Indy Racing League is so much better than F1.

The last time I enjoyed F1 was the Schumacher days. To be fair IndyCar had some dark days--The Split. Today's IndyCar is much more watchable for me than F1.

Agree. "F1 Racing" is an oxymoron now. There's more racing in the last 50 laps at Talladega or Indy than an entire season of F1.

It’s not Monaco that keeps your star drivers from finishing a race — it’s the ridiculous battery-dependent power units and the over-engineered regulations the FIA forced into the sport. Let’s be honest: they screwed up the cars. These hybrids are so fragile and overregulated that a simple street circuit exposes every flaw. Meanwhile, IndyCar still gives us real engines, real racing, and real competition. I’m just counting down to the Bombardier Indy race tonight so I can watch an actual race instead of this FIA-created mess.

All that said, I prefer IMSA to both.

Multiclass racing is exciting. Plus many of the cars are relatable to ones you might see on the street.

If you want entertainment then catch the Carrera Cup, Lamborghini Super Trofeo and Mazda MX-5 Cup racing that travels with Indy and IMSA. All are very fun to watch.

IndyCar has been my favorite series for many years.

Never got into F1. Used to tune in now and then, but it would just be follow the leader and boring.

People acting like IndyCar is “doing the same thing as F1” are missing the entire point. Yes, IndyCar is updating the chassis and adding hybrid assist — but that doesn’t magically turn it into F1. IndyCar’s hybrid is a push-to-pass supplement, not a fragile, over-engineered, penalty-ridden science project. The core stays the same: big engines, tight field, real racing.

And calling it a “15-year-old chassis” ignores the fact that IndyCar has intentionally kept a stable platform so the racing stays close. That’s why 20 drivers can win on any given weekend. F1 hasn’t had that in decades.

As for “Cletus on a BFE track,” IndyCar runs ovals, street circuits, and road courses — the most diverse schedule in top-tier motorsport. Meanwhile F1 can’t even race properly at Monaco anymore because the cars are too bloated and too dependent on battery deployment.

So no — IndyCar isn’t following F1 down the same path. IndyCar is adding a hybrid without destroying the racing product. F1 already did that to itself with the FIA’s overcomplicated regulations.

F1 is the one where the car is 90% of the performance and the driver is just the final variable. That’s why you see the same two or three teams dominate for a decade at a time. It’s engineering supremacy, not pure racing.

Put Palou in Kimi’s car and I bet you see the same results…put Kimi in Palou car, and the results are different.

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get what you are saying but Herta is getting his arse kicked this year by pay drivers.

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And Mick looking foolish with mistakes every weekend over here.