Whats the difference between a Indy car and a F1 car?

Question

Whats the difference between a Indy car and a F1 car?

Answer 1

Without going into the intricate details, the most basic difference is that IndyCar Series all use one manufacturer of the chassis and one engine supplier, Dallara-Honda.

Formula One has each team create their own chassis and engines, except for the teams that are the 'Junior' teams like Toro Rosso and the recently defunct SAF1 which use last years Red Bull and Honda chassis. In F1, manufacturers engines can be supplied to other teams, like Williams-Toyota, Force India- Ferrari, Red Bull-Renault, Ferrari also supplies STR.

Answer 2

I thinks it's the same as the differences between a fast and cheap American sports car and a sophisticated, expensive and precise European supercar.

The American car would use simple and cheap technology and rely on brute power and a big engine whereas the European car would use all sorts of available technology trying to be perfect in every detail.

The American car would be lots of fun to drive, but it's owner would be unlikely to find himself attacking twisty roads like there's no tomorrow while the European car would be faster and on a knife edge, probably found assaulting country roads and waking up villagers, you'd never see it doing doughnuts.

Answer 3

umm the difference? EVERYTHING

just find a photo of Ferrari's F1 car or Mclaren's car and compare it to and Indy car.. that picture comparison is enough to show you that the F1 cars are a whole different beast

just as an example.. the front wing of an F1 car probably has more wings than what an entire Indy car has lol

the only thing they have in common is that they're open wheel race cars

Answer 4

Engines in a indy car are larger but less sophisticated, a indy car is a lot bigger, no tyre warmers in Indy,

Indy has proper slicks ( F1 will next year),

Indy cars use metanol fuel, F1 is closeish to unleaded.