According to ex-F1 driver Cristiano da Matta, it's a tougher ride at the
wheel of a Champ Car
source:
paddocktalk.com
The Brazilian, fired by Toyota mid last year, won the 2002 edition of the
American category, and will return in 2005.
Asked which is the toughest open-wheeler, he replied: ''The F1 (car) is easier
physically.
''F1 is hard on the neck, with the higher g-force.
''But a Champ Car, because of the braking, no power steering, the manual
gearshift, the slick tyre -- you're using more muscles. So your heart rate is
higher.''
Da Matta also told a media conference that he never thought 'the grass was going
to be greener' on the F1 side.
He added: ''I just didn't know what Champ Car's future looked like. And every
driver has a dream to try a F1 car.''