How fast is a Formula 1 Car?

This video was such a great research. Before this, I was about to buy a Peugeot for myself. BUT now I know which one to go for.

nice overtake

the porche is about 17 seconds faster thatn the peugeot

So the Porshe came 3rd ? It was only 20 seconds behind and lost? Bummer...

I got to see Mario`s last Long Beach race. Video just can`t do formula one cars justice.

Amazing video what a find!

It would have been better if they put a GPS on every car and let you watch their positions on the track as they were driving.

A very good demo ... nice site 5min.com ... thanks guys

Absolutely brilliant piece ... thank you 5min!

RAPESTER!

dumb, dumb, dumb

Each car would need a much averaged lap time, given that much head start and let the driver make the difference

Fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuck ,

That is amazing!!!! I'd be in the wall in 30 seconds. Jon htt p://www.sportscardri ven.com

Saw a newer one of this a few years ago (showing how old this is) where the F1 driver was really taking the piss having a cup of coffee etc before getting in the car

What a dumb video. Is anyone surprised by this?

that was a good video but the comentators voice was just bland and kind of ruined it

It is cool to see those cars back when they had slicks. Those two cars looked like they were in slow motion.

An F1 car has so much downforce that it would stick on an up-side-down track...well, without any bumps!

that was nice.

wow, F1 cars sound so great!!!! and 2.4 seconds, that sure would help my commute!

Well, how fast is it, they didn't answer the question :P

This sort of test has been done on the show Fifth Gear.

this is soo old!

now thats what i call "zoom zoom" *music plays*

this video is at least 15 years old

Eat it bishes!

The F1 car is fastest because it's power/weight ratio is far better than the other cars, and its wheels can better transfer that force to the track. Also, its shape means it has ridiculous down-force, which helps it stick to the track when going round corners. That's the real strength of the F1 car - its cornering. Making a car go fast is relatively easy - look at drag racing. Making a car go fast *round corners* is considerably harder, and that's what an F1 car does very well. So yes, it's all engineering.