To Juan Pablo Montoya, who has piloted the jewels of automobiles, the old-school Sprint Cup racecar is about as sporty as an 18-wheeler trying to pick its way around Storrow Drive.
“As a car to drive, from the things I’ve driven, it handles horrible. The old car did as well,’’ said Montoya of the Car of Tomorrow and the previous Cup vehicle.
Before his migration to NASCAR, Montoya commanded the cockpit of the multimillion-dollar BMW Williams rocket ship. When Montoya stepped on the gas, the lightweight Formula One machine sprinted with a fury. When he stomped on the brakes, the car stopped in an instant. When he turned the wheel, the car jerked to the side while its tires kept its clutches on the track.
Just about none of that stuff applies in NASCAR.
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