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Richard takes the Renault R25 Formula 1 car for a spin round the legendary Silverstone track. Can he steel his nerves to complete 2 laps without destroying the very expensive vehicle?
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[@StrangeDuck]

that engine can change rpm so fast it can play music. thats insane.

[@petrosdimitriospilichos9195]

They rev so fast that they can do that. Heck they rev so fast that the ignition and valve system is completely different to a car

[@nielsleenknegt5839]

@@petrosdimitriospilichos9195 you mean road car?

[@petrosdimitriospilichos9195]

@@nielsleenknegt5839 yes andmost race cars.

[@hydraz1443]

Niels Leenknegt if normal (non f1) engines reached 18,000 rpm they would literally explode. F1 engines were specially made to reach those rpm

[@Vickyrocks247]

@@hydraz1443 Many Japanese sports bikes do that, even higher.. recently launched zx25r also doing 17500rpm.. !

[@LZ-zi3ll]

“Richard, it’s James”

[@FarmYardGaming]

*F1 THEME INTENSIFIES*

[@lelouchvibritannia1788]

@@FarmYardGaming ddddddddduuuuu dduuu dddd

[@FarmYardGaming]

@@lelouchvibritannia1788 *BIDIBIDIBIDIBIDIBIDIBIDI*

[@boldlygoingnowhere366]

May,Bad Luck.

[@milliesheret6521]

Let clarkson by

[@richie6921]

I know he was top gear and everything, but I still can't believe they let him drive an F1 car

[@corentin8634]

You could do it too. kzbin.info/www/bejne/pJfLXnipqNemb7M

[@alexproud4974]

Renault would have benn paid incredible amounts of money. Probably more then a million to cover any potential damages

[@jestertheslacker]

Yeah pretty sure Renault was well compensated.

[@SchrodingersCat8813]

@@corentin8634 IDK somehow I doubt I or most of us can lol I mean if Richard Hammond, who jokes aside isn't exactly just some guy, struggled at first with a Formula Renault car...

[@willemkauffeld7679]

@@alexproud4974 or you know it is top Gear so renault might have done that as a sponsoring for the advertisement

[@blerst7066]

Professional F1 drivers make driving this car look easy. Mad respect for them.

[@k.r.99]

"but driving a Grand Prix car as my colleague Richard Hammond would attest, is not easy. He once said: 《Nothing could prepare your mind for the assault》.. for once, he wasn't talking nonsense." - Jeremy Clarkson

[@diegodaroz2823]

Bom mais o cara pegou o carro pela primeira vez fala para ele ficar treinando uns 30 dias se não pega o jeito

[@stewartgrindlay9760]

“It’s the most glorious machine in the world” Mechanic reply “wait until you get into 2nd” proper cracking reply

[@kenkenn9034]

Why no replies here???

[@Rain-no1yy]

LMAO

[@M90thYou]

@@kenkenn9034 because the mechanic said it all.

[@antony9384]

Timestamp pls pal. Cheers

[@mayk4316]

@@antony9384 @7:03

[@m.aviator99]

I have a whole new respect for the drivers after watching this

[@BaconMags]

+Wooden Spoon I can't imagine what goes through their head in Monaco amoung other tracks but Monaco.... no straights

[@deadboy9955]

Stress level is that if a fighter pilot

[@don.timeless4993]

Indeed

[@s727r]

On par with fighter pilots

[@Kyle899]

I know they have a different skill set but there are FAR FAR more fighter pilots in the world than F1 drivers.

[@duongallen4094]

“I suspect the chief mechanic had seen better, but as far as I was concerned, driving god” Priceless, Richard, absolute priceless

[@rob5343]

I thought he said GOAT.

[@thegator589]

this straight up never gets old To watch a normal person attempt to drive an f1 car, push the gas a little bit, just a little bit, in FIRST gear, and immediately scream "OH MY GODDDD" is just priceless

[@raaedshajihan3939]

Richard Hammond can't be called normal. He is much better than a normal driver and still he is suffering. Mad respect for F1 drivers

[@Lakitu886]

When im going karting I feel like the acceleration is pretty crazy.. i cant imagine myself in an actual F1 car😂

[@vladimird5280]

He is deff far from being just “a normal driver” after all the things he has been driving throughout the years.....

[@nutcase4.4]

@@vladimird5280 lol Karting scares you? Are you 12?

[@MotorcycleWrites]

@@nutcase4.4 they’re talking about racing karts I imagine, where you’re doing 0-60 in around 4 seconds in a 350lb machine a few inches off the ground. Not like go-karts. I’ve never done it but it looks like a hell of a time, it’s usually what people start on before going to race cars.

[@Editor_Hound]

Richard explaining how he doesn't have enough time to think what he has to do and react reminds me of a quote from Raikkonen who, when asked how does he drive so fast he just replied: I just drive. Meaning, a F1 driver doesn't really "think" what he has to do, he uses all of his previous experiences and muscle memory to just do what is necessary.

[@salahhambli3064]

Kimi thinks about tha drincc!

[@shivas3003]

yeah, it's only reflex. no thinking. REFLEX !

[@Hieillua]

Maybe a weird comparison, but it makes me think of playing videogames. After a while you get really familiar with the controls of a specific game and you just do whatever has to be done. Suddenly you just automatically press defend without thinking, while before you had to think ''hey where's the defend button''.

[@mikeusherwood944]

@@Hieillua Not a weird comparison at all. Anything one does very well in life is through practice and experience, obviously in extreme cases talent comes into play. For the most part all it takes is an extreme desire to succeed and be the best. So your assessment is very much on point.

[@floridaman6281]

Mike Usherwood Which is why drivers are always practicing racing when they can, whether in the simulator, test track or even video games. Can never get too fast in terms of reaction time and F1 drivers especially need to be the best. Mad respect for Formula drivers in general.

[@hectorhills1350]

After 11 years... yes, 11 years, this has come back to my recommended Edit: 12 years already!

[@Jack-Cabinetry]

Congratulations you've completed KZbin

[@mattis6437]

Hah, got it today also!

[@bladeslayer]

same bro

[@fastest159]

Same

[@serep75]

Same

[@tomwalker389]

6:39 To put this in perspective, Hammond has driven pretty much every supercar and hypercar there is.

[@roxydzey]

yeah and he was still shouting and shitting his pants in a f1 car! my heart would explode if i was him!

[@Orcawhale1]

Not in 2007, which is when this took place. Infact, the hypercar were barely invented.

[@ttuori8592]

@@Orcawhale1the first hypercar was the Lamborghini Miura in 1963

[@Orcawhale1]

@@ttuori8592 *supercar.

[@HoagMurkula]

@@Orcawhale1 the first supercar was the 300sl gullwing. first hypercar was the mac f1

[@crowgoesskwaa]

Who's here after Alonso drove this bad boy around Abu Dhabi??

[@xianthebest2250]

I'm here after Alonso drove that car.

[@calvingroen]

Me too

[@TheAlmightyClipse]

Yo mama

[@wegpiraatjochem]

Me haha

[@thatonenigeriansformula]

me

[@J8D2]

A moment of silence for the v 10 era.

[@Exevium]

Or V12... Or V8 for that matter. Let's just take a moment of silence for the high revving engines.

[@jdderew1]

Why tho? they were only V8+ because turbos weren't allowed.. Small engines = less weight and V6 + turbo = V8+

[@Exevium]

Small low revving engines < High revving V8s.

[@Oblio1942]

dont you mean 4 years?

[@TheDanielsliekmanis]

.......

[@RickyPisano]

Just imagine doing this with 30 other cars on the track. Unbelievable.

[@SpearmintSerpent]

Yes, that's why the F1 grid consists of 20 cars.

[@mrping4182]

Tsutarja495 24 when this car raced since you’re trying to be a smartass

[@lisciatoredimele8919]

@@mrping4182 There still weren't 30 cars in the grid in 2005, so he's right

[@romanbaranovichi5375]

lisciatoredimele89 well the max on the grid for a race is 26

[@mrping4182]

lisciatoredimele89 no he said 20 trying to be clever and he is still wrong

[@him050]

It must be such a terrifying concept to know you have to go faster to stop yourself spinning.

[@drhouse991]

And dont forget Richard has driven hundreds of cars in his life..Ferraris, Paganis, Lamborghinis, Bugatti and so on..so to hear him scream OH MY GOOOD in first gear..that speaks for itself..incredible machines!!

[@seanannigan7914]

I has also a lot to do with the fact that you're so close to the road, the sensation of speed is magnified. Even smaller single seaters like the Griiip, which is centered on an Aprilia motorcycle engine, give this impression. Motorcyclists often are shocked when driving it.

[@KevinAlexandair]

"Wait until you get into second"

[@davidjmemmett]

Maniac... yobbo... yobbo... maniac...

[@Exevium]

Is that what he said? I thought he said: "Why did you go into second?" As in: why did you go in to a gear where you would get more wheelspin?

[@coolkidd329]

you're not a fan of the three idiots then

[@speedometer111]

You're deaf.

[@nobodyknows5007]

Kevin Ale Oh just wait till third

[@jimmyrustler6254]

I could easily drive that ... in to a wall of tires

[@Proff0ak]

Jimmy Rustler I could easily stall that.

[@ParkerBarandon]

***** ok this might be weird to mention but I've seen you on almost very video I've seen the comments section of.

[@Proff0ak]

Parker Barandon Haha, I've been getting that a lot! Where'd you see me?

[@ParkerBarandon]

***** top gear, lots of other automotive channels, I think some funny stuff, I can't think of all of it. It's almost everything I watch.

[@illicit6266]

I could easily be arrested if I stepped foot near one of those

[@cameronburke8002]

It gives you a sense of how difficult these cars are to drive. Hammond is a brilliant driver, as is Clarkson and May, but he still struggled greatly with it.

[@Brandon-cv9uh]

Hammond was the only one that would fit in it

[@djhbanaan6635]

@@Brandon-cv9uh hahahahah

[@Bilboswaggamuffin]

This generation of F1 cars aside from when they V12s just sounded ridiculous just hearing them at the top of the rev range was just music to my ears

[@Logankomaromi]

I know

[@dodgeydopedeals]

"its the most glorious powerful car ive ever driven" - "wait till you get into 2nd"

[@Goodevening428]

he killed richard there hahahaha

[@LukeBarrett21]

That's not even what he said

[@LukeBarrett21]

@@HotCacahuete 'It's absolutely the most glorious machine, in the world' 'Wait until you get into second'

[@LukeBarrett21]

@@HotCacahuete if you're going to quote something atleast get it fucking right you tosser...

[@LukeBarrett21]

@@HotCacahuete Sorry pal, wasn't meant for you but the poster, getting a quote wrong word for word is like saying, 'Smoke weed everyday' - Winston Churchill

[@Jeffrey_Wong]

"My head is going to come off!!" "Roger, let's put him in the faster one then"

[@karliscika1710]

I laughed my arse off when he said that 😂 😂😂

[@wahyudyatmika5119]

I swear the mechanics probably like "yep lets fuck him even more"

[@ollituovinen4258]

I had an opportunity to drive Williams FW-29 last summer for 5 laps. My heart monitor showed something like 170-190 bpm the whole time and I was terrified not to crash. The engine was modded down a bit but it was still way over 600 hp per tonne. I did not spin and will hold this memory dearly. The one I drove was driven by Wurz in 2007.

[@leolego2]

how did you manage to get in that car?

[@Jannl98]

@@leolego2 I assume a lot of money was involved

[@souljagrimm]

@@Jannl98 alot of anal

[@F0ur_Tw3nty]

Where did the test drive take place, and what event (if there was one)?

[@ollituovinen4258]

Yeah, it was in Finland. The original seat was removed and there was some kind of foam. I'm 186 cm tall so my entire head was bobbing out of the cockpit. They actually have these events occasionally here. The owner of the company has two Williams (Wurz and Nico), BAR Honda from 2004 and nowadays Jordan.

[@SHDW-nf2ki]

This guy drove a jeep up death road with NO BREAKS AND NO STEERING He sat atop a biplane while it was inflight and an F1 car was too much for him. Let that sink in

[@SHDW-nf2ki]

@@TheCoolCucumber I mean to say that he was more afraid of the F-1 car than of any of the other stuff I mentioned

[@footballstarscompany454]

@@SHDW-nf2ki its not the driving itself that intimidates him but the g force cars like this can speed from 0 to max speed in under 10 seconds at this speed your brain will have a hard time trying to deal with whats going on and your thinking ability will be cut short (which is why he slipped in some corners) it explains why f1 drivers get so much training

[@SharpAsABricc]

He was driving a Toyota Land Cruiser but still he balls of titanium doing that.

[@SHDW-nf2ki]

@@SharpAsABricc I don't care what your driving when the steering fails its going to become a ride from hell

[@user-ph7kq2lp4v]

@@SharpAsABricc but the fact that he drove on bolivia death road using a land cruiser with almost no steering and brakes and its their first time there. You got to give the hamster credit. Yes i come back here often

[@MovieJunkieOfficial]

They’re not even cars are they. They’re super computers with some wheels attached. Awesome pieces of engineering made by some of the finest examples of the human race. Makes me adore F1.

[@AverageAlien]

not supercomputers, planes with amazing handing

[@DanC8111_]

Average Alien last I checked planes usually aren’t on the ground

[@AverageAlien]

@@DanC8111_ Ok then upside down planes

[@Thomas___]

*_Hyperlethal cars is the term_*

[@fernandoangelrodriguezcort6080]

wait, u talking about the hybrid era right?

[@ElliottHurst]

Richard Hammond aka the luckiest man on earth

[@sahiblindberg]

True, except that he almost died at drag race. But I know what you mean

[@ElliottHurst]

+sahiblindberg Lucky that he survived that crash

[@alexpaumen3937]

the engine is from a folland gnat trainer

[@henhen7890]

Some might say that's still lucky lol

[@davemeese6788]

James may flew as high as is possible in a U2 plane, which imo is cooler than an f1 car

[@john13579]

12 years later, Alonso back on it in Abu Dhabi and everyone felt those 20.000rpm deep inside

[@StanVanGundy1]

See you all in 10 years when this is recommended to us folk again

[@mullerman1104]

It took 11 years to pop up...

[@MMAli-rq8kd]

*Did we complete the KZbin playlist?!*

[@austinosborne1999]

For anybody who is wondering this f1 car can rev to 21000 rpm.

[@justsaying6341]

Austin Osborne Holy fuck...

[@Sovereign01]

Cosworth did once produce an F1 engine that could rev to 20,000 RPM.

[@AverageAlien]

They should have all beginner drivers learn to drive F1 cars first.

[@zaphodbogdan33]

@@Sovereign01 That was in the V8 era, when the other engines were limited to 18.000rpm for reliability, Cosworth managed to create a 20.000rpm V8 that was quite reliable.

[@gr1mr3apa15]

@@zaphodbogdan33 wasn't this the 04 v10?

[@namenamename390]

What's easy to forget is that hammond is already a very skilled driver. Edit: I didn't want to say anything to the responses because I wanted to avoid arguing over the internet. However, y'all are annoying. I know it's very funny to say "haha hamster crashes a lot lol" but my comment was supposed to point out that Hammond, along with the other two, is a professionally trained driver with a lot of experience, not just any regular dude with a driver's license. Yet even with all this skill and experience, he still struggles with the F1 car because the gap between F1 and anything they've ever driven before or after is just so huge. Also, after over 70 replies, the joke gets less and less funny.

[@thelambsauce7307]

*doubt*

[@lyonvensa]

And arguably the best one out of the three hosts.

[@gollese]

@@thelambsauce7307 You would hit the first wall. =)

[@thelambsauce7307]

Robin no need to get salty bro 😂

[@gollese]

@@thelambsauce7307 How were my comment salty. 😂😂

[@_ecp0801_]

When this episode was recorded, this car was 3 years old. Today, in October 2021, it's only a month before the same car turns 16 years old. How time flies.

[@sarahgoesvroom]

"It is a baby formula car" This sounds cuter than it should

[@coppapasta9235]

“How big a gap is it?”.... “half a second” 😂😂😂

[@antonman1234]

Maybe 5

[@MajorWolf72]

Well yeah, that huge even in a GT3... drive sims and check the telemetry, everything above even 0.1 of a second is completely killing your time

[@Adrianbudiman]

That's big when you are travelling 250km/h (average speed in F1) then you are travelling 73-75 m/s. A delay of .5 second means that you are already travelling 36-37.5 meter in that .5 second gap. That's a 2.5 city bus length in .5 seconds (average length is 14 meter), you can imagine what kind of gap it is then with that delay... That's just mind boggling, these machines are just a beast....

[@herpderpinson6117]

Turn on a metronome to 120 BPM, and each beat is exactly half a second it sounds minor when he says it, but if you count it out loud it’s a hell of a lot more than it seems even to an amateur, let alone a professional driver, especially considering you’re supposed to immediately press the brake when you lift, like he also said

[@aryamikalranendra3290]

half a second is quite a big gap in racing

[@tomblord12]

I loved the after this clip, James had Richard's telemetry on his hand and confirmed that Richard had actually been going full throttle in a F1 car... for 0.2 seconds

[@Luis-cr1tw]

😁😁not even 1 sec?

[@Michallote]

What episode in top gear is it? I wanna watch it full

[@XTR_NEELAN]

@@Luis-cr1tw you can't na engines had an instant response

[@ant0586]

As a huge F1 fan i absolutely love this. Just goes to show how incredible F1 drivers are and hopefully shows people that don't appreciate the sport or the skill and bravery involved just how skilled these guys are.

[@Dregkar]

I always knew these cars were hard to drive but after seeing someone like Richard Hammond (And Jeremy in that Lotus) struggle to actually drive these car's I realized just how hard it REALLY was. So much respect for the drivers.

[@niftygrower2745]

Go search for Tom Cruise driving the Red Bull car.... that dude is literally flying down the track as if he’s been doing it since he was a child. And when he’s done, he gets in a helicopter and starts doing loops. Absolute fucking madness. Tom Cruise is the coolest dude alive.

[@attackhelicopter588]

​@@niftygrower2745 Tom is probably way more fit than any of the guys from top gear.

[@EshBBX]

Now THIS, was an F1 car.

[@eddiex009]

The 2008- 2009 cars are the best

[@brandonmazzey3907]

2009 was right on. The new look and shorter wheelbase made them look like so cool. Also the double and triple decker diffusers as well as the blown diffuser concepts.

[@DaCensored]

+Sh1mbo nah the real balls of steel f1 cars were in the Senna's era when he had that 1400hp lotus!.. or the Mclaren era back in the 90's... where there was no eletronics and you had to shift without paddles. No TCS or ABS. Pure driving, pure skill! F1 died the day Senna left us.

[@eddiex009]

+DaCensored sorry men i start watching the F1 just from 2002-2001 aprox, but i ended folow the F1 due to all the limitations and restrictions, i miss the old hokenheim track and so on, yeah is saw some videos from senna good driver even he save a drivers life in spa

[@DaCensored]

Sh1mbo ;)

[@brandonconner5325]

Shortly after the filming of this video, Bernie Ecclsetone created a regulation against F1 engines singing national anthems.

[@ChakibTsouli]

They actually did it, and today&#39;s F1 cars sound like kittens.

[@brandonconner5325]

Chakib Tsouli you are so right!

[@stevenfarrington2361]

I was wondering what Renault think of the car playing an English national anthem?

[@andmos1001]

technically, God save the Queen is not the British national anthem.

[@Evilroco]

@@andmos1001 I'd love to hear details of this ? ,It's the only one I've ever known.

[@TheEvertw]

Seeing a man like Richard struggle strikes me with awe for those guys who tame these beasts and run laps with 0.1 second repeatability. Absolutely Amazing.

[@karussoul]

I think even the worst F1 drivers like Latifi and Mazepin are still among the tiny percentile of the top drivers in the world. There are approximately 1.4 billion drivers in the world and while they might not be top 20, they are top 50, or top 100 at the very least. Top 100 out of 1.4 billion is around 0.00000007%

[@nicholasbenge9497]

and within millimeters of each other without colliding

[@derekwall200]

7:07 what he said about going fast into the corners makes sense, you have to hit those corners pretty fast above a certain speed to keep the heat in the tires so you have grip. basically you have to take those corners at speeds to where you think you'll slide off the track to keep the tires hot

[@Christopher_TG]

As Sterling Moss put it, if you feel you still have control of the car, you're not going fast enough.

[@derekwall200]

@@Christopher_TG i see, so to tackle those turns the answer is quite a bit counterintuitive, go so fast into the turns (fast enough to where you'll feel like you'll lose traction and slide off into the grass) and there the tires will be hot enough to keep the car stuck to the track

[@youtubasoarus]

You can just hear the terror in his voice of trying to wrap his head around the performance capabilities of the car. Even the car with half as much power he was grappling with. The F1 car is quite simply mind blowing. I can't say i'd fair better. I think this is why most people who get into F1 have a background in carting because it forces your brain to think quick.

[@vaggelisdogas]

In a go kart after the first year I owned a proper one I wasn't able to floor the gas paddle because it terifys you even with half of it

[@patrickbouthoorn]

Thats why I race its the terror pushing you further. I now have alot of experience in karting and when I first drove a formula car it was pretty easy but if you drive in a formula car without racing experience its nearly impossible.

[@vaggelisdogas]

Rick Bouthoorn Racing you have to to get used to get out of your comfort zone many times in order to consider yourself a racing driver.And it's all a learning curve I guess after 4 years into karting my reflections got better in difficult situations inside a racetrack, learning to stay calm,and not terrified.Unfortunately I didn't have the opportunity to get into any kind of formula car but there is time for anything

[@patrickbouthoorn]

vaggelis dogas Driving a formula car with 4 years experience is quite easy. Not stalling the car is the hardest part

[@Minx5892]

vaggelis dogas Oh trust me, I know. Either its my autism going "nope, can't let you go fast" or just genuine fear. By the time I start pushing its the end of the session...great. Even then I can't go round corners without breaking like a coward. 6 seconds slower than everyone else. The reason I have to contend with sim/league racing. Now that's somewhere where I shine. That if no one turns assists off then help everyone other than me.

[@007KIMITANO]

okay so Fernando is faster than you, can you confirm me you understood that message?

[@aslamnurfikri7640]

Muddassir Habib Massa is like 2010: Fernando is faster than you 2014: Valtteri is faster than you

[@willywillywillywillywilly]

Aslamnur Fikri 2018: Valtteri, it’s James.

[@richardvail]

Willy Lamb Australia 2019: James, it’s Valtteri

[@markjohnson6893]

Richard Vail Valtteri, it’s Valtteri

[@MagicAyrtonforever]

@@richardvail May 2019: James and Valterri, it's Lewis (again) :-)

[@amirulashraf3840]

Alternate title: Richard Hammond tries not to crash

[@Hello_there_obi]

While this is dramatised for TV, nothing can hide his reaction to that glorious V10. That's what I love about this video. It does a great job to convey to the average joe the absolutely beautiful savagery that is an F1 car.

[@nikolagenchev7161]

This episode was called Third gear

[@anonymousmafia6973]

Nikola Genchev most underrated comment of the year 😂😂😂😂😂

[@nikolagenchev7161]

@@anonymousmafia6973 thx! 😀

[@Monocle_GentleSir_]

😂😂😂

[@why3141]

Bottom gear Bo’’om gear (said in posh accent and with a big W H E E Z E at the end)

[@wahyudyatmika5119]

Not even close, it was "not even first gear because the engine is already stalled"

[@vangledosh]

Never in my life did I think I would hear an F1 car play our national anthem.

[@brekezek]

Let alone a French one

[@TheblueTraxxasRustler]

Now top gear theme

[@thebosscoon9195]

Welcome to old good Top Gear

[@jake-rx9rs]

400th like woot woot

[@0ninja213]

people are replying to a 3 year old comment now.

[@nikerailfanningttm9046]

8:40 “OH, ITS BEAUTIFUL!” That Hammond, is the truth about F1 Racing, it’s a beautiful sport. It is my favorite racing sport of all time.

[@devinbrita3770]

My god, I had no idea that it was that difficult to drive one… the true racers have absolutely gained my respect!!

[@antonkirilenko3116]

Imagine an RWD car with a 1000hp, which weights 800kg, has no traction control, no ABS, no stability control of any kind, which can do 0-300km/h in less than 10 seconds and brake 300-0 twice as fast, which has so much grip that lateral force can be up to 5-6g and which you have to drive at its limit for 1.5 hours straight while also being aware of other cars around you and while also monitoring a dozen things about the car on your dashboard and talking to your engineer. That's modern F1. The R25 in the video weights less than 700kg and also has traction control at least.

[@GOLDENEYEAL]

@@antonkirilenko3116 modern f1 cars dont have any assistance at all? Just curious

[@antonkirilenko3116]

@@GOLDENEYEAL Power steering, that's it.

[@markchen5710]

Deploys DRS... Dies

[@vikrantjaiswal6424]

Drs isnt on this car, it was only introduced in 2011. But I get your point.

[@007KIMITANO]

haha

[@imanOAY]

k

[@CrowHawk1000]

Press KERS .. flys out of car

[@2jzandys444]

Mark Chen lol!

[@gordongekko4766]

Imagine to drive this for 50 laps... with Schumacher behind. Anf fight for the title

[@XxmatixX6videosdiariosdenadav]

But it's Mick, in a haas

[@jussieronen3707]

Schumacher wasn't exactly a title contender in 2005, and I think the only occasion when he was really fighting Alonso was in Imola, and that was mainly because Fernando's car very low on power. 2006 is another story though

[@rockgod2131]

You'd be sleeping well that night.

[@DamianHowardTV]

The sheer pressure and weight you’d have on your shoulders, would be crazy!

[@damionlord8281]

As someone just getting into F1, I find it incredible how truly amazing these cars, drivers and engineers are. The power of these cars is something I thought I understood but the more I learn the more I know that I have no idea at all. I have watched top gear since I was young and I know Richard is an incredibly brave and skilled driver and seeing him unable to drive an F1 is absolutely mind boggling. I hope one day I will be able to drive one of these incredible machines.

[@deeteenw]

What made my jaw really drop is that they get from 200 mph to 0 in just 4 seconds. People driven around in one of the F1 2-seaters claim that you just get ragdolled around and things are happening way too fast to comprehend what's going on.

[@woodant1981]

To me, watching this when it came out, Richard seemed like the best driver ever but seeing him struggle with this finally, really, actually showed me the skill of F1 drivers

[@MetalMieser777]

He is the luckiest man on TV. What an experience this would be...

[@RaZGriZx86]

Hes also one of the bravest. You need guts to get in an F1 car and drive it that fast.

[@MetalMieser777]

True, but not fast enough apparently! lol

[@RaZGriZx86]

Jeff N True that! XD

[@DiZh0]

Eternal Darkus you dont need guts to get in an F1 Car and drive it fast, it's designed and build by the best mechanics. It's fairly safe. But you need to be a complete lunatic to get in a car designed to go at very high speed in a straight line made by some unknown people just to set a land record. ... I wonder who would be that crazy ...

[@RaZGriZx86]

DiZh0 The guy who does it, thats who.

[@LukLuk1234]

this looks like the most terrifying fun you could have

[@brainkrieg1423]

Equal parts AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHH and AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

[@dsdsd3525]

That's a beast nature can never make in such a compact body , but imagine the sheer will power of the man who not only tames this beast on track but also makes it do whatever He wants.

[@therealcryptorider]

Masi has decided Richard Hammond will win the 2022 F1 championship on the final lap of the last race

[@tankmaster1018]

Dude, driving these things is like an Artform. I mean say what you want about Hammond but he has been driving professionally for most of his life and if he had this much trouble learning to drive an F1 then there is a HELL of a learning curve! lol

[@SolidShark100]

I know rigut, those F1 drivers who are like 17 must be so gifted.

[@koosvriendloos5931]

+SolidShark100 Max was also taught alot by his dad and has been racing since he was 4, so yeah theres talent but also alot of experience

[@josephbauer9052]

+tankmaster1018 F1 drivers start in karts when most kids their age are still watching cartoons. By the time they are teenagers, they need to have made the transition to GP3, GP2, Formula Renault, etc. to have a shot at F1. Even if you make it to a competitive spot in GP2, you might not make it in F1.

[@SamHeaton264]

+tankmaster1018 More than anything it's just about reaction times and experience. Regular people, even people like Hammond who drives ludicrously fast cars for his living, have never remotely experienced the raw speed and acceleration even a little racing car like a Formula 3000 provides and can't think or react quick enough at the speed that car needs to be driven at. An F1 car must be like a different plane of existence entirely, especially the monstrously powerful cars from this era of F1.

[@Numberonecock]

+Sam Heaton Exactly. 99.9% of human beings simply do not have the reaction times, mental agility and clarity of vision to race these cars, or even coax one round the track a couple of times without crashing.

[@DodderingOldMan]

I love this vid, it's a good example of why I love Top Gear. I'll never get to drive a Formula 1 car, but it's great to see someone like Richard do it, and see his enthusiasm and sheer joy. The Top Gear team provides vicarious happiness, in a great way.

[@kieranmcmahon1745]

Yep, the passion these guys showed for cars, what they can do, where they can take you, has hardly been seen before on TV.

[@tjrn4203]

he has a international class A racers license just like a formula 1 driver has you also can get one just got to pay $lots and have connections to borrow these powerful cars to do the observation test

[@bobthompson4319]

Makes you really realize how truly good someone like senna really was god level legend

[@thepredatorita3945]

6:39 8:04 8:26 Even if Hammond is screaming or music is kicking in, you can clearly hear the F1, its still as loud as it should be I absolutely love that sound

[@MechanicalTrader]

da dude has tons of humility to show himself clueless in handling a world class F1; thanks bro for trying and pushing your personal & physical boundaries! You are an inspiration to us watching :)

[@onuraydn9663]

Imagine if this was what the actual in-race team radios sounded like

[@aestheteren]

alla alla

[@carbideblue]

It takes a very skillfully attuned driver to have completed this with the car on course and the drivetrain intact. Most people with a driver's license and at least a decade of driving experience could even not come close to doing this.

[@gucciadjective7745]

Yeah I've been driving just over a decade, never had a proper crash and pushed plenty of cars, and I'm certain I wouldn't be able to even take off in that thing

[@him050]

Just imagine if he had to all of the stuff like adjusting the brake balances and that on the steering wheel as well? It's baffling how talented F1 drivers are.

[@MaskofPoesy]

French F1 engine humming god save the queen... beautiful

[@YodaOnDMT]

A French engine playing the British national anthem. I'm sure that went down a treat with The Frogs!

[@MrCelroy]

At least they didn't start a war

[@nickshumar4553]

I thought that was my country tis of thee

[@konrad4212]

yeah right good enough for us to have a good laugh at a stiff upper lip. Sir.

[@YodaOnDMT]

Nick Shumar Nope. I'm afraid, like the us national anthem, it uses British music.

[@YodaOnDMT]

konrad4212 Merci beaucoup.

[@PonySparkle69]

For those who reminded of the Renault, who's here after Alonso's F1 return?

[@WoodWerksUSA]

Yessir!

[@berts5580]

Me

[@everydayasmr6341]

YES!!!!!

[@BlueflagAlpha]

Me

[@redlightning2322]

You mean Alpine Racing?

[@davidaprians]

I need to rewatch this episodes after Alonso's F1 test in abu dhabi

[@degen6537]

Hammond: I am going to drive a formula one car Hammonds body: (chuckles) *I’m in danger*

[@Ahmed_El-sharif]

This is such a good comment 👍

[@howiesworld9056]

That song at the end could put a tear in the toughest of a man

[@JuliansCarChannel]

Linus Cleveland new ringtone

[@dundukas7899]

no tears herr

[@DeepThrottle]

And bleed ears

[@Michael-mv7pi]

*COULD*

[@lisakaz35]

Except the staff mostly are wearing headphones -- to block the sound?

[@fdoc09]

No doubt Richard is an amazing driver, but I think the real reason he was the one to drive these cars and Jeremy and James weren’t is because only Richard would fit

[@user-dk3xe3lg5c]

Long live proper F1 cars The sound of my youth a V10 Screaming to 19000rpm

[@scotty193]

When you watch this it really makes you laugh out loud at the amount of shit that people commentating on Yahoo articles actually spew. I have said many occasions that all armchair drivers couldn't even get an F1 car off the grid let alone drive one. Well here is the proof, Richard Hammond has driven every fast car and exotic you car you care to mention and is way better than most people. Yet here he is and cant handle this thing not even close.

[@Crash_Knight]

Its hard enough to get one of those damn things off the line in an Assetto Corsa. I know if I don't LAUNCH off the line, I would have stalled it. I can't even imagine doing it in real life, with a hand operated clutch and thick gloves. Its incredibly easy to spin them out in the simulators too. And once again, the real one has to be worse. People really do not understand how ridiculous it is to drive an F1 car. After driving normal cars all your life, your brain is hard wired to think "cars can go around this kind of corner about this fast" but in an F1 car, you have to drive way faster than that around the corner or you spin out. Sims will emulate that, but they won't emulate your raw instinct that completely fights the logic needed to drive an F1 car properly.

[@sergeygeorgiy9154]

You know, I just debated with someone on Instagram who only drive gokarts, saying to me that some F1 drivers are not talented 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@Crash_Knight]

@@sergeygeorgiy9154 i mean he's right if you count me as an f1 driver LMAO

[@sergeygeorgiy9154]

@@Crash_Knight LMAO 😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@machspeed20]

@@sergeygeorgiy9154 let me guess, the armchair expert was shitting on the following Lewis Hamilton (which doesn't even make sense) Lance Stroll (who got a poll it shit weather and track pavement) Sebastain Vettel (while not how he used to, still doesn't make any sense) Ocon (still don't know why he gets shit for Mazepin (I know why he gets shit on, but still pretty skillful as a driver). I can tell its one of those four because 4 out of 5 of them get non warranted shit.

[@abu6226]

This is the right type of video where it makes sense to ask "who is watching in 2020"

[@rickintexas1584]

Some Random Guy - me. Feb 23, 2020.

[@johnhanley6272]

Me March 15th

[@richardhobbs7360]

^

[@f1antics934]

March 16th

[@jekro1]

March 17th boys the margin is getting closer :D

[@chrissennfelder7249]

Even only in a sim game like Assetto Corsa these cars are absolutely terrifying in VR. And there you only get a sense of the pure speed of these machines without the actual g-forces. These things go from 0 to 200 km/h in 5 seconds. You can brake from 300 to 0 in around 4 seconds. And don't get me started on the cornering speeds. And on top of all that, there's the glorious V10 sound. Truly marvellous feats of engineering.

[@jforjosh4254]

“It’s absolutely the most glorious machine in the world” ‘Wait until you get into second (gear)’

[@andywylde]

Say what you want about Hammond, the guy has balls.

[@dr.spectre9697]

I know a man who owns an old Ferrari F1 car. (He is quite wealthy & owns a significant minority stake in several tech companies since the early 90s) I believe his was a Ferrari F93 backup that belonged either to Jean Alesi or Gerhard Berger. Even though the car is 25 years old, he told me it took about a year of intensive training at Ferrari’s Fiorano test track by ex Ferrari f1 & team drivers to learn how to properly drive it. He said its not so much the speed, the cornering, the acceleration & the weight or rather lack of weight of the car: its all of them combined. A mere mortal simply cannot think fast enough to drive it without A LOT of training & a significant amount of natural talent.

[@DoctorShocktor]

Bullshit, there’s loads of rich boys who’s daddies bought them rides and they learned to be competent without any “natural talent” (whatever that is), not to mention kids of famous drivers who get rides because of their birthright and zero proven genetic correlation.

[@awittyusernamepleaselaugh7481]

Uuuh, wat. Since when did anyone bring up "genetics"? He was saying that driving an F1 car flat out is extremely difficult, and it requires a mix of talent and some serious skill from practice to pull off.

[@Motty1066]

Talent is just desire + work. Nothing else. The suggestion that people are somehow innately born with an ability to do something is nonsense bordering on the immoral

[@awittyusernamepleaselaugh7481]

@@Motty1066 Hardly. It's the same as how we have different personalities. Some people are gifted from the get go with a creative streak, some people have minds that can crunch numbers or focus on tiny intricate details, etc etc. It's not that this isn't something that needs to be honed to make someone truly great at something of course, but we as human beings all have our strengths and weaknesses, which is why when people come together to work as a well oiled team with everyone working to their strengths awesome things happen.

[@beeman4266]

@mPky1 absolutely not, they have the Corsa experience where they sell you an old f1 car, take care of it, bring it to the track for you, and give you a personal team and test driver to teach you how to drive it. Ferrari is big on selling their old cars.

[@javieryeo4032]

Well, look whose's back and car is at the 2020 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix

[@vastaget6631]

Watching 13 years later with 13 million views

[@dustintravis8791]

Hearing the engines of F1 and other precision-spec engines literally play songs always puts a smile on my face. Never gets old!

[@zacblomqvist3485]

What is the song called? Cheers

[@krumpant]

i mean i guess it's god save the king now

[@craigrison007]

​@@zacblomqvist3485my country tis of the

[@ArjolP]

He locked up the tyres every corner. Poor tyres.

[@Chibanator97]

Cuz you could do better right?

[@lunasilvermoon2283]

Well said, not to mention that richard is a practiced racer too, its not like he doesnt know what he is doing.

[@GenericUsername-qp1ww]

+Axlr 2706 because we all know Richard is an F1 driver.

[@jackclements2163]

I know, me and my dog cried every time, didn't we ;ksdfj[9348[9gjndfgjg[u5htlkkmk ...sorry, he can't type very good still.

[@KrAziiPwNaGe]

Alisa Kroes he's a well practiced sports car racer, much different league from F1 racing

[@mortumatiidekkt]

I watched this when binging the seasons and felt the excitement with him and got the chills. I watch it again years later and it's the same sensation.

[@hemistreborn7693]

F1 represents the sheer power and technology that we have made. They push the envelope and defy all sense. The acceleration and observable speed is mind-blowing.

[@pyromcr]

F1 really is on par with the moon landing, and it's all just for fun.

[@WalrusRiderCycling]

MORE POWER !!!

[@rayhib]

Hi

[@kaustavkapur5532]

mo powah babeh

[@skmuchina]

@@kaustavkapur5532 v6 has power but still but

[@kaustavkapur5532]

@@skmuchina ik it does, i was just saying the meme from donut media

[@howdankisyourlove175]

JEMS AR YOU ERE?

[@deezynar]

So, to keep from killing myself, I have to go insanely fast!

[@spdcrzy]

I mean...it's true. F1 is one of the few motorsports in which if you go slow, you actually risk dying MORE than if you're going fast.

[@dtrjones]

@@spdcrzy same for boxing...

[@adampetten5349]

Going at 50-80% the cars pace is dangerous which is why they weave behind the safety car. Going 98.5-99.9% is also dangerous: and is where F1 pilots live.

[@spdcrzy]

@@adampetten5349 No, they live at 100% and above. 98.5-99.9% is reserved for the wet. Lol.

[@swift7493]

@@spdcrzy You actually only go 100% in qualifying, because qualifying is all about that one-lap magic. Races are more about consistency, you can drive really fast, overtake everyone and crash, or you can just drive fast, but actually finish the race.

[@Dewabarasunderan]

“Wait til you get into second.” 💀😹

[@alfonso4740]

F1 V10s engines sound is music to my ears. I will always remember the first time I feel in person one of this V10, because in person you just don't only hear it, you could feel it, the sound surrounds you and the vibration invades your chest, is something everyone should experience once in a lifetime, addictive. I miss the V10 era so much...

[@cabbycabby1770]

Wild. I can't wrap my head around the driving alone. Forget about messing with all of the fuel and clutch settings on that steering wheel.

[@crunchyburrito2257]

I think that track was too small for someone's first time in an f1 car, if he drove it on a regulation track he probably would have been able to get the brake temps up and such

[@Shady_2144]

CrunchyBurrito22 Thought the same, for a beginner this track was too small. He didn't have runoffs and neither did he have the space to test the Holy Grail. He wouldn't have felt like 50% of an F1.

[@Mr0supra0]

Jim Bobalob Not directly, but for untrained people the G force could send you into unconsciousness, or blacking out like jet fighters. If that happens at 160 and you hit a wall, it is gonna hurt a lot, maybe be fatal as well.

[@jimbobalob2009]

yeah I understand that, but the g forces themselves wont kill him

[@smj6491]

The G-forces in an F1 car shouldn't cause black-outs. G-forces in plane turns make pilots black black out because usually the g-forces are downwards, pushing blood away from the brain causing unconsciousness. In F1 cars the g-forces are sideways as they turn and forwards/backwards as they accelerate or brake, which doesn't force blood from the brain and therefore wouldn't cause a person to lose consciousness. Injury to the neck or w/e is a different story however.

[@Mr0supra0]

SMJ That's positive G forces, but the same can occur at at negative G forces, which do the direct oppostie, pushin blood into the head, that again is called a redout but the effects are basically the same. Either way, it doesn't really matter, because it really is enough to move the blood in the head itself arround to faint.

[@rachelpurity1]

His raw emotions and how he had to scream to just get them out made this amazing.

[@leoMessi-ju9wo]

it's 2021, imagine what standard an F1 would posses today, engineering at it's best + I've seen an F1 engine playing music, I've seen everything.❤

[@zacblomqvist3485]

Hi! What is the song called? Cheers

[@davidrenton]

@@zacblomqvist3485 it was god save the queen, the British National Anthem

[@Nicko6180]

The formula one car is nearly as powerful as a Bugatti Veyron but weighs 100 kilograms less than a mark 1 lotus Elise and about the same as an original mini. Just gives you an idea of how fast it is.

[@mobyhuge4346]

Nicholas Hobson dont forget the unmatched downfore it makes

[@mobyhuge4346]

Nicholas Hobson Veyron did 1/4 mile in 10.5 secs.... the V10 F1 car does 1/4 in about 9 secs flat more less

[@goodshipkaraboudjan]

Forgetting the fact a Veyron is as useful as a handbag on a racetrack. It weighs 3 tonne!

[@samueljones3668]

Russell Coight Not to mention the extra 500lbs of downforce it has as well.

[@ShannonSouthAfrica]

@@mobyhuge4346 why isn't the f1 quicker?

[@ethanholter]

"There's no temp in the brakes!" He says as he locks up the tires

[@philippebeauchamp2827]

they locked up cause he pressed too hard after realizing they're too cold. Or it's a mistep in the editing room

[@Lakitu886]

they lock up because they're too cold

[@JoeBlow-ub1us]

Whoever programmed the engine to rev to the British national anthem (I think anyway lol) is a legend.

[@Macho_Fantastico]

Remember hearing that Renault F1 car around Donnington at the Renault race day event they use to do. It was just amazing to be there to hear it. Plus they also got the engine to sing We Are The Champions.

[@lyonvensa]

F1 Throttle: Exists Richard Hammond: OH GOD OH GOD OH GOD!

[@SoDawud]

Imagine driving that thing one handed like the F1 drivers from the 80's...

[@yammmit]

'80s*

[@Lynxboy63]

David It would probably rip your hand off these days

[@rupang886]

***** With mechanical gears (i.e. you must match the rev's of each gears or it will grind like hell), a beastly V12/V10 engine and virtually no downforce, the F1 cars of the 80's are entirely different class of mastery to what we have today.

[@ramaraoprathi1635]

RedRupie

[@Minx5892]

RedRupie F1 Cars are still incredibly difficult. These cars had TC. Hammond's spinning it all the time. Just shows how hard it is.

[@spacedust2270]

It should say Hammond Tries to Drive a F1 car

[@M33PR]

Who's here after watching Alonso drive this very car again at Abu Dhabi?