LeMans cars vs. F1

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Which would be faster round the same track?

Are they so similar that the type of track would matter? My thinking is in most cases lm would be faster due to masses more downforce and fewer regulations to slow it down...

only asking cos we just had a wonder round canary wharf and saw an audi lm and a bmw f1.... mmmm and new amv8 is gorgeous

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tuscan_thunder said:

I think F1 car engines are stronger than many think especially if the max revs are turned down a bit - it'd still have more power than Le Mans car and have much more downforce etc.

thanks chaps...

tt why do you say f1 has more downforce than a lm car. i dont know but i'd be amazed if thats true. the lm car rear wing has about 4x the surface area of f1 wing and underbody venturis are massive, also with such a bigger frontal area the front downforce on the splitter must be huge too...

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tuscan_thunder said:

ah but screw the revs down to 15,000 max and the F1 engine reliability goes way up. ... round Le Mans, the F1 car could probably build up so much of a lead that it could pit, change tyres and brakes and still easily rejoin in the lead.

cool thx for so many answers.

but begs the question, why bother developing a new lm prototype. just buy a ferrari 2004 f1, turn the revs down and bolt on a sexy composite body

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The DJ 27 said:

Technically 1991, when Mazda won. Japanese car, run by Oreca, a French team. It's viewed as a French win in France, predictably

surely an audi win is a victory for europe hence a victory for chirac! vive la france