Onboard with Jenson at Bathurst

Hats off to Vodafone Australia for releasing this on board footage on YouTube showcasing Jenson Button’s 1:48 lap around Mount Panorama last Tuesday. That’s a great lap time, of course, but how quick could a fully prepped F1 car go around the 6.2km track? It seems a widely held belief the four-year-old McLaren MP4-23 was running at about 85% of its full potential.

Button has said breaking 1:40 is achievable. That’s another 8 seconds cut from an already impressive time. We reckon there’s a full 10 seconds to be had though.

[Thanks to Al for the tip]