F1 or Moto GP - which is more skillful?

[Merlin5]

I just watched the 32 lap USA Moto GP at Laguna Seca where australian Casey Stoner won after a great overtake of Jorge Lorenzo. I don't normally watch motorbike races but it was pretty good. So I was wondering if it's possible to quantify if one sport is more skillful than the other? In Moto GP, it's shorter amounts of laps than F1's average 50 to 70 laps, but then, it seems to be much more physically challenging being on a bike with all the leaning, plus it must be uncomfortable having two legs astride the bike for long periods compared to the relative comfort of sitting in a car. There were no pitstops in the moto GP, but there's always lots of those in F1 that have to be timed perfectly.

What is your opinion? There's no way that Moto GP is, imo, as exciting to watch as F1, but still fun to watch.

 

[Merlin5]

I wouldn't have assumed MotoGP is more physically challenging? Yeah they have to move the bikes about, but the F1 cars have way more G force, and the amount of pressure they have to apply to brakes over a longer time etc...

As for skillful I'd say they must be similar, but different mind sets. MotoGP is more dangerous and you probably need to be braver to ride a bike at that speed, but I wouldn't say F1 drivers aren't brave either! Going round 130r etc, knowing that if the wheel or wing failed you'd be going off the track at 180mph takes some bottle! Also knowing you need to go faster to make the corners (aero)... hats off to both sets of drivers!

Good points. I wonder what the stats are over the years of fatalities of bikes v F1 drivers.