P1 vs LaFerrari vs 918 Timed Around Silverstone
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Can anyone put the results in a spoiler tag? having internet issues.
Also I'll mention it again but the Mclaren is much less desirable.
Also I'll mention it again but the Mclaren is much less desirable.
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Results
1st - Mclaren P1 - 58.24 (first car driven, worst conditions)
2nd - Porsche 918 - 58.47 (last car driven, best conditions)
3rd - LaFerrari - 58.58
Results
1st - Mclaren P1 - 58.24 (first car driven, worst conditions)
2nd - Porsche 918 - 58.47 (last car driven, best conditions)
3rd - LaFerrari - 58.58
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So.. all slower than Mat Jackson's Ford Focus ST was the following weekend 
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That is so close that you might as well call them equal.
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Wow some of those runs had the LaFerrari in the mid 12s. That's shamefully poor drag racing. A stock C7 stingray will run better than that.
Ferrari cheated the first time? Conditions? Driver error?
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Holy mother of wheel spin, just sounded bad coming off the line on all three of them.
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This is exactly what I thought. Also, if I'm not mistaken, the shifts from the LaFerrari seem to be incredibly slow for what is a dual-clutch transmission...
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Reading through the comments, they timed from when the cars actually started moving.
In my experience, the 1-foot rollout alll the major US mags apply, as well as the SAE corrections guys like Motortrend and Car&Driver use, skew the times quite a bit.
Add to that the lack of any obvious burn-outs to warm up the tires, and you've got your difference right there. Or some of it. The rest could be in car prep, the state of charge of the system, and the effects of ambient conditions on the electrics... etcetera... possibly still damp track (being blow-dried in the video)...
All you can say is that the times they got in those conditions are probably the times they flashed (though they never showed the actual runs)... and are only useful in comparison to each other.
In my experience, the 1-foot rollout alll the major US mags apply, as well as the SAE corrections guys like Motortrend and Car&Driver use, skew the times quite a bit.
Add to that the lack of any obvious burn-outs to warm up the tires, and you've got your difference right there. Or some of it. The rest could be in car prep, the state of charge of the system, and the effects of ambient conditions on the electrics... etcetera... possibly still damp track (being blow-dried in the video)...
All you can say is that the times they got in those conditions are probably the times they flashed (though they never showed the actual runs)... and are only useful in comparison to each other.
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Literally they're not.
So.. all slower than Mat Jackson's Ford Focus ST was the following weekend
Definitely not pro-driver times then, I was already thinking that...
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Definitely not pro-driver times then, I was already thinking that...
I would say Mat is a pro... not top level, but he's raced in GT as well as BTCC, and he was a test driver for Mclaren cars also.
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I think Spa or COTA would be the most interesting.
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Suspiciously close times... there's some chat on the interweb that it's not all cosher.
Chris Harris has a 'coming soon' video on his YT channel for the same 3 car test... that should be a good one
Edit;
I think the CH test has full manufacturer support. So Porsche will drop their well used demonstrator off and ask for a quick 'phone call when it's ready to be picked up. McLaren will send a truck, a 10 man support team and 10 sets of tyres. Ferrari will do a week of testing at the venue, before turning up with 2 trucks, a 50 man support team, 100 sets of tyres and a LaF with a secret 2nd engine fitted to it
Chris Harris has a 'coming soon' video on his YT channel for the same 3 car test... that should be a good one
Edit;
I think the CH test has full manufacturer support. So Porsche will drop their well used demonstrator off and ask for a quick 'phone call when it's ready to be picked up. McLaren will send a truck, a 10 man support team and 10 sets of tyres. Ferrari will do a week of testing at the venue, before turning up with 2 trucks, a 50 man support team, 100 sets of tyres and a LaF with a secret 2nd engine fitted to it
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