Grand Prix Rejects

Bear with me on this one...

I subscribe to EVO magazine in the UK. This month they have done a track test comparing a Porsche 911 GT2 RS with a Cayenne Turbo. The GT2 RS has 611bhp and weighs 1370kg, the Cayenne has a mere 493bhp and tips the scales at 2170kg (which is rougly the same weight as Nigel Mansell in the 95 McLaren).

So how does the relate to HRT vs Red Bull? Well, the GT2 RS lapped their test track in 1m19.9secs, the Cayenne was a full seven seconds slower, as you would expect. Today, in FP2 Narain Karthikeyan (in the fastest HRT) was almost expactly 7 seconds slower than Mark Webber over a similar lap time. Which begs the Jonathon Palmer memorial question - what are HRT doing?

Not really comparable. HRT's car is underdeveloped and unsofisticated, and their drivers aren't the class of the field as all us have noticed over the time. Though I would have expected a Cayenne Turbo to be much more slower than a GT2 RS (12 seconds slower or so).

Phoenix wrote:Not really comparable.

I realise that, but it does show how important aerodynamics are - the HRT and Red Bull have roughly the same power and weight, yet the performance differential is similar to that of a track focused supercar and a top end SUV.

noisebox wrote: what are HRT doing?

Doesn't matter what they're doing!
Sorry, just HAD to say that. Last time, I swear!

it's easy :

RB budget x
HRT budget x/10