[samuel_adams_us]

Not even close to right, the drivers in F1 have more technical driving ability than NASCAR drivers, they don't just turn left, they turn both ways as well as they are doing it at much higher G's and at much higher speed. A F1 car will leave a NASCAR car in the dust on any track at any time.

[tacticalogic]

A F1 car will leave a NASCAR car in the dust on any track at any time.

A NASCAR car, yes. Put it on the track at Bristol with 43 of 'em for an afternoon, and the results may vary.

[Palmetto]

While I think Schumacher is probably the best driver in the world at the moment, and perhaps the best EVER, modern F1 cars have far too many driver aides to allow for skill comparisons to drivers in other series. Automatic transmissions, electronic throttles, traction-control, and launch-assist allow the F1 driver to focus on cornering lines and braking techniques. Heaven knows they don't spend a great deal of time worrying about overtaking, which is about as rare in F1 as a Dixie Chicks concert on the White House lawn.

[eBelasco]

Wasn't the avg speed at Monaco about 100mph? Aren't most NASCAR ovals won at averages over 150mph? Most f1 drivers only see other cars for 5 seconds at the start (where half of them seem to crash out because they can't handle being that close to other drivers) then they are on their own, or else they tailgate somebody around the track hoping the other guy blows a traction control chip or something.