Speed difference

I cant take credit for this but its pretty cool to see. Watch both videos together to see the speed difference between F1 cars and sports cars in one of the best corners in the world. Eau Rouge

http://youtubedoubler.com/?video1=ht...rName=Not+Sure

Wing envy...

very cool

Awesome.

Any video of motorcycles racing through the same corner?

:shock::popcorn:

I found a classic bikes video from the same perspective - by comparison to the F1 cars they are standing still!
I'll never forget the times I saw F1 live - the sound is *nothing* like what comes through on TV/Video!

MotoGP/F1, Hangar straight, Silverstone.

http://youtubedoubler.com/?video1=ht...rName=gpearson

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Originally Posted by Wanderer

MotoGP/F1, Hangar straight, Silverstone.

http://youtubedoubler.com/?video1=ht...rName=gpearson

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Is that MJ Fox holding the bike camera??
It didn't look to be that substantial a difference, imo.

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Originally Posted by Wanderer

MotoGP/F1, Hangar straight, Silverstone.

http://youtubedoubler.com/?video1=ht...rName=gpearson

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Meh....

is this real? like i understand F1 is stupidly fast but isnt that vid speed up at all?
and i really dont understand that they are that much faster from Moto GP bikes too

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Originally Posted by tsorfas

is this real? like i understand F1 is stupidly fast but isnt that vid speed up at all?
and i really dont understand that they are that much faster from Moto GP bikes too

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this went around other forums a couple weeks back. nope, not sped up. F1 cars make huge horsepower and the aerodynamics and downforce make a huge impact on speed and grip.

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Originally Posted by tsorfas

is this real? like i understand F1 is stupidly fast but isnt that vid speed up at all?
and i really dont understand that they are that much faster from Moto GP bikes too

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Once you know that an F1 car has enough downforce to drive upside down on the roof of a tunnel, you will begin to understand how they can stay that fast while cornering. They also have a drag co-effecient of pretty much nothing except the wing effect.

That and a crazy motor that revs to the moon.


F1 engine test

oh i have studied a lot about F1 and i stopped watching a few years ago (pretty much when I moved here) because it just didnt seem interesting.
I understand the physics behind it I just dont understand how they are so much faster than GP bikes.

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I understand the physics behind it I just dont understand how they are so much faster than GP bikes.

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Cornerspeed.

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I understand the physics behind it I just dont understand how they are so much faster than GP bikes.

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Then you don't understand the physics behind it.

800 hp and 2400 lbs of downforce, that's why they're so much faster

Fastest Lap for the 2011 British Grand Prix: Fernando Alonso, 1:34.908.
Fastest Lap for the 2011 British Motorcycle GP: Nicky Hayden: 2:21.432.

(Qualifying best laps were 1:30.399 and 2:02.020 respectively)

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Originally Posted by Wanderer

Fastest Lap for the 2011 British Grand Prix: Fernando Alonso, 1:34.908.
Fastest Lap for the 2011 British Motorcycle GP: Nicky Hayden: 2:21.432.

(Qualifying best laps were 1:30.399 and 2:02.020 respectively)

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you sure you have those motorcycle times right? there's never a 19 second difference between qualifying and the race.

these are insane differences in speed..
it is incredible what the human body must be going through at this speeds..

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Originally Posted by CBR929RE

you sure you have those motorcycle times right? there's never a 19 second difference between qualifying and the race.

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http://www.motogp.com/en/events/Great+britain/2011 - it rained in the race, not in qualifying.

That is a substantial difference, I just couldn't see it in the video.
I remember years ago watching an F1 race, not sure where anymore I didn't follow it closely back then, but one of the commentators said about how fast the F1 cars were on that track. He stated something to the effect of These cars are running around here like motorcycles. One of the other, I assume more experienced, announcers scowled back with a Are you serious? There are turns here where the bikes are braking into and the Formula cars are accelerating through.
Not sure how long that duo lasted in the auto announcing world.

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Fastest Lap for the 2011 British Grand Prix: Fernando Alonso, 1:34.908.
Fastest Lap for the 2011 British Motorcycle GP: Nicky Hayden: 2:21.432.

(Qualifying best laps were 1:30.399 and 2:02.020 respectively)

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F1 and GP use different layouts at Silverstone since the remodeling, don't they?

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Originally Posted by CBR929RE

you sure you have those motorcycle times right? there's never a 19 second difference between qualifying and the race.

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Rain!

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Originally Posted by KawiSmurf

F1 and GP use different layouts at Silverstone since the remodeling, don't they?

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+1

Those times are apples to oranges