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Written by Ollie Marriage
As you well know, we"re sticklers for regulations here at TG. So when we decided that we ought to have a pace car at Charade (read our circuit guide here) for our Speed Week track test - to appease the track authorities and our insurers - I went straight away to the big book of FIA regulations and looked up the requirements for a Formula One safety car. Because that"s how we roll. In among all the claptrap about "taking up position 20 minutes before the start of the formation lap" and needing to "be driven by an FIA-appointed driver and carry an FIA observer" was the vital information: "it must be able to maintain a minimum speed level to prevent the tyres and brakes of the Formula One vehicles from excessive cooling and the engines from overheating". Allow me to translate: it must be fast. Without putting too fine a point on it, we have excelled ourselves. Formula One might have the AMG GT R, Moto GP the BMW M5 and WEC Porsche"s 911 Turbo, but none of them was fit to lead our overpowered Speed Week convoy. Straight to the top. Bugatti Chiron.
Date written: 5 Nov 2018
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ID: 13945
As you well know, we"re sticklers for regulations here at TG. So when we decided that we ought to have a pace car at Charade (read our circuit guide here) for our Speed Week track test - to appease the track authorities and our insurers - I went straight away to the big book of FIA regulations and looked up the requirements for a Formula One safety car. Because that"s how we roll. In among all the claptrap about "taking up position 20 minutes before the start of the formation lap" and needing to "be driven by an FIA-appointed driver and carry an FIA observer" was the vital information: "it must be able to maintain a minimum speed level to prevent the tyres and brakes of the Formula One vehicles from excessive cooling and the engines from overheating". Allow me to translate: it must be fast. Without putting too fine a point on it, we have excelled ourselves. Formula One might have the AMG GT R, Moto GP the BMW M5 and WEC Porsche"s 911 Turbo, but none of them was fit to lead our overpowered Speed Week convoy. Straight to the top. Bugatti Chiron.
Date written: 5 Nov 2018
More of this article on the Top gear website
ID: 13945
