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Likely, none of us would be able to simply get into an F1 car and even drive it anywhere at all.

There was a Top Gear episode where Richard Hammond tried to drive an F1 car. I figured with his experience he could make a decent go at it, but apparently the cars are so specifically tuned for going fast that it's all-out, or nothing.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EGUZJVY-sHo



Specifically, the problem is braking.

In normal use, a F1 car will never be driven gently. It will be driven very, very quickly by a professional, racing against other professionals who are also driving hard. So the tires have a lot less traction when they're cold, and the brakes don't work enormously well either.

Hammond needed to be going much faster, just so the car could work properly; but alas, he's a television show host, not a driver.




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