IndyCar vs Formula 1 car: Technical Comparison

Which is faster: Lewis Hamilton's Formula 1 car, or Scott Dixon's IndyCar? Both have had major success in their respective championships, but how different are the two machines? Using our latest 3D animations, Jake Boxall-Legge breaks down everything there is to compare with IndyCar and Formula 1 cars, from aerodynamics, power, tyres, fuel and more.

0:00 Comparing IndyCar and Formula 1
1:11 Comparing The Stats
2:09 Halo vs Aeroscreen
2:46 The Aerodynamics
4:36 Engine vs Engine
5:39 Fuel Types
6:22 Tyres, Steering and Refuelling
7:12 Lap Times at Circuit of the Americas
7:46 Race Tracks and Formats
8:21 Why You Should Watch IndyCar and F1

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[Guerraleo]

track limits in f1 "sometimes the white line, sometimes over the kerb"
track limits in inycar "if it's gray, it's okay"

[tomterrific]

I love how there’s no bias in this video, towards Indy car or F1.

[elvisdanielquaye]

Can we please talk about the amazing graphics in the video? Wow!

[Thors_Garage]

Indycar also gives unbelievable access to the garage area and teams for not alot of money. It's incredible to see the cars up close with almost completely unrestricted access and makes for a fantastic fan experience.

[maxgoesracing]

"In oval trim it can theoretically hit 370 km/h" Scott Dixon's pole for the Indy 500 this year had an average speed of 372km/h and trap speeds into turn three of IMS were as high as 386 km/h.

[nestr]

What most folks need to do is just watch both and don’t compare what’s better
Just enjoy the racing

[jimlorentz]

If you’ve never watched IndyCar I’d definitely recommend it. It’s really good racing and there’s a large amount of victors in a season instead of just a few. You never know who will win.

[aperson]

F1 is a manufacturers competition and Indycar is a drivers competition. F1 has unequal cars by design with the cars being developed constantly and the big money payout being for the Manufacturers title. Indycars have mostly spec cars where the cars are not the stars, just the equipment for the competition. Both have their merits.

I enjoy the cars in F1 and the competition between teams. The competition is between teams, then teammates. Put George Russell in a Mercedes and he would compete for wins every weekend. I enjoy Indycar because the racing is more competitive due to almost equal equipment and the cars being designed with racing in mind, like designing the aero being designed to allow close following. But if you strip out the series and just put the cars side by side, an F1 car is a technological masterpiece compared to an Indycar.

[TheTororist]

"'defecting from f1 to join indy''
Thats a pretty nice way to put it

[tigerfung]

I don’t really understand why some like to say one type of Motorsport is “better” than another. There’s different things to enjoy in each kind

[evandrochaves]

I just started to watch Indy this season, it has a bit less overtakes than what I thought it would have, but the races are amazing, strategy and yellow flags provides us with a nice unpredictability

[marcopolo]

I recently watched a series about f1 with my dad, and a running theme has been teams with lower budgets being at a severe disadvantage, and good drivers being held back by their teams. Got to admit this is making Indycar seem very appealing, having a far more even playing field.

[djvycious]

I would consider myself a Formula 1 fan first, but IMO there's no reason to 'love one, hate the other'. In the last few years I've followed both series pretty closely, and that just means double the racing action! I won't give spoilers, but watch the last 10 laps of this year's '500. What a race!

[smudent]

It's weird when some F1 fans talk down to indycar, it exposes those people as fake racing fans. There's no question the racing is better in indycar but the cars are better in F1. F1 is not conducive to good racing, every pass looks the same and they are only done by a couple drivers. America could make super machines too obviously but that's not good for racing. Making the drivers work without power steering, lower downforce, etc is a challenge for the best drivers. Ovals are amazing intricate too. Ovals are only easy for the people that don't want to race up front. Winning ovals takes extreme skill

[AaronKumar]

Good video, but I wish they mentioned the cost of operating a F1 team vs an IndyCar team (and even LMP1 team).

[ilikecereal]

The animation where they showed the halo under the aeroscreen was really nice

[scottmeredith]

I used to look down my nose at Indy car but now I started watching it a little and it's pretty entertaining

[MeanGeneSanDiego]

The latest Dallara IndyCar is absolutely gorgeous! ♥

[watson]

I'm a fan of both F1 and Indycar, but would point out that Indycar has had different winning drivers in each of its first 7 races in 2021 (5 winning teams), while F1 has had just 3 winning drivers (2 teams) in its first 6 races. The inequality amongst teams is what F1 hopes to iron out somewhat in its planned rule changes in the next couple of years, which is less of a problem in Indycar.

[chirp]

Jimmy Johnson (7x nascar champ.) is also running IndyCar now. Super diverse field with drivers from so many different disciplines.