<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by InDy:<BR><B>This isn't exactly Volvo related but...<P>WRC vs. F1, what do you folks think?<P>Who has the better drivers and which one do you like more? To be totally honest, F1 just puts me to sleep. I don't like it because it is so boring and predictable. I even like CART better than I do the F1 series. <P><BR> I think that McRae would kick Shumi's arse in rally, but Shumi would win in F1 by a medium margin. McRae now has the most victories in WRC history, after this weekend.<P>-Drew </B><HR></BLOCKQUOTE><P>Drew,<P>these are two different sports (yeah, we already know that, duh!). <P>F1 (my favorite motor sport of ALL time!) is an amazing sport and I don't understand how you can fall asleep. If you want to fall asleep try a NASCAR, a.k.a Hillbilly race, race. True YAWN. CART? Sure they CAN be entertaining but many of the circuits are boring ovals or triangles.<P>F1 looks easy but try riding a bullet that screams at 18,000 rpm and propels you at more than 220 mph with tremendous G-forces...<P>WRC is my 2nd favorite motor sport and what I consider TRUE driving skills. These guys are truly nuts and they drive by pushing their skills and luck envelope to the limit.<P>But here is the kicker; you mention Schumacher vs. McRae. I truly despise both drivers although I respect both for who they are...they are the elite. Schumacher is (for me) the most despised driver I can ever remember. But I can't not recognize his tremendous driving skills, his robot-like preparation for his job and the awesome analytical skills he possesses in analyzing the huge amount of data available to him. The fact that the current Ferrari that he is driving is such an unbeatable car, it is mostly due to his influence over the past few years and I do not mean that because of his very good driving.<P>I think that with good preparation, Schuey would do very well in WRC. Naturally, he would not beat McRae. But put McRae inside an F1 beast, IN TRAFFIC (remember, these guys are used to drive ALONE with no cars in front of them, beside them, behind them) with other F1 beasts screaming past him and...I doubt he would finish the race. And don't forget that McRae like any WRC driver, rely very heavily on their partner telling them when a turn is coming up, if it is a right turn, a left turn, what gear to be in, etc. Inside the F1 car you are on your own and you better remember the course, inch by inch because you miss your driveline by a foot and you are DONE! Actually, I can guarantee you that he would be facing the barriers and/or tires in one of the curves. And McRae is a hothead so that will not help him in F1. In F1 you crash and you are out. In WRC you can crash but your car can keep going. <P>So, are F1 drivers superior to WRC drivers? No. Schumacher is a superior driver. WRC drivers are fearless and "mental". F1 drivers are more fit, can concentrate better therefore more adaptable.<P>Schuey, comfortably. (God, I despise him!)<P>Yannis<P>