alonso crashed into somebody? And the last time Räikkönen has retired a race was in 2009! Yes I know he didn't drive 2010-2011 but still.

Hamilton is also getting better. A few years ago he crashed a lot cause he was in my opinion a bit too aggressive. He has made a lot of progress though. Keep it up Lewis!

Maybe I am not the best person to talk about which sport is better (F1 or Nascar) cause I am one of the biggest F1 fans ever. It would not be fair so maybe somebody who likes both sports equally could do this. Please let me know if you see somebody writing or talking about this with a "neutral" perspective.  I would like to hear all of the thoughts from a fans point of view and not the drivers (Lewis and Tony).

Caterham F1 Team racing the streets of Moscow

Heikki Kovalainen driving in the streets of Moscow at the Moscow City Racing -event.
The video is filmed with GoPro-cameras so the material is very nice. You can watch it in HD (720p) if you like but only if you change the quality yourself from the settings.

Press the YouTube -logo first to see it on full screen and to change settings.

These kind of events are awesome if you live in a country that don't have a F1 Grand Prix.
In 2006 I went to the Helsinki City Grand Prix to see the Toyota F1 team and 4 time rally world champion Juha Kankkunen drive around the Helsinki Railway Station Square. They had screens all over so you could see the incar-camera as well.

I was very excited to see Jarno Trulli drive by me with his Toyota. It was nice to see the car but why did he drive so slowly? They asked him about it and the answer was that the road was too bumpy..
I know it can be difficult but come on! You are a racing driver who has won in Monaco! Put the pedal to the medal!

Juha Kankkunen was no disappointment. He was so fast with the rally car and how he drove in to the corners! Wau! What a sound! He has not lost his touch at all.

I know it was probably harder to drive the F1 car but anyways. Jarno Trulli should have shown a little speed at least. The guy is famous for his qualifying speed but at that event he did not impress me.
I used to like Trulli a lot but when he became Kovalainen's teammate I saw how much better Heikki was.

Sometimes city's can not handle events like these so they do something else. For example they display cars in shops or malls so people can take pictures. I have also seen cars (turned into simulators) in arcades walking by quickly without knowing who's they were.

Here is a list of cars and where I saw them:

• In Turkey I saw a yellow F1 car so it was probably a Jordan. 
• In Macau I saw a red and white car so it was probably an old McLaren or maybe a F3 car from the early 90's.
• In Helsinki I saw Heinz-Harald Frentzen's car at a shopping mall and Kimi Räikkönen's 2012 Lotus at a jewelry store. Räikkönen's car was probably a replica because the car looked so new.
• In Hong Kong I could not believe my eyes when I stood in front of a McLaren sports car store. I saw AYRTON SENNA'S CAR!!!!

Keep your eyes open! Because you never know who's car could suddenly be in front of you. Even though your city or country doesn't have it's own grand prix.