F1 Lap times
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Sline

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498 posts

214 months

Thursday 10th February 2011
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Strange request i know but is there such a website that lists lap times from all eras of F1 cars for the same track etc? Just keen to compare the mad 80s turbo stuff against others and see the difference in times as technology moves on.

I have searched but my internet serching is not that great...


CraigyMc

17,866 posts

252 months

Thursday 10th February 2011
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Sline said:
Strange request i know but is there such a website that lists lap times from all eras of F1 cars for the same track etc? Just keen to compare the mad 80s turbo stuff against others and see the difference in times as technology moves on.

I have searched but my internet serching is not that great...
How about over here

Harji

2,223 posts

177 months

Thursday 10th February 2011
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So what track can we reasonably compare with ? After all they have all changed over the years. Also, its all about speed through the corners, I think that's where the biggest difference between modern F1 cars and say they 80's turbo power houses.

CraigyMc

17,866 posts

252 months

Thursday 10th February 2011
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Harji said:
So what track can we reasonably compare with ? After all they have all changed over the years. Also, its all about speed through the corners, I think that's where the biggest difference between modern F1 cars and say they 80's turbo power houses.
Monaco hasn't changed all that much, but it's hardly a good track to compare on...

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davepoth

29,395 posts

215 months

Thursday 10th February 2011
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Harji said:
So what track can we reasonably compare with ? After all they have all changed over the years. Also, its all about speed through the corners, I think that's where the biggest difference between modern F1 cars and say they 80's turbo power houses.
Montreal, or possibly Melbourne?

Harji

2,223 posts

177 months

Thursday 10th February 2011
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davepoth said:
Harji said:
So what track can we reasonably compare with ? After all they have all changed over the years. Also, its all about speed through the corners, I think that's where the biggest difference between modern F1 cars and say they 80's turbo power houses.
Montreal, or possibly Melbourne?
IIRC Montreal had changed ever so slightly on the exit of the hairpin. I only know as I had been watching all the BBC F1 archives last year.