Relative speeds
Posted: Thu May 07, 2020 6:54 pm
I was watching some recent Le Man's highlights on YT and the current hybrids just look mental; Porsche 919, Toyota etc. There were times in the footage that the cameras couldn't keep up when panning!
Made me wonder how fast they are compared to F1 cars - must be close, I thought; they only weigh a little more and have more power. So I looked at the fastest lap times at Spa:
https://fastestlaps.com/tracks/spa-francorchamps
Holy cow! To summarise, the best F1 car is 12 seconds quicker than a Le Mans hybrid (1.41 v. 1.53)! That really amazed me...(I'm not a huge racing fan though).
And then probably the fastest 'normal' car (Mclaren Senna) is another mile back on 2.24.
I knew F1 cars were the fastest but not by so much... proper impressive.
Made me wonder how fast they are compared to F1 cars - must be close, I thought; they only weigh a little more and have more power. So I looked at the fastest lap times at Spa:
https://fastestlaps.com/tracks/spa-francorchamps
Holy cow! To summarise, the best F1 car is 12 seconds quicker than a Le Mans hybrid (1.41 v. 1.53)! That really amazed me...(I'm not a huge racing fan though).
And then probably the fastest 'normal' car (Mclaren Senna) is another mile back on 2.24.
I knew F1 cars were the fastest but not by so much... proper impressive.