Though the two formats are quite distinct in terms of the fundamentals and operations, F1 and NASCAR are frequently compared. Since both have loyal fan bases, they often fire shots and troll each other on social media.
While F1 is generally deemed the superior product overall when it comes to racing, the format has its own share of shortcomings, too. Compared to NASCAR, though, F1 reigns supreme in most categories except for track drying tracks.
After witnessing how F1 cleared the wet tracks at the Belgian GP, the NASCAR army wildly trolled F1 and established its supremacy.
What Happened at the F1 Belgian GP?
After Lando Norris bagged his fourth win of the season in the British GP at Silverstone, F1 moved to its next destination, Spa-Francorchamps in Belgium. One of the most interesting corner sequences on the F1 calendar, the track has hosted F1 contests for over seven decades.
Like most contests on the track, this year’s was haunted by bad weather. After unpredictable delays due to rain, the race finally resumed, and it was all McLaren on the front line.
Oscar Piastri of McLaren won the Belgian GP, followed by his teammate Norris and Charles Leclerc.
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More than the race itself, what particularly intrigued NASCAR fans was an incident following the weather delay. As the track staff prepared the track after the rain, they used a tractor to clear the moisture, which was rather shocking to many racing fans.
NASCAR Fans Heavily Trolled the Tractor Incident in Belgium
When an X user fan saw a video of the incident, they posted it on their account and questioned F1’s efficiency. They wrote, “THIS IS WHAT THE ‘PINNACLE OF MOTORSPORTS’ HAS TO DRY THEIR TRACKS???”
THIS IS WHAT THE “PINNACLE OF MOTORSPORTS” HAS TO DRY THEIR TRACKS??? https://t.co/YEZ1JGqym8 pic.twitter.com/U220FoDRu5
— Sam (@DaOtherShip) July 27, 2025
The same user also had a piece of advice for F1 and added, “If F1’s not going to race in the wet, they could at least invest in jet dryers…”
If F1’s not going to race in the wet, they could at least invest in jet dryers…
— Sam (@DaOtherShip) July 27, 2025
A NASCAR fan also posted a side-by-side comparison of how NASCAR deals with similar situations and said, “the ‘pinnacle of motorsport’ vs ‘just left turns ahh car brrrrr’.”
the “pinnacle of motorsport” vs “just left turns ahh car brrrrr” pic.twitter.com/JuVVeJ249l
— DennyDeliversYT 📦 (@DennyDelivers2) July 27, 2025
Another stock car racing fan simply wrote, “We do it better.”
We do it better pic.twitter.com/Hyf0KWQlh9
— The Kyle Busch Fan🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲 (@TheKyleBuschfan) July 27, 2025
This made an X user point out how early NASCAR adopted engines to deal with unpredictable weather. They mentioned, “NASCAR had jet engines to dry tracks in 1976…. 50 years ago.”
NASCAR had jet engines to dry tracks in 1976…. 50 years ago.
— Stimulation Station (@TooManyStims) July 27, 2025
It was not all NASCAR supremacy, though. An F1 fan defended the move with a counterargument and wrote, “Jet dryers don’t work on road courses like Spa, brother. Stop assuming everything in NASCAR works with F1.”
Jet dryers don’t work on road courses like Spa brother.
Stop assuming everything in NASCAR works with F1
— Jak (@JackFletch850) July 27, 2025
Lastly, a fan took the trolling a few levels above and said, “My local dirt track has more than this.”
My local dirt track has more than this
— Bigs McLargeHuge (@HingleMeCringle) July 27, 2025