How much faster have Formula 1 cars got over time?
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 Published On Mar 5, 2024

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In 2022, Ralf Schumacher drove the Williams FW25 that he raced in the 2003 Formula 1 season at the Red Bull Ring. This was no mere demonstration run, however. Instead of the grooved Michelin tyres the car was built for, he ran on modern Pirelli slicks, and set a fastest lap of a 1:08.170, which was only two tenths off Michael Schumacher’s pole lap there in 2003, and would have been the third fastest lap time if set during the Austrian Grand Prix that year, being just under nine tenths off Max Verstappen’s fastest lap, in a car 19 years older, driven by a driver 22 years older.
Classic Formula 1 cars are frequently brought out of retirement to do demonstration runs, but it’s rare to see them running at 100%. Attempts have been made to make direct comparisons between Formula 1 cars of different eras, most notably in the official Formula 1 games, and assorted Assetto Corsa mods. These however do leave a lot to be desired in terms of simulation accuracy, and the behaviour of the AI. I however prefer to use cold, hard data in the form of qualifying lap times.
In this video, we are going to take a sample of circuits that have been on the Formula 1 calendar for a long time, and compare the fastest qualifying lap times set each year to see just how much faster Formula 1 cars have gotten over time.

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Timestamps

0:00 Introduction
1:56 Mongrip
3:08 F1 Car Evolution
14:26 Silverstone
21:00 Monza
26:07 Spa-Francorchamps
28:30 Monaco
34:49 Nürburgring
39:32 Hockenheimring
43:32 Suzuka
45:37 Albert Park
47:37 Sakhir
48:41 Sepang
49:34 Conclusion

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