F1 car VS Powerboat VS Superbike

There are so many scientific angles we could take with this, but who are we kidding, this is just cool!


A while back Fifth Gear did a speed comparison between a Formula 1 car, a superbike and a powerboat to see which could accelerate quickly enough. The result isn't really surprising but it's amazing to see just how quickly the F1 car pulls away after they all start at a similar speed. Enjoy!

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It's nuts seeing how quickly that Honda F1 car pulls away after initial acceleration.

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Mind you, the superbike doesn't do half bad in the end, though it still can't match the take off of the F1 car.

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how would a plane have faired. Surely beaten land and sea?

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how would a plane have faired. Surely beaten land and sea?

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That test has actually been done. The Ferrari F1 team put 7x world champion Michael Schumacher up against a 747 and a fighter jet. The F1 holds its own for the first few hundred metres and then gets completely blown out of the water (by the fighter jet anyway, the 747 run was much closer).

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Yeah, I remember watching Schumacher take on the plane and the fighter jet.

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Yeah, I remember watching Schumacher take on the plane and the fighter jet.

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