Why Porsche is Awesome: Meet the F1 Killer LMP1 919 'Evo'

[Will Mazeo]

Read your own comment <snip>...not gonna say anything else about

my comment

Idk why but this kind of car make it look like they are faster than open wheels that can go faster than them (ALMS P1 gave the same feeling to me compared to Indycars on same tracks, even when there was no GT close)
Wouldn't complain if F1 went that route instead

Not talking about downforce or drag, just looks. Maybe you are confusing with the actual poster that talked about those things, which was this guy

Closed cockpits and covered wheels create more downforce and less drag.

No need to be so rude mate. But I get it not all of us get good education/manners, you are forgiven although I got to report for breaking ToS. Have a good day.

 

[elrollaor]

the same car of lemans with some modifications to generate ground effect ,nice publicity for porsche

 

[RobertGracie]

Fair enough, yup an F1 allowed to use DRS everywhere would be quicker. Still impressive for a car based on a WEC car to get up there, shows how much rules slow cars down!!

yeah probably right, it would be like a Silhouette of an F1 by the look of it but it would be built for time attack runs only

 

[Will Mazeo]

Dont even need to allow F1 to use DRS everywhere, just remove the fuel limit and watch the track melt. Toyota was 5 second faster by just ignoring the fuel regs at Paul Ricard, imagine F1

 

[JoelK]

F1 is still the pinnacle I suppose but the LMP-H cars in my view are still the most incredible race cars in recent history.

Agree totally, still the fact the can cover the whole distance in one race that f1's cover in a one season and still keep working(except for toyota) just is mind-boggling for me.

 

[JoelK]

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[Perun950 RACING!!!]

New f1 cars are alot faster than last year cars and they have new tyres.

 

[dud]

Once again, no it didn't. The f1 is still the fastest car. The only reason it went slower is because of the drs zones. Give an f1 the possibility of using the drs everywhere and it will dominate once again. Then remove all the f1 regulations and it will be even faster.

I'm not sure I follow that line of reasoning.

You can look at it as "919 has active, automatic aero". The same way that is has active, automatic suspension.

The reason why it is faster than F1 is that it is allowed to use computer-controlled chassis features. Not because what buttons the drivers is allowed to press when.

 

[lukas005]

Just want to add that according to some sources, their ultimate target for SPA is 1.36. Absolutely crazy!

 

[Warlord_Gonagy]

While this is cool, unregulated F1 cars would be lapping at least 5-6 seconds faster than this, so I don't know as it qualifies as an "F1 Killer". Still though, really cool to see what LMP could be if they'd just get their rules straight.

 

[BhZ]

I'm not sure I follow that line of reasoning.

You can look at it as "919 has active, automatic aero". The same way that is has active, automatic suspension.

The reason why it is faster than F1 is that it is allowed to use computer-controlled chassis features. Not because what buttons the drivers is allowed to press when.

My point was simply that the f1 is still the fastest car but because of the competition it races in, it never had the chance to go at 100%. The drs from an f1 is still part of the car, no matter when you activate it. The circumstances made that porsche go faster than an f1, but it is not faster than an f1 in general. It's like saying that an f1 driven by me is slow because i go slower than a pro driver in a fiat panda...

 

[N'Gear]

LOVE IT

 

[Perun950 RACING!!!]

I'm not sure I follow that line of reasoning.

You can look at it as "919 has active, automatic aero". The same way that is has active, automatic suspension.

The reason why it is faster than F1 is that it is allowed to use computer-controlled chassis features. Not because what buttons the drivers is allowed to press when.

Yeh but still 2018 cars should be faster than 919 evo.

 

[SS454]

I hope this inspires a team like Ferrari or Mercedes to release the unrestricted potential of an F1 car.

Take a 2018 spec car back to Spa next spring. Unrestrict the fuel flow limits, DRS everywhere, hypersoft tires, and some side skirts. That alone will make the car several seconds faster.

 

[F1Aussie]

No it doesn't. The porsche was using DRS in every single straight, even the little ones between each turn.

Plus from what I can make out it wasn't built to motorsport rules but just to see how fast it could go. Do the same with an f1 car and it would be faster again. It is not comparing apples with apples.
Plus we will probably see a record pole time again in F1 there this year which may beat this regardless.

 

[dud]

I want to see this thing do a couple of laps in Monaco before or after the F1 race.

"race" hah

 

[Durge Driven]

whoop whoop

F1 last year broke 10 lap records .....in real races with real race cars

For a Lap Record to stand, it must be posted during the race, not in practice or qualifying and certainly not a "track day"

 

[Damage Inc]

whoop whoop

F1 last year broke 10 lap records .....in real races with real race cars

For a Lap Record to stand, it must be posted during the race, not in practice or qualifying and certainly not a "track day"

Not strictly true, an outright lap record can be outside of motorsport governing body rulesets, however what this car did was not a WEC lap record, and indeed an unrestricted F1 car would go even faster and set the outright lap record, but that wouldn't be an F1 lap record even though it was an F1 car. Also the 919 evo was not DRASTICALLY altered. It was "unleashed".

 

[Nico_Sause]

Alien Aero oO !!! great sound

 

[Durge Driven]

Tomato, Tamato

In motorsport, the fastest lap is the quickest lap run during a race

I am not saying Wiki is correct

I subscribe to that theory because the vehicle has competed with the obstacles
a race can throw up

Indy only race laps are fastest laps
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Indianapolis_500_fastest_laps