In contrast the Australian GP, happening earlier on the same day, was marked by controversy and confusion due to stewards’ decisions on several incidents, but also lacked a genuine competitive fight at the front with Max Verstappen dominating for most of the race.
The grand prix was stopped three times, with some suggesting two of these red flags were thrown in a bid to spice up the action.
Ganassi, a staunch supporter of the US racing scene, asserts that American motor sport suffers much less in that area.
“This [IndyCar] is a great racing series and some of the greatest racing,” he told NBC last month. “It’s real racing. The real thing.”
“I mean, let’s face it: F1 is about everything but the racing. OK? It’s like the racing is almost an afterthought.”
Ganassi’s comments come in the wake of Michael Andretti’s attempts to enter the world championship, most recently with the support of Cadillac – which was still met with a lukewarm reception from F1.
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However, Ganassi emphasised to Motor Sport that the recent commercial boom of grand prix racing, driven in no small part by its Netflix series Drive to Survive and social media push, can benefit other championships too.
“From my perspective, looking at motor sport as a whole, a rising tide raises all boats,” he said.
“When one category is up it drags the rest of us up, when that one is down, we’ll drag them up. I’ve seen that pendulum swing both ways over the years, enough to know that nothing lasts for ever.”