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HAMPTON, GEORGIA – MARCH 20: Brad Keselowski, driver of the #6 Kohler Generators Chevrolet, waits backstage during driver intros prior to the NASCAR Cup Series Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway on March 20, 2022 in Hampton, Georgia. (Photo by Sean Gardner/Getty Images)
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HAMPTON, GEORGIA – MARCH 20: Brad Keselowski, driver of the #6 Kohler Generators Chevrolet, waits backstage during driver intros prior to the NASCAR Cup Series Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway on March 20, 2022 in Hampton, Georgia. (Photo by Sean Gardner/Getty Images)
NASCAR driver and team co-owner Brad Keselowski recently went on to Twitter to share what he thought was a unique innovation that would change the future of how fans viewed NASCAR races. However, he was soon shut down by fans who stated that the same technology had been there in Formula One for a long time now.
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Keselowski flaunted an all-new point-of-view helmet camera, which he wore while out on track. In his Tweet, he mentioned, “This is what the future looks like for @NASCAR. A camera that shows the unique POV from my eyes. This innovation was able to come to life because of @RFKracing and our partnership with Racing Force Group. I’m excited to see all the cool things we can do next.“
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While Keselowski was calling it an “innovation,” half the world had already seen this piece of tech being used in Formula One by the drivers. Plus it was nothing new either, the hamlet cams had been used in F1 for a pretty long time now. Fans soon clamored over Keselowski’s tweet and let him know that such a thing already existed.
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Fans react to Brad Keselowski’s new helmet camera
Fans pointed out that it was not just F1 but several other forms of motorsports that have experimented with this format of camera placements. Some of the footage shared by the fans dates all the way back to the early 2000s.
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Mar 12, 2022; Avondale, Arizona, USA; NASCAR Cup Series driver Brad Keselowski (6) during qualifying for the Ruoff Mortgage 500 at Phoenix Raceway. Mandatory Credit: Gary A. Vasquez-USA TODAY Sports
Fans stated,
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Isn’t this just the same thing that F1 drivers have had all year? Not really an innovation.
— Michael (@TheMichaelSK) October 29, 2022
Been around for years. 2002 CART pic.twitter.com/7mK9o3cUnb
— larms (@lukearms1991) October 30, 2022
So this viewhttps://t.co/B3Em9FQAkw
— Chris Davis (@chrisruns2much) October 29, 2022
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F1 and IndyCar have had this for years. What’s next? NASCAR branded fidget spinners?
— Alex (@Flyguy14) October 30, 2022
It’s been in use in Indycar and F1 for over a decade. Glad to see NASCAR looking to the future… 🙄
— daniel (@danielSEM2004) October 29, 2022
@keselowski @F1 has had this camera all your and it adds a great perspective
— Josh Edwards (@Matrixracing04) October 30, 2022
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Seems, like Brad Keselowski has been living under a rock or in a world of his own, where he probably thinks his team worked on some ground-breaking technology. It was about time that someone point out to him that things he calls “innovative” have been around for way longer than they can fathom.
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