What Makes Porsche's 1160hp F1-Beating LMP1 Car So Fast?

F1 cars are the pinnacle of motorsport, but what happens when Porsche decide to build an unrestricted race car?
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[@AladeenofWadiya1]

1:45 “Race cars don’t need headlights cos the track is always LIT.” - Lightning McQueen 2006

[@zacjohnson452]

Hehe

[@jevonbigga6172]

Well rally cars have headlights.

[@blackfire_x2964]

TheBloodMango if you didn’t know, mcqueen’s headlights are stickers

[@YaseenAli-zn9ej]

Ohh....Lightning McQueen. The king

[@gunthergaminx2947]

"So is my brother" Rusty and dusty 2006

[@AzamtvKE]

That thing corners like a cartoon car 😱😍😍

[@justsam100]

As long as you’re going 100+ mph, it’s probably a bitch to handle on slower tracks.

[@theultimatejeffry6917]

@@justsam100 true

[@nine182]

Just Sam Nurburgring lap record

[@mindaugask_]

Initial d

[@burdazza2711]

I wanted to see what the g forces were

[@fulano787]

“So what makes your car so fast?” “It’s illegal.” “Oh, well ok” interview terminated.

[@duarte9448]

fulano787 lmfao

[@robertbennett883]

IKR? Make an F1 car with no rules I bet they would destroy the record

[@reginamoss4150]

what makes it illegal ?..

[@robertbennett883]

It's not illegal as such, but they modified the car outside of the rules for the class it is in.

[@johnkurtz2189]

Point missed.

[@themanbehindtheslaughter8876]

A wise man once said “a race car dosent need headlights cause the track is always lit...”

[@huseyinakturk6212]

*wise car

[@themanbehindtheslaughter8876]

Tekboy 808 agreed I am just quoting the great Owen Wilson

[@madaratobi321]

@Tekboy 808 he meant lit as in there are lights on the track.

[@MethmalDhananjaya]

Isnt that Lightning McQueen ?

[@boblewis5558]

Whomever said that never watched a Le Mans 24 hour race! Well DUH!

[@davidgreen1903]

Gotta love it when engineers are told that the rulebook has been punted out the window and they can fulfil their wildest dreams.

[@rethla]

Their wildest dreams is to engineer an F1 car.

[@vitakyo982]

Sure

[@gilibran]

@@rethla Any performacne car, if they could really threw out the rulebook, it would not look like anything like a F1 car. Rules dictate form and function, and interesting in that respect was the cowls mentioned in this video. The same cowl technology now banned because it killed Senna because engineers, in their defense, did not know how much on the limit they were working, it worked but taking into account the drop in tire pressure from hot to cold it bottomed out his car, no one coiuld have thought of that. Now they know that and can make use of it without it ever happen again, but it's banned by men who never sat in a racecar themselves. It has become a sport of jurists sifting through the rules to determine how many nano millimeters of carbon extensions they can get away with. Motorsport rules should only contain rules to protect the drivers, even though they know full well each time they step into a racecar they are risking their life. However gruesome crashes may be, more racecar drivers died of track then on track. It's a bit harsh of an example perhaps, but look at Schumacher and the horrific crashes he has had throughout his career in race cars on track and a of piste ski venture was his downfall even though he should have died a hundred times before in all the crashes on track. Group B rallying was awesome, Toivonnen died because the tech was not on par with the speed, but todays heavilly restricted rally cars are faster then the Group B were but they are still restricted from incidents in the past which are know common sense, regretable learning incidents, in the racing world that whatever you come up with , driver safety is first. And they show that time and again when drivers crash, and that they can do much more to make the sport better and keep the drivers safe and acknowledge safety first, but the wrong people decide what engineers, developpers and drivers can do, and restrict a whole team and sport to really be innovative and move forwards

[@samiraperi467]

@TJ Roelsma Lower drag certainly, but LMP1 can't really approach F1 downforce. If it *really* had that much downforce F1 wouldn't have busted the lap record (and not by a small margin) as soon as they got to Spa.

[@crabmansteve6844]

@@gilibran Toivonnen died because he chose to drive sick.

[@RRRRobbbb]

Boeing called. They want their wing back.

[@benjaminnaylor5209]

boeing will just break it

[@anonymousT369]

Redbull too lol

[@User-gq2hh]

Airbus is better

[@aliks_777]

well, the makers of the airbus beluga need the engine back.

[@dgerdi]

Rob 😂

[@lukascroasmun7050]

Can we just have a motorsport league that has no rules (except safety stuff) for innovation and stuff?

[@cameronchandler9676]

Group b rally

[@fruktpastiller]

The limitations that exist is for safety. We have long been able to build a car that is way to capable to let a human being operate it anywhere near 10/10ths

[@pilotedavion6716]

@@fruktpastiller No itd for have a aproximatly the same car for all opponent and dont have a much better team than all other

[@maxcheese382]

Honestly it would be pretty cool if they made a “drone car” league where the cars were remotely piloted so that they could push these cars to the absolute limits without worrying about safety

[@simonhill6267]

@@maxcheese382 or they run using their own autopilot software... Similar to when people who program chess bots to play off against eachother

[@ace1usmc]

This car corners so incredibly sharp, it looks more like a slot car on a toy track than a real car.

[@joshuaw_270]

looks like a hot wheels on the orange track XD

[@unnamedracer9757]

1:1 scale slot car for the win

[@MethmalDhananjaya]

0:59 That guy looks like he was waiting for driver finish his speech so finally he can kiss him.

[@danielmarshall4587]

I must admit if I were in his place I'd probably make a scene.

[@kamallb4650]

I Stan!

[@grunklestan6966]

No i stan

[@olik1905]

That's Matty, did u not recognise him?

[@abdullahmualif4202]

@@olik1905 I KNEW ITTTT. it's matt wtf1😂

[@motorriderd6834]

So what makes this car so fast? The secret ingredient is crime

[@ElwoodPDowd-nz2si]

Crime doesn't pay but it does move.

[@joelarun5057]

Underrated

[@deepakrajaram2010]

I can see the meme picture lol

[@03056932]

super hans

[@Adam-cj2jg]

Stolen comment

[@SDAspra]

The pace reminds me of the ridiculous fantasy 1000+ hp cars people muck around with in Gran Turismo haha

[@Christopher0184]

You mean the 2035 SRT Tomahawk X?

[@iyzyz]

@@Christopher0184 Redbull X2010 from GT5

[@kerimca98]

Toyota Minolta with 1000+ hp and other Le Mans cars aye

[@joelfernando2031]

SDiaspora Suzuki Swift pikes peak!

[@TripleScout]

KerimCan_ZBZ 98 if u can't handle a Minolta, don't drive a Minolta.

[@militant.anarchist2414]

4:20 this thing sounds like a fighter jet!

[@olik1905]

420 *NICE*

[@vinmatrix76]

Am I the only one who would like to see a no rules time attack league start up. Rules would be no car or driver rules, and each team gets 3 laps to set the best time, fastest car for the day or weekend wins.

[@mario18041994]

yeah would be great... some cars would fly around the track, some would use guns or oil on the track

[@Maxumized]

I’ll buy the beer...let’s go

[@GTChucker86]

Adrian Newey sketched up a design for Gran Turismo which is exactly what you described it as. Its the X2010

[@ernodios]

Where do I have to sign

[@MegaMalik90]

Don't forget, drivers die each week end.

[@chambinabi9646]

"Maybe one day you'll beat the ring" - predicted the future right there

[@mudargamer]

Doesn't take a scientist to

[@deanmoncaster]

My mates yaris would smash that.

[@robertroberts2575]

EASILY IM SURE

[@edgiestofcars]

deanmoncaster totally

[@superheaton]

Yaris could also bring in more groceries back. If you need to eat then you need to get a Yaris.

[@Adam-cj2jg]

In a race to Tesco and back the yaris would destroy that Porsche

[@VaimanikaShastra]

put that engine inside and you'll probably fly on the first corner

[@Robert-xp4ii]

It hits those corners so fast that the video looks edited. Amazing!

[@iseeyoo9729]

its all about the illegal downforce.

[@octaviolopez3287]

00:57 get you a girl that looks at you the same way he looks at the driver.

[@laceupxx7238]

O.C. L.O. HAHAHA IKR.. WHEN THE CAMERA ZOOMED OUT I WAS LAUGHING MY ASS OFF AT THE WAY MATT JUST LOOKING. AT HIM IN THE EYES. KINDA AWKWARD TOO.. Too close hahaha

[@blackeyedpanda9884]

Lookin for this! Haha!

[@MrNissetuta]

Lol!

[@ghoulbuster1]

True love right there

[@Armandinho8]

O.C. L.O. lol!

[@Joe.Howard11]

If a factory F1 team leaves F1 any time soon, it would be amazing to see them derestrict a car like Porsche have done here

[@tomnicoll7904]

Yea that would be awesome

[@AccAkut1987]

like that team that prepped an ex-F1 car for Bonneville.

[@Yaz27]

AccAkut1987 you mean BAR Honda? The guys that modified their car to reach 397 kmh?

[@BubuSnow93]

I think they could to it right now if they wanted, but it's expansive and time consuming since you would need a big chunk of your squad to work on it.

[@Joe.Howard11]

BubuSnow93 I'm sure they could but yeah, would be a waste alongside competing

[@shamyzero6349]

When he let us listen to the car I got chills, and the hairs on my arms stood right up. Not only that every time it switch angles, it was like a pulse, it would intensify it even more and more..

[@ejguitar5452]

Amazing how much speed it carries through turns. Literally seems like it’s on rails or glued to the track

[@kaumohlamonyane272]

1 month later, crowned king of the Nurburgring👌

[@Peanutdenver]

It was beautiful. It looked like a slot car going around The Ring is was so damn fast.

[@ayasakikazuma3015]

Time to beat back neo ep9 record

[@rsloop77]

I was in Germany a few days before they ran the ring I was so upset. Had I known that was going to happen I would have stayed and witnessed history! I was in Nurburg and everything!

[@sigridtimmann849]

And rightfully so, the 919 evo is a true beast - let it off the leash and every record crumbles !

[@jesuschrist2612]

ayasaki kazuma what do you mean

[@AlexOliver555]

Next to beat the lap record?... F1 Qualifying in August.

[@juniorjota3342]

Alex Oliver agree, and F1 cars will be using racing regulations(restricted cars) not like this LMP(unrestricted)

[@Bazindi]

I was thinking the same when he said the previous record was Lewis in 2017. Plus, it was only by .7 and this years cars have been getting more than a second up on previous years.

[@juniorjota3342]

Tony Love don't forget to mention that the F1 cars are restricted, and this LMP1 wasn't, so you really see how wonderful F1 cars are, Being LMP1 unrestricted I am surprised it only beat the record by 0.7sc....can you imagine unrestricted F1 cars?? they you smoke the record, I believe they would do times below the 1:39.00 easily.

[@benjyheffer]

Got to remember that the engine and electrics are unchanged from the WEC rules, just the fuel flow meter increasing the bhp. Additionally the chassis remains remarkably similar to the LMP1 car so to say that this car is entirely unrestricted is not entirely true. Not knocking the fact that an F1 car this year will smoke this but they still had certain restraints. It wasn't to show what an no regulation car could do, just an released LMP1

[@juniorjota3342]

benjyheffer well, even if they make a Full Unrestricted LMP1, F1 still beat them up, send any car that you like, F1 beat them all, It's a fact that cannot be denied

[@David-eh9le]

"the secret ingredient is crime"

[@vatsalgohil7541]

This is literally how i drive my hotwheels car. It's so attached to the ground. AMAZING !!

[@Arthurzeiro]

Imagine If F1 only restricted engine sizes and number of cylinders and budgets, How insane would the designs be.

[@1320crusier]

Just engine displacement for N/a and forced induction. I think wed see some crazy shit.

[@BubuSnow93]

Probably pretty deadly :D

[@Bahamuttiamat]

No need to go that far. Remove the fuel flow limit on the merc PU, allow active aero and watch it fly.

[@rockzs74r]

why would they need bigger engine and lot of cylinder it onnly make it heavier. the 1.6 turbo hybrid V6 could deliver 1000 hp is power already with all the restriction and need to last for a long time. with removed fuel flow and higher boost on the turbo and reintroduction of banned tech like party mode and also proper tyre by pirelli, and etc F1 car could break any record in existence. the porsche do it with tiny 2.0 V4 anyway

[@bruhmoment802]

I have an answer, Giles Villeneuve

[@jeanricardo7102]

Vettel, Ferrari F1 2018 : 1m41.501s

[@ljgarrison6910]

This was only in May, didn't Vettel do his lap after May?

[@inox1ck]

LJ Garrison yes, but now F1 holds the record again

[@robraymakers8019]

They used hamiltons pole lap time just so they could say there faster than a f1 car

[@daviderossi9597]

@Autoreiji It's not a record anymore,sorry

[@andreaquartaroli939]

In Q2

[@markusschranner6896]

"So what makes your car so fast?" "The secret ingredient is crime."

[@edwarddemesa3063]

Imagine if F1 has no limitations...

[@cattcameo]

Almerich !APO statt AfD! Today has an insane driver lineup

[@paulthomson9709]

@@cattcameo when the good up and coming drivers get decent and competitive cars i may start watching f1 again

[@viktorbrynte8246]

I would also love to see all my favorite drivers die!

[@MisterNehl]

He beated the Nordschleife Lap record yesterday. He drove the 20,832 km in 5:19.546 minutes.

[@justicewarrior9187]

@@Riles07 MACH 10 for sure 😂

[@5ch4cht3l7]

@@marcoar3109 in some Countries the Meaning of . and , is swapped for Numbers. I think you should be intelligent enough to know what he meant.

[@canihavealongnamepleasebos4507]

Beat dumbass

[@luisdunfordgavira]

@@marcoar3109 you do understand that in some countries "." is a decimal point and "," is for thousands. Also it's clearly sarcasm which you seem to lack an understanding of, and as the saying goes sarcasm is the lowest form of wit, so if you struggle to understand that then what does that say about you

[@mrjakobt]

Riles07 German car, German race track -> German decimal separator

[@hillbillyreefer8996]

The only way this car is faster than f1 is because of no rules..let f1 go without rules and that record crumbles..

[@hillbillyreefer8996]

No rules and it still BARELY broke last yrs pole lap...they just explained to you how they had no restrictions...they said unrestricted several times...f1 has MANY rules that slow the car down....unrestricted f1 would DESTROY the record...

[@alvaro4k]

2018 F1 cars beat the lap record three times during Q2 this year, and they only didn’t go faster in Q3 because of rain. This is a really cool car though, I’ve always loved all the tech in lmp1 cars

[@diavolorosso69]

Fuckin' F1 fanboys- try to ruin everything that doesn't suck ecclestone's cock

[@justicewarrior9187]

Unrestricted F1 is actually too fast for human pilots !!

[@inox1ck]

First of all it has a more powerful powerplant. Show me a closed wheel 780hp faster than an F1

[@xm291atac6]

For all the F1 fanboys: They just made this up for fun. If they would develop it further it would be even faster. F1 teams put so much more time and effort into their development.

[@muz4050]

XM291 ATAC If they didn't want F1 fans to comment they would of left out F1 from thier title numbnuts

[@xm291atac6]

@@muz4050 I used to like f1 but it has become so boring. Hardly any overtakes and one superior team. 24h of le mans was great last week. Much better than any f1 race in the last 5 years.

[@jkbdk6723]

@@xm291atac6 LMAO, LMP1 is the most boring race class. Toyota vs nobody. GT PRO is fun to watch. And F1 cars is in a diffrent league, this modified 919 is fun and all but totally useless.

[@xm291atac6]

@@jkbdk6723 F1 over last years: Brawn dominating Red Bull dominating Mercedes dominating Why the f are you talking when you don't even have a clue?

[@xm291atac6]

@@jkbdk6723 F1 is boring af. All about safety like the shitty halo. Noone can show any emotions without getting massive critique. Boring shit...

[@sochyvonnnora6035]

0:55 when the camera pulled back and the guy stands a bit too close looking like he in love. Lol

[@ApexCris]

Looks like a modern Group C car with that wing! Love it!

[@jewbakkaa]

Porsche should take it to Pikes Peak

[@Horse6L]

I don't think VW would allow them since VW is taking its own (slower) VW branded version of the 919 to Pikes Peak this year.

[@Cousinouf]

Pikes Peak cars have to follow rules, this car doesn't follow any rule, it would be like saying "Mercedes should take their F1 Car to the Le Mans 24h"

[@jewbakkaa]

Not quiet, theres a big difference in the openness of Pike Peaks Open Class versus say FIA LMP1 rules ppihc.org/divisions-classes-fans/

[@Cousinouf]

jewbakkaa it is actually not even sure that the 919 Evo makes the safety requirements tbh, and also maybe this car can't even hold an 8 minute long run, plus I don't think the engine would work properly at such an high altitude so yea many reasons to say that this car is not suited for Pikes Peak

[@sunside79334]

afaik the only thing required at pikes peak is the crash cage, they're very pesky about it. and even if not, they always could ask organizers to shut down the road for them and try some runs, pretty sure this beast would shatter loebs record into pieces from the get go.

[@benjaminwiklund2602]

It's a GT1 no it's a F1 919 tribute: *laughs in aeroplane*

[@kresimircosic9035]

I am a fan of LMPs, but this illegal car record has been broken by a legal F1. F1 is boring as shit, they might as well just do qualifying from now on only instead of racing for safety concerns.

[@benjaminwiklund2602]

@@kresimircosic9035 Ok? I guess... I was joking about the sound and, yeah you hit me with this...

[@kresimircosic9035]

@@benjaminwiklund2602 There's a reason written jokes are the worst ones - there is 0 emotion passed on to insinuate the point. My statement still stands.

[@benjaminwiklund2602]

@@kresimircosic9035 I just don't understand why you would write that on a comment that is clearly a joke. There was never a point to the joke, that was just some jibberish I wrote 3 months ago because I thought it sounded a bit weird.

[@kresimircosic9035]

@@benjaminwiklund2602 I said I didn't get the joke. But I apologize if I insulted you. Cheers.

[@Ngutovi]

Damn! It's really quick around the bends. Love the sound of the engine

[@JoseGonzalez-xb8lg]

Sounds like a Fighter Jet... crazy car

[@counterfit5]

Jose Gonzalez turbochargers 😈

[@rethla]

Clearly you havnt heard a fighter jet

[@themanmaiken]

Porsche in 2018: let's break the record at Spa of a 2017 F1 car and do it without the regulations F1 2018: easy win 'brakes record in Q2' job done and didn't even have to break regulations

[@simonricard4403]

@@ryhatism But the softest compound available at Spa this year were the Supersofts..?

[@francisjohnoca5710]

@@simonricard4403 ultrasoftstl

[@jesuschrist2612]

Maiken Vanhee to this day this car holds the record for the fastest ever lap around the Nordschleife

[@Invin_cibles]

@@jesuschrist2612 Only because F1 cars aren't going around the Nordschleife

[@cia438]

Formula 1 still has been the most boring motorsports for the last couple of years. The cars are interesting, the races however are not.

[@mikeholland6750]

the amount of triggered f1 fans in this comment section

[@sebas8566]

Mike Holland yeah shitty fanboys

[@boltmix7294]

Why wouldn't they be, this record was already broken by a legal F1. I mean seriously, they don't abide by the rules and still can't beat an F1 record is sad

[@Anankin12]

@@boltmix7294 lol

[@shambles3458]

@Reyjinki .

[@eddie1683]

@Reyjinki bruh f1 don't race on the nordschleife

[@rtn_miruzz9111]

3:08 Jim Glickenhaus in the background XD

[@berut_san]

0:19 in 2018 Kimi beat this record KIMI FOR PRESIDENT

[@sebas8566]

Berci Fazakas F1 fanboy

[@nznegativeions]

@@sebas8566 u don't get it.

[@mpro8201]

@@nznegativeions finnaly some1 intelligent here,f1 has restrictions,this dosent,f1 dosent have airbusses wing on the back,this has

[@clodman84]

@@mpro8201 however, F1 cars are much bigger so the wing size is probably relative

[@AimanPF]

kimi, seb and lewis beat the record, epic

[@ObitoUchihaisgay]

Why cant the F1 cars sound like that

[@CL-fg5ne]

Why can't your profile picture be something else

[@hertzwave8001]

because its good

[@jnc1771]

Erm I am 49 and I actually prefer the cars sound now. Why because instead of just a screaming cacophony of sweet engine noises, I can hear the engine the spinning turbo the tyres scrabbling for grip the subtle slide of the tyres over the differing surfaces of track and kerbs and painted lines. All with the unique sound of the modern engines that let me hear the driver working and how his,invariably at present, input affects the cars performance. Yes the v10 sounded glorious and the Ferrari’s v12 or v8 just had that edge on the Mercedes engines for sound. But those days are gone and going, we will soon live in an era of almost full electric power trains for cars and trucks. It may appear distant now but the main engine manufacturer plan a decade in advance. They have to it costs too much. And if F1 is not relevant to them it will die a slow spiralling death, if not hastened by the likes of sky f1.

[@QurttoRco]

because you touch yourself while watching Japanese cartoons of underage girls

[@ariefrifqymjn]

Obito Uchiha rules

[@DrPepper776]

holy shit i thought the video was sped up. no way that's a real car. that is incomprehensibly fast.

[@dickrichard3095]

When you thought steering was exaggerated in racing games

[@nickcoulter973]

Check the video of the lmp1 setting the record at The Nordschleife a few months after this video. It is at the limit of what humans can even react to.

[@alexmaclean1]

From the in car video, I don't even know how anyone can process things as fast as that thing goes from turn to turn, absolutely mind blowing.

[@harrysadler4622]

I'm pretty sure if an F1 team were to make an unrestricted car the forces would be to strong on the driver.

[@Bazindi]

You do realize people pilot fighter jets for a living?

[@harrysadler4622]

Too strong for the driver over full race length. They could do a few laps probably.

[@harrysadler4622]

Current F1 cars can hit 6.5G through the corners. Unrestricted they could probably hit 7G+, bearing in mind the maximum permitted in most fighter jets is 9G-10G, which they're exposed too rarely, rather than 5G+ regularly during an F1 lap.

[@Arik-2103]

Adrien Neweys X2010

[@philrod1]

Fighter pilots have to wear g-suits to stop them from passing out.

[@RAY.POLARIS]

0:01 what the hell just happened?! The definition of the speed of light.

[@CalMariner]

Absolutely love the car, and your coverage. Extra unscripted cherry on top, the auto subtitles at 4:08 - 4:13 calling that beautiful sound "music" :D

[@LastGenKilla-_-]

1 thing I can say about this car is that on GT Sport I came just 4 seconds shy of a track world record driving it manual with no assists. This thing is a joy to pilot.

[@williamwinbowass3078]

The next person to beat the rekord is me in my 1989 Volvo

[@vocabulairedunbastoss3533]

I challenge u with a lada 😂🤘👊

[@Hellwinofficial]

If it was painted red it would have gone faster!

[@Nilguiri]

Imagine what it would do with some flames painted onto it.

[@harryhirsch564]

@@Nilguiri 😱

[@Nilguiri]

@@harryhirsch564 :)

[@Paris.Kalachnikov]

Ach Nein!

[@Wooooahhh6272]

Nilguiri it would hit at least 2000 mph

[@oliversperling1546]

Almost looks unreal the way it takes those corners😱

[@Tom-und-Jerry]

Wow, what a low flying jet comes around with that awesome sound 😎 Love Porsche engineering 😍

[@dxme9190]

Why should Porsche do a new lap record on the Nordschleife, if they already got the record since 35 years?

[@danielhcdeath-eater258]

to be honest they can easily beat that record with a "stock" 919 hybrid on engine power only, the 919 evo is a bit of overkill : D

[@shihanarifai6640]

Dead_ Vendeta666 that lap by stefen bellof was legendary tho

[@speedpassat4075]

Shahid Rifai and a year later he died at Spa

[@dxme9190]

The Truth but probably not by porsche

[@E9X330]

The Truth yep, the Aston Martin valkyrie

[@ridgefrost]

From the thumbnail it looked like VW's ID.R....would love to see a match between those two

[@ridgefrost]

@Bennie Daniels the ID.R has broken records on every track its been to, nurburgring, pikes peak, goodwood(not exactly a track but still counts) nd others

[@Fantastika]

@@ridgefrost idr was 46 seconds slower around nurburgring than the 919

[@siran424]

@@ridgefrost I hope this is a joke. The IDR is almost 50 seconds slower than this Porsche 919 in Nurburgring.

[@f1dog]

ground effects are amazing

[@pijen]

the car doing laps around the track looks like it's going to take off any second but the sheer amount of downforce keeps it glued to the track. amazing

[@baonguyen-qi3ic]

Omg that very first second 😱😱😱

[@ernodios]

Watch in x2 speed

[@_LEONKING_]

I wish they could race with no limitations, imagine the kind of things they would have to come up with in order to be faster than each other

[@invalidterhzyy5608]

León that probably would be the case but they tried it with group B. I know it’s a different type of racing all together but if today’s cars had no restrictions just imagine how much more debate there would be around the safety of it

[@mitchellbaker4847]

There is actually a pretty well written article from 2004 www.popsci.com/cars/article/2004-09/speed-formula-none Explaining why a de-restricted racing class would be fatal for its competitors, the g forces generated by cars with unlimited aero, potential for sucker cars, not being limited to a 4 stroke engine (hello gas turbine), you'd far exceed what the human body is capable of withstanding before you run into tire limitations.

[@_LEONKING_]

@@mitchellbaker4847 I'd like to see just how much they can push drivers and machines. Like in a different class where the teams decide what is too much and what's not, I'm pretty sure it wouldn't go too far before the cars are too fast for the drivers brains to even keep up. It would be awesome to see that at least once

[@nicolahohler3578]

I would love to see a race series without technical limitation

[@CripSkillz]

Awesomely insanely faster than any thing I ever saw on road course wtf!! So sick!

[@msl5253]

It Did The Ring in 5:19.55 (with video) smashing the 35 yr old record by almost 52 secs June 28th

[@Lowtraxs]

It did it! It just broke the record on the Nordschleife with a 5.19. So insane!

[@FredMiller]

That footage of the car on the track literally raised the hair on my arms!! WOW

[@TeAcecho]

As a F1 fan, I can tell this is fantastic machine 🙂👍

[@nikhiljose433]

I reckon you'll have to change the 'F1-beating' bit in the name of this vid after this year's Q3 in Spa. Love the engine note of this machine, though.

[@jerryldavis1823]

So what will happen if f1 car was modified like that ?

[@jerryldavis1823]

McLarenBMW what?

[@NoBandsLand]

Jerryl, It would be an absolute safety nightmare firstly, and they would never overtake again. With how much it'd cost, there'd be about 3 teams left. F1s rules are a necessary evil

[@themindgarage8938]

The car would probably have so much cornering grip that the driver's G-force tolerance would become the limiting factor. Even if you stuck with the V6 turbos, 1500-2000hp is probably possible if you can live with an engine that blows up after 10 laps.

[@celador14]

ya was very expensive due to development of kers

[@acupofbleach8975]

McLarenBMW that's a nice story about your life ^^

[@milkncheese1]

Wow wow wow... just wow... Seeing that go that fast is wow.

[@Leowavekid]

Just absolutely Fantastic!👍🏼👊🏼

[@Benspi]

It would be quite amazing if 2018 F1 cars can go even faster, and I think they will, or they will at least match it or come very close to it this year.

[@tichoo8255]

Bernard Spiteri They will in fact only get slower. New regulations for 2019 say that front wings need to be a lot less complex, therefore overtaking will get less difficult with the increase of lap times. Search “Chainbear F1 2019 regulations” on KZbin if you want some further clarification on the new regulations and rules for 2019.

[@Benspi]

Ummm yeah I know about the new regs for next year, I said 2018 not 2019 :)

[@TrungLe-dv9nd]

Of course they will be faster, 2018 f1 cars are 2 second faster than 2017

[@celador14]

Trung Le are 1 second.

[@lpforever1854]

Well, the 919 will make another stop at Spa later this year. And, since simulations suggested, that the car should be able to go even faster.

[@miquelrosellcarmona714]

Sounds like a freaking rocket!!!

[@hiitzesiang9986]

Wow cool post thanks for sharing😍

[@Panos125S]

Impressive Creation ! ! !

[@antreasgeorgiou1411]

I want to see it in NURBURGRING

[@Ewane]

antreas georgiou it went there

[@antreasgeorgiou1411]

AOR SmokingPuppy841 did it make a flying lap?

[@danielhcdeath-eater258]

nope.... They did a lap behind a filming porsche suv and made a 3 min video out of it....

[@BB-zv8tx]

This would be really, really interesting...how close would it come to bellofs lap time, or could it possibly be faster???

[@antreasgeorgiou1411]

Rick Sanchez from Dimension C-137 probably faster in the hands of a really good driver.

[@thobiazz]

"One Day"... That day has come

[@Caracatungas]

I love this car so much, one of my GT SPORT favorites

[@bossb5088]

What it's not even ingame lmao

[@Caracatungas]

@@bossb5088 I'm sorry, did I specify model? No I didn't.

[@dobermanpac1064]

Hey one off cars are always fun to run or watch... I've always thought the only rules should be safety rules..

[@groomlake51]

I’m a race engineer in 🇺🇸 I really look up to Europe and how hi tech they are! My whole life I have been thinking of ways around the interpreted words of a rule book. Much respect for these guys to push the boundaries !!! Honesty I think F1 needs to get rid of all the rules . There’s is something beautiful when a man or a lady challenges possibility . I have always been a Adrenalin junky and I like stepping out of my comfort zone and seeing what I’m made of... even if it is risking my life! I think DANGER is what I was so in love with in racing. My gramps my pops and me have all driven race cars , but now days it’s too watered down. You have these young drivers that have no fear because the cars are so safe they think they are invincible . I was born in the 70s and cried for a week when my hero senna died, I cried when dale died and for many of my fathers and grandfathers friends died racing. I remember being stupefied by the Group B Cars. Racing to me was so mystical because of the danger involved ! Now I’m not saying we should not make the cars as safe as we know how. All I’m saying is you don’t go watching bull riding worrying about if some one is going to get hurt! NO MORE PC in racing

[@mantastic4292]

if f1 gets rid of its rules then the car will become a death machine and not pilotable by a human driver however it would be very cool to see.

[@ScorpionSrokk]

@@mantastic4292 unlikely, they would just get too expensive to feasibly race except for the big teams.

[@giorgoskalafatzis4896]

Well that's quite a farewell

[@Michelle_Schu-blacka]

I'll bet that at 4:00, there were many Petrolheads having strange stirrings 'downstairs'. But there needs to be ONE racing series with no restrictions. One where engineers can just go insane and produce the best car they can possibly create. There's probably a method of reconfiguring the aerodynamics of the car on track to deal with wake. Presumably, if you know how the air is exiting the car in front, you could deploy additional aerodynamics to sort of 'recycle' it into something beneficial? I think you'd find combustion engines getting smaller and electric (or other ERS/clean) engines becoming lighter, more powerful and able to go longer distances at full tilt, which would obviously translate over to road vehicles.

[@gls600]

I'd like to see 33 of these on the grid of a 2 1/2 mile oval.

[@losportintemporeale]

The reason why they doing this 919 tribute and 919 evo is to keep all the engineers and crew together for as long as possible. In fact, they are hoping that Porsche re-enters WEC if the new regulations in 2021 attracts Porsche. Also, I think at the moment it is not possible to do competitive laps in a prototype car around the Nordschleife because it is too dangerous.

[@lpforever1854]

It´s not dangerous, but I don´t think that Porsche want´s to touch the magic 6:11 of Bellof because of the myth surrounding the time and driver.

[@platinbullet]

@@lpforever1854 lool

[@thulasidalam]

@4:19 it sounds like fighter jet.. 😱

[@foxxrider250r]

WIsh I could find out more info on the powertrain and such, would be so cool

[@miqojoe]

The faster you go with this cat the better it drives its nuts but it makes soooo much sense

[@apexmoto9610]

"Maybe one day you'll beat the Nordschleife record"... Prophetic words :^)

[@dexterjsullen]

When the AI target car is on insane mode

[@theeurodriver3378]

How does this not have more likes 😂😂

[@gtracer6629]

I'd love to see a series like the original CanAm series again. 500÷cu.in. engines...You had to have been there. Glad I was.

[@Arnechk]

I stood at the track on a random trackday, watching the Radillion, actually, and sure, all cars were fast, but the Radicals were out of this world going through there, I couldn't wrap my mind around it. But this, holy shet, this is on another level.

[@unnamedracer9757]

Just image, maybe 15-25 years from now we might see someone beat a one minute lap

[@johnmcsorley572]

driver would have blackout first corner

[@unnamedracer9757]

@@johnmcsorley572 not necessarily

[@_kijetesantakalu]

@@johnmcsorley572 That only happens with vertical G's, where the blood rushes to your legs (I.E. Flying a jet). Race cars don't have vertical G's, they have horizontal G's.

[@havrik2101]

Imagine how much g's would be put on the driver when taking a corner at like 120 mph lol

[@cattcameo]

Around 4-6

[@ZombieDeMierda]

* laughs in g-loc *

[@gordonanderson3111]

They left out one feature, banned in racing, yet mentioned on a top gear show that test drove the 918. On the first & original design sketch for a car with electric fans that pull air out form under he car and blow it out the back to blow away drag, it says "It sucks the road".

[@tannafgto]

The interviewer is in love with that guy 😂

[@strangeimpact]

That maybe because Timo Bernhard is a living legend. Fastest human being around the Green Hell 😏

[@xenofalcon]

So this is what happens when the FIA is not breathing down your neck and halting innovation

[@ivanzivkovic7572]

"Halting innovation" Name one thing they changed compared to the LMP1 version that was actually an innovation and not something that has been known for a long time but just isn't allowed in LMP1 rules

[@Someothername2134]

Imposing restrictions actually allows for innovation. Squashing something that was innovative at one time but then making it illegal forces people to change and try another method.

[@dudove1]

FIA is homosexual

[@wowolph]

I would love to see f1 without limiting the cars. Would be exciting!!

[@Eduy02]

Nope it would not, probably 6 or 8 wheeled AI driven racecars with so much down force that they literally can stay in throttle trough out every race. That would be so expensive that only Mercedes, Ferrari and Red Bull can compete because others would be miles away from the Tech standpoint.

[@neonicplays]

@@Eduy02 wdym thatd make it hectic

[@darrylbradshaw216]

When you have 'no rules racing' you end up with the carnage that was group b. As good is it is to reminisce over those times a lot of people died.

[@mq87.racing]

I'd love to see an f1 team try make the ultamite f1 style car and see what it could do

[@youraveragered4951]

When your car likes the speed IM FAST AS **** BOYYY

[@nicholasvincent1897]

Vettel. Hamilton and raikkonen all did 1m41.5seconds in quali 2

[@philipplippe3607]

the f1 went even faster this year

[@nofool9621]

It looks like its planted on the road on rails the way it moves and turns on the corners. Unbelievable. Truly remarkable.

[@chappy48]

That cornering though!!