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Originally Posted by 4play
2011 Williams FW33. Signes was a small lift and back on the power. I had 3 laps in the high 1:11s - the Paul Ricard Club Circuit lap record is Nigel Mansell in a 1990 Ferrari 641 at 1:08. So on a rev-restricted car with old, hard compound slicks, I was probably 5-6 seconds off the pace.
I was definitely not out for a Sunday drive.
Have you driven a modern F1 car? Or are you just saying this based on watching races on TV? It's actually pretty progressive if you aren't being an idiot and mashing the pedal. For a first time driver, the most difficult thing to do lap after lap was to brake hard enough without locking up. You need a ton of pedal force to get the brakes to even work and the pedal travel is about 5mm, so it's difficult to modulate.
Obviously, the V6 Hybrid cars have more torque than the 2.4L cars did, so probably easier to spin them up on corner exit. But the modern chassis are very neutral and communicative (as you would expect).
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Nicely done, sir!! Excellent lap times!
I have not. I've driven and been driven in an old DTM car...Robert Wickens was my tutor. I've spent quite a bit of time with the Mercedes team prior to the Hybrid Era. Spot on about brakes and chassis performance. I'm now an old guy and left foot braking has always been a challenge...rewiring the brain isn't easy.
Having done so, both you and I know that the last ragged time is where the mistakes are made. This is my main point!!
Driving an FW33 moves you to hero status. Well done!!