Will Power criticized Formula 1 (Photo: Indycar)

current champion of India, Will praised the competition the category offers and attacked the Formula 1. The Penske driver, who finished second in the Detroit GP last Sunday (4), believes Indy has the best competition and toughest grid in the world. And he criticized the monotony of the World Cup.

In an interview with broadcaster NBC’s website, Power said the India has the toughest network in the world and that the F1 “it’s a joke” in terms of competition. Despite that, he said the World Championship had great riders, but they didn’t know what a really good race is.

“It’s very difficult, it’s an incredible grid, the most difficult in the world and people have to know, especially compared to F1. F1 it’s a joke like the competition, but not about the runners. They have amazing pilots. I feel sorry for them that they don’t have the experience and the satisfaction that we get from our races because it’s the elite of single-seater motorsport,” Will said.

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Power is a two-time champion of Indiawith titles in 2014 and 2022. Despite the praise for the technological challenge that the Formula 1 predicts, the Australian believes that the Worlds would be much better if there was a better balance of power.

“I think the F1 it would be much better if it was like India. I like the technology and the involvement of car manufacturers. I think it’s amazing. But on the spectator side, would it be cool if everyone had a Red Bull? you know that Max [Verstappen] will win all the races if all goes well. Imagine a rookie winning a race? That would be really cool to see. But you know that’s never going to happen because of the politics there.

AT Formula 1, Verstappen has won 5 of the 7 races organized in 2024 and leads the drivers’ championship with 63 points ahead of his teammate Sergio Pérez, who has 2 victories. AT India, Will is eighth in the championship, with 2 podiums. 5 different drivers have won this season after 7 races.

Such India How much F1 return June 18. While the World Championship heads to Montreal for the Canadian GP, ​​the US class heads to Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin for the Road America GP.