[JamesH]

Originally Posted by fourWheelDrift

Problem is that different vehicles are designed to run on different types of tracks. If you race on a drag strip the dragster will be fastest by far, the Indy car would probably outpace an F1 car on a 2 mile plus oval and on a European style road course the F1 would beat the Indy car and the Dragster simply couldn't do it.

The fastest cars at Le mans (about which I confess I know very little) must be pretty close in performance to F1 and I think the gap has been shrinking over the years but on most tracks F1 runs on I suspect the F1 car would be quicker but at circuits where the premium is on aerodynamic efficiency and which have very long straights (such as Le Mans itself) the F1 cars are probably slower in overall lap time as well as top speed.

It is never as simple as which car is faster but I am quite certain that there is nothing out there that can match an F1 car for top speed, lateral G and change of direction, one of these yes but all three no. Closest thing I know is probably a hill climb car like the Gould GR55 but I don't think you'd find an example that could do 200mph.

Just wanted to say I thought that was a very good post.