![]() Compared to the 2020 regulations, the cars have become heavier by around 48 kilograms (106 pounds) and more sluggish in slow-speed corners because of aerodynamic rule changes. This year, Verstappen’s pole time was 1m29.708s. Hamilton’s fastest race lap may have been slower, but this was because in 2004, refueling meant the cars could run light throughout instead of slowly burning off a full tank through the race, as they do now. In fact, Schumacher’s time would have put him only ahead of Nicholas Latifi on the Bahrain 2020 grid - a sign of the overall speed of that generation of cars. Still, Lewis Hamilton’s pole time of 1m27.264s, even on slick tires and low fuel, puts the car a step ahead of the Ferrari. In the 2020 Bahrain race, the Mercedes W11 was by then near the end of its development cycle, as the pandemic-induced calendar reshuffle pushed the Sakhir track to the third-to-last round of the season. ![]() Michael Schumacher driving the Ferrari F2004. For a long time, the F2004 held lap records at a number of F1 circuits, only to be beaten by the W11 as F1’s rules (which strictly govern how cars are designed) allowed the cars to get quicker and quicker. But does that mean it’s the fastest ever?įor comparison, let’s look at two of the cars widely regarded as the quickest in F1 history: Ferrari’s F2004 car from 2004, and the Mercedes W11 from 2020. If Red Bull continues to ride roughshod over the field, the RB19 could enter the pantheon of the greatest F1 cars of all-time. Ferrari boss Fred Vasseur noted the car has “a mega big DRS effect, bigger than everybody else,” saying, “we have to understand how they are able to do something like this.” Mercedes’ George Russell even said in Australia he thought Red Bull was “holding back,” and that the team was “almost embarrassed” to show its full potential in races, for fear the rules could change to rein in its performance. The Red Bull RB19 car is so dominant, this year’s championships already look settled. The race-winning move by Max Verstappen on Lewis Hamilton!! □□□ #AusGP #F1 /9iry7Vo0f0 ![]() The Australian GP saw Verstappen make it three wins in three races for Red Bull, negotiating the flurry of red flags and safety cars to continue the team’s perfect start to the season. Verstappen’s overtake on Hamilton in Jeddah was one of many in his breezy recovery from 15th on the grid to second, finishing behind teammate Sergio Pérez. As a seven-time world champion in his 17th F1 season, Hamilton knows quite a bit about the fast cars. “I’ve never seen a car so fast,” said Hamilton. ![]()
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