Top Gear: Renault F1 Power Lap

[littlebaek]

the video of the lap goes from 1:44 to 2:51..which is obviously more than a minute. do you think topgear lied about the time then? or maybe there was just some overlap between the clips when they edited them together...but then again, seven seconds of overlap between clips is a lot..anyone else have any thoughts?

[galaxything]

it wasnt just 1 stig the whole time.

[Nutter4561]

The Stig was Ben Collins, but the person driving this was Heikki Kovalainen

[500205]

@Nutter4561 no no no look it up it was schumi all the way they just had the reanult

[ikke3wie3anders3]

schumacher in a renault ? i don't know but this sounds totally wrong!!!!

[nunslittletoy]

@ikke3wie3anders3 Schumacher? what?!?!

[ICEMAN9RiZ9R]

@ carGT222 I don't wanna discuss in the comments of a YouTube-Video, cause it's annoying with the remaining characters :p So, therefore, I looked out for a thread where is the same topic in discussion.

Search exactly „f1 car acceleration 0-200” on Google and click the first result link. You'll enter a thread about this topic on f1technical (.) net

Especially take a look at the posts from „xpensive”. The others are quite random.

[saf768]

@true the FXX was shumacher's so he drove it but ben collins was the stig

[dino9232]

dayum me tooo...lol

[ICEMAN9RiZ9R]

@carGT222 0-100 km/h is around 2.5 seconds and 0-200 is around 5 seconds. The breaking time is around like you said. Maybe 2.5-3.0 seconds.

[Master1906]

Considering this is in the wet.. wow

[thnk4urself]

@gac18 actually more than 80% I think. this F1 lap and the FXX lap were the only ones documented not to be ben collins

[squirreljester2]

Jesus fucking christ, 6 seconds 0 - 150?!

[Antihans2]

I knew that he called again his favorite car. F40

[xbenemisisx]

2:32 I Love that sound sooo much

[gzhde]

the stig is michael schumacher nobodz else could drive that fast and alonso stinks

[CODEEmx527]

seems like its always raining in england...

[Albe983]

@MrTR500

6 seconds from 0 to 150 mph :)

[NANOFORGE]

@Albe983 It would take a Nascar about 9 seconds to do that. Proof that nothing can outrace F1.

[TheTheskymaster]

i reckon this car can go around the circuit in 50secs when its dry

[NE700x]

That was Heikki Kovalainen who drove it.

[mashuboyable]

this car shouldn't be on the board, its not street legal, and those are the rules of the lap times

[dazcrad17]

they should put Red Bull from 2010 season:)

[Stounage]

alonso was busy FUCK ALONSO

[MrSmartComment]

2:35 Jeremy says it all :D

[cocorocks88]

apparently that wasn't the "real" stig driving, as renualt wanted someone they could fully trust drivin the car so they used heikki kovalainen as he was thier test driver at the time.

[Ele3tricEye]

@cocorocks88 the stig could have done it, he has the sack

[hamley001]

2:30 what a glorious noise that V10 made, pity they got rid of it for the V8's

[danthemanpatrick]

They need to do this more often. They should really start a new Power Lap Time Board just for F1 cars. Have on one car per series or something. I'd love to see if a 2010 Red Bull can beat 59 seconds.

[diamantr25]

So, is this one the fastest "car" ever in TG on its track ?

[nickjb01]

could listen to the scream of that engine all day long

[bugsbunny159]

now if your a man and you didnt just jizz your sad and gay

[dacasman]

incredible :o

[Sursion7]

This was the Stigs first lap and he dominated. Not even any warm up laps or anything!

[hellbound64]

@Sursion7 lol obvs they dont show the warm up lap....

[TechnologyR0xx0rz]

From 2:34 to 2:40 I had an orgasm.

[thegreg55]

@TechnologyR0xx0rz there is like semen everywhere

[thegreg55]

its almost comical how fast those things change direction

[tootsie400]

2:36 and I just wet myself

[A2ZviaBLT]

what i find funny is that we actually see the lap being shown taking off at 1.45 and crossing the line at 2.52 so over a min.

admittedly i don't know how this was edited and i'll admit we may have seen certain footage twice from different angles so that jeremy could fit in all the commentary.

i simply thought i'd point out that there is more than a minute of footage.

and anyone who tries to tell me i'm wrong, i'm a mug, etc. didn't i just admit that i could be wrong. yeah, i know. kthbye

[Reiterj3]

@A2ZviaBLT i think thats cool that youve noticed that but i think just different camera angles so jeremy can finish his commentary so thats funny how u noticed that

[Glennfalconi]

Even jeremy clarkson was shitting himself.

[supercooled]

There's strong reason to believe the Stig may be Martin Brundle. He's still able to drive an F1 and more importantly, he works for the BBC.

Remember Tiff Needell drove a Williams FW28 and he was like a fish out of water since it's been so long and the gap in technology was too great. Brundle actually gets to see the F`1s every season.

[xKriZ765x]

@supercooled but it could also be coulthard cause he also commentates for f1 and still often drives f1 tracks in the cars

[ABisopht]

the tires aren't racing slicks? 

[danthemanpatrick]

@ABisopht The reason the tyres have those ruts in them is because the cars were deemed "too fast." So for a few seasons they used tyres like these that were not quite slick in an attempt to slow the cars down through the corners. I'd love it if Top Gear would do this again with the 2010 Red Bull RB6 (with straight up slicks).

[bunneybeast]

I love jeremy's reaction to the follow through!!!

[Enrage13]

@MikieP4121

Hammond was able to drive an F1 car (albeit not well) in a day. Stiggy is a professional race driver who has driver a hundred different high performance vehicles. Also, you can see that he has a few problems with the car, indicating to me that he is no expert when it comes to F1.

[Enrage13]

@MikieP4121

Doubt it. Watch Schumacher in the Ferrari FXX; He (and all the other F1 drivers on SIARPC) takes a different racing line than the Stig.

[PulletSurprise]

@CathalFolan

Like riding a nuclear explosion.

[Riujinzero]

The Stig handled that thing way better than Hammond did...

[FredrikBswe]

That was Heikki Kovalainen driving. He is not the Stig, usually.

[ProXJoss]

haha this is stigs birthday and christmas present rolled into one haha

[rock3tcat]

I am more amazed by the amount of grip that car generates through the fast and slow corners, no understeer at all!!! :D

[Peacefulhumanbeing]

Formula 1 engines are the coolest sounding engines in the world. I get goose bumps every time I hear them pass by. Amazing.

[heatedpete]

OMG! that is unbelievable acceleration up to Chicago and through the follow through!

and i think a Coma Go-Kart has unbelievable acceleration!

[danthemanpatrick]

That sound of the engine bouncing off the rev limiter just before he sets off is one of the greatest sounds I've ever heard in my entire life. This might be my favorite video of all the vids on YouTube.

[danthemanpatrick]

Thank you SO much for uploading this!