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**Ztcgtqvb** · 06-01-2008, 01:51 AM

I don't think that the IRL is currently too relevant to F1. There have only been road courses on the calendar for a couple of years, and the majority of the tracks are still ovals. You need a totally different set of skills in F1.
ChampCar was a little more similar to F1, but it was largely overlooked in recent years due to the series being on its last legs and most of the talent moving elsewhere, plus results of champions that did make the switch before were quite mixed. Bourdais made it because he won the championship 4 years out of 5, plus he won F3000 (albiet on a very dodgy ruling). I'm still not 100% sure he'll be around next year, though I hope he will be.

06-01-2008, 01:51 AM	#9
Ztcgtqvb Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 528 Senior Member	I don't think that the IRL is currently too relevant to F1. There have only been road courses on the calendar for a couple of years, and the majority of the tracks are still ovals. You need a totally different set of skills in F1. ChampCar was a little more similar to F1, but it was largely overlooked in recent years due to the series being on its last legs and most of the talent moving elsewhere, plus results of champions that did make the switch before were quite mixed. Bourdais made it because he won the championship 4 years out of 5, plus he won F3000 (albiet on a very dodgy ruling). I'm still not 100% sure he'll be around next year, though I hope he will be.
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