911SLOW

I don't think it's fake, you can see people moving at normal pace on the left side of the screen.
And also the other cars on this video are from a trackday or something, I saw a lotus an old porsche a hatchback etc.

From a quick GS:

F1
0 - 100 km/h 2.0 seconds
0 - 200 km/h 4 seconds
0 - 300 km/h 8.5 seconds

And "Eau Rouge corner F1 at around 300klm/h and GT cars at around 150-180km/h."

aussie jimmy

i agree. marshals moving round. they are trackday cars: gt2, caterham, exige, radical, west, 944...

hesperus

that's insane. what's the 60-130mph on an F1 car?

a gearhead friend of mine recently had the opportunity to ride in a 2-seater F1 car (the special one the use for promos and VIP F1 rides) at an F1 track.

he said that the acceleration and G-loadings were so violent that, given another opportunity to take a ride, he would definitely pass.

RAPID

The F1's might not be twice as fast in a straight line, but they are certainly at least twice as fast in any twisty part or turns!...

tetzlafh

At that spot of the track F1 cars are at around if not faster than 290 KPH so roughly 180 MPH. (Source F1.com)

As I mentioned in another thread it would be more comparable of an overlay if these were FIA GT1 cars such as the Maserati MC12's, Corvettes, Lambo's...trackday cars driven by regular joe's isn't a fair comparison IMO. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3c3i4vIR88U

rodsky

I agree - doesnt look right to me.

silverboy

+1.

Wilder

Great data. I've seen in-car video of that section on an GT40 and the car was near WOT in 4th gear before the first turn. There was no data but a good guesstimate is around 130mph on the straight before lifting for the turn. The F1 cars look to be going 2x faster not 50mi faster.

Jon70

I think the video is fake. The F1 are moving like they are F22s. I'm exaggerating, but still they look like they are going much too fast. I've been to an F1 race, and they don't look as fast as in the video.

ELMEL

Here's the facts. You decide.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VN4XIfLiZk0

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OVeKxnVwDcw

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m3SkcTsgawI

aussie jimmy

fries in a cone? mmmm belgians love their chips!

skxf430

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=awtqcTVgmpo&feature=fvw

ralt12

I don't think the F1's are sped up. Drive them both, and you won't think so either.

ELMEL

I know that Indy cars aren't quite in the same league as F1, but I highly recommend the ride-along experience that they offer in their modified 2-seater car. I've done it at Infineon a few times, and I think it's a must-do. Even if you track a GT3 or GT2, it's just not the same thing. The Indy cars do 0-100 in 3 seconds, and with 5000 lbs of downforce they corner at 4-5 g. Trust me, all of you need to do this. If any of you track your cars, you'll really be able to appreciate what the Indy cars can do.

http://www.indyracingexperience.com/

I should add that my wife got this for me as a gift a few years ago. Before I went, I looked it up online, saw the price, and thought, "Yeah, this'll be fun, but it won't be worth the money." (It's about $500 for about two laps.) By the time I got to turn 1 at Infineon, I remember thinking that it was worth every penny.

Trust me, guys.

Harold

Doubters may now say that the video was edited and recomposed to suit the results wanted by Mercedes. I however thought it was a great watch... amazing stuff....

Thanks for sharing.