The famous Eau Rouge corner at the Spa-Francorchamps racetrack has excited race fans for generations. Here this video comparison shows the speed differential between Formula One cars and the machines of mere mortals.
There’s some debate over what the other cars actually are. The YouTube clip describes them as FIA GT cars, but we’re not sure if that’s the case. There’s even debate over the accuracy of the speed shown by the F1 cars? Has it been sped up; who knows?
Whatever the case may be, this is still an entertaining clip. After all the majesty of an F1 car through Eau Rouge at full pace is something to behold.
[Thanks to Richard for the tip]
3 replies on “Formula One cars v mere mortals through Eau Rouge”
the overlapped footage is from a trackday.
there are radicals, caterhams, exiges, gt3, gt2, old 911, 944.
they are most definitely not fia gt cars.
i don’t believe the f1 footage is sped up, as you can check marshals and crowds moving at normal pace on the left side.
Yeah defiantly not FIA GT cars but regardless how crazy is the difference in the line and just how much more speed they carry through it!
It is obvious that the two sequences are shot from different standpoints, the F1’s from much closer to the corner, thus exaggerating their perceived speed…