What Happens When An F1 Car Takes To The Streets?

What happens when an F1 car takes to the streets? Gumball 3000 have released a promo video where a full blown F1 car takes to the streets of Manchester in England. I wouldn’t say chaos ensues, but there are enough people with quizzical looks on their faces as the F1 roars past them! Of course this would never happen in real life, but the video makes a comical statement about how such a car would fair in every day traffic situations. I know one thing, it would get you to work pretty quickly, though! Oh, and don’t forget the cool factor, just imagine rolling up to your mate’s place in this!

The Gumball 3000 is a yearly event held in various countries around the world. This year the Gumball 3000 will start in Dublin, Ireland and finish in Bucharest, Romania. The organisers have issued this short press release regarding this year’s running of the Gumball 3000.

”The 18th annual Gumball 3000 Rally is hitting the road from April 30th – May 7th, with 120 supercars driving from Dublin to Bucharest – two completely new locations for Gumball’…’

For the technically minded amongst us, here are the stats on the car you see in the video:

Hp: 640
0-100: ca 2 seconds
Chassis: carbon-fibre monocoque
Wheel suspension: upper and lower wishbones (front and rear), inboard springs and dampers actuated by pushrods (Sachs Race Engineering)
Brakes: six-piston brake callipers (Brembo), carbon-fibre pads and discs (Brembo)
Transmission: Ferrari 7-speed quick-shift carbon gearbox, longitudinally mounted, carbon-fibre clutch
Chassis electronics: MES
KERS: Ferrari
Steering wheel: Sauber F1 Team
Tyres: Pirelli P Zero
Wheels: OZ