If you could drive any F1 car.

[The Pits]

tough to get it down to just one

given even the slowest F1 car would be beyond my ability, performance or race record is entirely irrelevant

I'd need paddleshifts for sure.

would probably have to be the 1990 Ferrari V12 for me.

'94 car might sound even better but the combination of looks and sound hit the sweet spot in 1990.

[Nicholas Blair]

91 McLaren Honda for me...

[nicanary]

For ordinary folks like us, try something from the 50s like the Maserati 250F which was famously user-friendly.

Not as quick as a 90s Ferrari but still a heap of fun, I'm sure.

[Streps]

Ferrari F2004
MP4/4
Or Mercedes-Benz W196

Edited by Streps on Thursday 29th March 15:28

[37chevy]

Hmm difficult, one of the following 3

94 Ferrari
Lotus 91/10
Jordan 191

[belleair302]

Lotus 78 'wing'
McLaren MP4/12 (2000) car
Williams FW 14B (loaded with technology)

Fo pure driving thrills and scaring myself silly W154 Mercedes-Benz, pre war 1939!!!!

[fatboy69]

I have been lucky enough to get behind the wheel of two F1 cars in my time:

BRM P57/8 - the ex Graham Hill 1962 world championship winning car.

JPS Lotus 92 chassis 5 which was an ex Nigel Mansell car now owned, I think, by Roger Wilis (or Wills as I can't remember which!).

Both great cars to drive although the BRM scared me some what as it didn't appear to have much strength. The Lotus was a different animal altogether - very very fast & I was relieved to exit the cockpit without putting the thing into the wall!!

F1 cars I would love to drive would be a McLaren M23, Lotus 79 & any Ferrari with the preferred choice being the ex VIlleneuve 312T3 that Mike WIlds crashed at Goodwood a few years ago.

Goes without saying - McLaren MP4/4.

Slightly off subject - also want to drive a Porsche 956 or 962.

Edited by fatboy69 on Thursday 29th March 16:32

[Eric Mc]

Lotus 49.
Lotus 25
Lotus 16

[lord summerisle]

lotus 49.

[cragswinter]

Shark nose Ferrari
Brabham bt55
1989 mclaren honda

Any of those thanks

[Vocal Minority]

Lotus 49 & 250f - total 100% icons to me.

I am not even close to competent enough to be able to tell apart modern ones. So even a back of the grid dawdler would be sufficiently pant wettingly rapid for me, so it wouldn't matter. Just an F1 car would do in that context

[Robb F]

+

[fatboy69]

Robb F said:

+

+1 for those sublime McLarens.

If only today's breed of F1 car looked like those..........

[Tet]

Williams FW14B. I'm sure it would very quickly highlight my lack of skill behind the wheel. But still. Amazing car...

[pingu393]

I'm with EricMc. A 60s Lotus as driven by Jim Clark.

I think I could drive one as they are so similar to real cars with and no aero to worry about. I doubt that I could even get one of today's cars off the grid and if I could I'd crash at the first corner for going too slow.

[Xtype]

lotus 98T

[Porky]

1958 Vanwall
Mercedes W196
Mercedes W163
Lotus 49

[Life Saab Itch]

Lotus 49 chassis R2.


Nothing else could come close.

[Soovy]

Robb F said:

+

10000x this.

[Mark A S]

1930's V16 Auto Union, all that power and no grip