Audi R15Plus testing @ Monza

1 april 2010 - short clip of the Audi R15Plus testing at Monza in preparation for the upcoming season, using the pre-1973 track section configuration, no first chicane, straight into the "Curva Grande" - not an april fool at all :)))

Category:

Sports

Tags:

• Audi
• R15Plus
• Monza
• LMES
• LMP1

[heelandtoe33]

I don't like chicanes. Therefore, this video makes me happy. :-D

[takuradagr81]

F1 should do that go straight ahead the speeds they'd reacg would be incredible!

[speedf1league]

Oh wow...

[FormulaOneSpy]

(Damn character limit)

And the diesels have always set the highest top speeds at Le Mans, so I don't understand how a Lola could have been faster at Monza, not to mention faster than F1...

"I reckon 2008 Audi or Pug set a top speed record"

What top speed record you mean? Overall? I think its pretty safe to say Antônio Pizzonia's 369.9 km/h (Italian GP 2004) is still the record and LMPs have never even been close to breaking that at Monza.

[FormulaOneSpy]

I want to argue. If you meant only top speeds with "quicker" (with lap times, numbers would speak for themselves, F1 is faster and by a quite clear 10-12 secs margin) despite that LMPs have less drag, they have more weight and less power than a F1 car. Usually that has equalled about 20-30 km/h lower top speed compared to F1, at least what I remember seeing trap speeds on tv broadcasts. It's hard to find actual trap speed statistics from the web.

ps. Despite my username, I'm sportscar fan too.

[redriverman2006]

@FormulaOneSpy Do you want to argue your point? Or was that a driveby disagreement?

[DBoy02]

@redriverman2006 It's not exactly difficult to make a prototype faster in a straight line than an F1 car. Just the fact that they have fenders cuts back on drag significantly, which makes it easier to get good speed.

[FormulaOneSpy]

@redriverman2006: Probably not (all of your claims).

[redriverman2006]

@takuradagr81 I think we have a great demo of what an F1 car would be like through there. Maybe even quicker. If I recall correctly in 2007 the Lola B07/17 Judd was quicker in a straight line than the F1 cars. Quicker even than the diesel if I'm not completely misinformed. I reckon 2008 Audi or Pug set a top speed record.