Talk:McLaren P1™ GTR/@comment-189.78.189.212-20151030020408/@comment-118.42.195.180-20151111161723

Good job. However, remember that you beat the record without a real world car. The base model at PR 78.8 before upgrades is the real thing. You don't have any of the extra work or physical load of an F1 driver. Couple that with performance that seems much higher than stated in the specs. For example, the P1 GTR corners like a Porsche 919 Hybrid that has 0.60g more grip and is lighter. For example, my P1 GTR takes the Mulsanne corner at Le Mans at 180 mph (290 kph).

I was just watching a video from ESPN with 6 time Le Mans winner Alan McNish where he goes through a lap corner by corner. Alan McNish - Le Mans Lap (ESPN) 2011, https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=rQEXncsFwyo In this he describes how his LMP1 car takes Tetre Rouge at 140-145 mph (230 kph). It was from 2011 but those are speeds you that RR3 you can take a maxed Ferrari F40 through Tertre Rouge.

I don't want to deprecate your skill but just to give an example of the differences between the simulated vehicles and reality.