In a joint media conference ahead of this weekend’s IndyCar season-opener at St. Petersburg, Power and Castroneves were asked why, given the series’ competitiveness, both Pato O’Ward and Colton Herta have shown such strong interest in switching to Formula 1.
Power, the 2014 champion and 40-time race-winner responded: “Obviously Formula 1 is the pinnacle when you look at the level of money and television coverage around the world that it has. So if you’re a young driver, it’s somewhere you would love to go and have experienced that series.
“But as far as competing, and competition and parity, there’s no other open-wheel series in the world like IndyCar. It is more competitive than Formula 1, not because the drivers are better but simply because the cars are all exactly the same. You’ve got so many drivers and teams that have been around for so long in these same cars that it is really, really tough.
“You don’t even have to take my word for that. Just look at the…
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