Thread: WEC LMP1 where do we go from here?
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Old 30 Jul 2017, 15:28 (Ref:3756053)   #84
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Which shows an unfortunate truth. Sportscar racing as we know it is a niche sport in the larger world of things. It is tiny compared to NASCAR and Formula 1. Real sad. I'm not sure why sportscar racing is not as "mainstream" as it should be with the machinery that it has to offer. Porsche 919, Porsche 911 RSR, Corvette C7R, Ford GT, Mercedes AMG. All incredible machines to watch!
Nascar, Formula 1 and MotoGP have all one thing in common: they are all drivers' championships (at least in F1 you need to best car too, but the point is the same).

It doesn't matter if the cars are cool when what the mainstream audience wants are the drivers.
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