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It wasn't unbreakable, nobody was trying to break it. Nobody wants to risk multi-million dollar, one-of-a-kind race cars on that track just for bragging rights.
by gthtjtkt 8y ago
It wasn't unbreakable, nobody was trying to break it. Nobody wants to risk multi-million dollar, one-of-a-kind race cars on that track just for bragging rights.
An unrestricted F1 car could've smashed the record at any point in the last 20 years.
- danburbridge 8y agoPorsche actually approached Stefan Bellof's family for permission for the attempt out of respect for both him and the record. I wouldn't underestimate the kudos given to 'ring lap times, especially in the past few years. Admittedly mostly focused on lower categories rather than the outright record.
- perl4ever 8y agoI'm not convinced of that. When reading about this, I saw that someone did try a BMW F1 car, and it was pretty fast but not as fast as this Porsche. Then someone estimated the F1 car, unrestricted, could potentially be in the low 5 minute range. Now people in this thread are saying of course a F1 car could beat this record. I would only give it even odds since it sounds like speculation by people who are overly committed to their assumptions. What I find impressive at any rate, is the motorcycle record of barely over 7 minutes.
- cc439 8y agoThe 919 Tribute is actually pretty close to what an "unrestricted" F1 car would look like. Fully enclosed bodywork (which used to be legal in F1 back in the 50's), an unrestricted hybrid system, AWD, and active aero + suspension. In order for an F1 car to beat this unrestricted LMP1 design it would have to wind up looking more like the LMP1 design than the F1 car it started as.