Earlier this year, Dale Earnhardt Jr. was trading ovals for a premier open-wheel racing spectacle. For the first time, he visited a Formula 1 race at the Miami Grand Prix, and he was stunned by the hospitality and the fan experience. \u201cIs it a great experience? Would I go again? Absolutely. Especially in another country.\u201d\u00a0It felt as if he was switching lanes, but he admitted, NASCAR racing is where his heart truly belongs.<\/p>\n
Although the veteran driver would like to experience an F1 event in Monaco or Europe, he stood on business when he was asked about how F1 and NASCAR\u2019s on-track product differ. For those hardcore fans who often stand firm against the F1 style of racing, they might have a few extra notes to add to their debate as Jr. highlighted NASCAR\u2019s superiority over F1 racing.<\/p>\n
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Dale Jr. feels NASCAR is a fan-oriented sport with a better product<\/p>\n
Jr. appeared on the Varsity podcast, where he shared his honest opinion on the NASCAR vs F1 debate. \u201cWell, I would say that, I would say that the one thing, there\u2019s just slightly a bit more, there\u2019s a little more accessibility in Nascar. I was impressed with the accessibility at F1. I could walk down pit road and get right up on top of the vehicles and look at the race cars. You know, there was more access at F1 than I expected, but I still feel like that Nascar sort of sets the standard there.\u201d<\/p>\n
A pit road pass allows the fans to peek right into the team garage and have access to the pit road, where they can meet with their favorite stars. Not to mention the driver introduction, it is up close and personal, where fans get their autographs and click with drivers. That sort of access for an F1 driver is rare, and the best part, being a NASCAR fan, is that the drivers will hardly turn down their request regardless of their days or performance. But, Dale Jr. hit a home run when he specifically compared the racing styles the two series offer their fans.<\/p>\n
\u201cI really like our On Track product better, honestly. You know, if you\u2019re an Fl fan, and you can learn to appreciate the style of racing they do, and you can go to that race and enjoy how those races play out and the strategy and tire strategy and so forth. But I enjoy the product that we put on the racetrack better than anything else in motorsport in the world,\u201d added Dale Earnhardt Jr.\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n
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