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Message: [QUOTE="Ari Gold, post: 2388256, member: 1917"] Heikki Kovalianen is much more experienced since he won a grand prix with McLaren. He hasn't even been in the top 10 of a race since leaving that team though. The bold bit isn't always the case. Indy Car I'm sure has skill as a more prominent factor than what it is in F1. Still, you have things like Pit Stops and Pit Crews, and the timing of the stops can often be critical. You also have strategists and race engineers who decide for you when you make your pit stop and this is often key. As is the speed your pit crew execute the stop. There are also technical issues that can ruin your race. Your engine could blow, your tyre could puncture, your gearbox could fail etc. In the 2008 Hungarian Grand Prix Felipe Massa led with 3 laps to go and his engine failed and he didn't win the race. You don't see Grant Hackett lose the 1500m freestyle whilst in the lead after 1350m because of a technical failure. Now I don't watch Indy Car, so I can't give you any examples of when it's happened, but I'm sure at some point in the history of the series a guy (or Danica Patrick) has failed to win a race due to their car breaking down. I'm not saying it doesn't take a hell of a lot of skill to be a racer, and I'm not even saying that it's not a sport. However, the skill of the driver isn't as decisive in motorsport as it is in most other [actual] sports. [/QUOTE]

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