Richard Hammond drives F1 Renault R25 car at Silverstone - Top Gear - BBC Autos
Richard Hammond realises his dreams by driving a formula one car around the Stowe Curcuit at Silverstone. Will he be able to learn everything he will need to know from the Formula One experts? Watch here to see the full clip from Top Gear! Don’t forget to click beneath the video to view in high quality, and visit www.topgear.com for all the latest news and car reviews.
May 23rd, 2009 at 2:45 pm
how much money in £ did Renault use to make to develop this R25
May 23rd, 2009 at 2:45 pm
yeah, a car belonging to Alonso singing God save the Queen is a nightmare for him
May 23rd, 2009 at 2:45 pm
haha the car was singing at the end:D
May 23rd, 2009 at 2:45 pm
lol You can test drive them i think
May 23rd, 2009 at 2:45 pm
19,500 need I say more!!!
May 23rd, 2009 at 2:45 pm
i will sell my testicles to have a go in one of them beasts.
May 23rd, 2009 at 2:45 pm
Too bad a silly ricer with crappy taste like yourself will never be able to make 1 million, let alone several millions of anything.
May 23rd, 2009 at 2:45 pm
dam my respects to F1 drivers
May 23rd, 2009 at 2:45 pm
At 9:22 the formula was singing like a bird
May 23rd, 2009 at 2:45 pm
WoW that formula 1 car was monsterous the Veyron has nothing on that car wow it scared me just watching the poor man take off at that speed wow
May 23rd, 2009 at 2:45 pm
their not automaticsd
there are 2 padels on teh left adn 2 on the right
on the right theres the upshift and a clutch
and on teh left theres a down shift adn a clutch
so when your shift down you clutch with the right shift with the left
and when going up clutch with the left adn shift with the right
theres just no foot clutch, but its still there
and you need both clutch paddles to got off the line adn the beginning of the race
May 23rd, 2009 at 2:45 pm
7-gear semi auto sequential with shifting paddles, the only way to shift so rapidly without going full automatic (eg 4 gears upwards in as little as 3 seconds, and even faster downwards when braking. Try doing that with a stick shift without slamming it everywhere and breaking the synchromesh)
May 23rd, 2009 at 2:45 pm
They have quick shift gear boxes. There are two clutches. The driver simply has to press a paddle on the back of the wheel to shift one gear up or down. When standing and you want to start driving you have to use the clutch which is another pedal below the 2 shifting paddles. When the car is driving you don’t need the clutch as such any more.
May 23rd, 2009 at 2:45 pm
Despite such high levels of technology, fully automatic transmission systems, and gearbox-related wizardry such as launch control, are illegal - a measure designed to keep costs down and place more emphasis on driver skill.
Transmissions bolt directly to the back of the engine and incorporate a torque-biasing differential that works in conjunction with the electronic traction control systems to ensure the maximum amount of power is applied to the road.
May 23rd, 2009 at 2:45 pm
The gearboxes of modern Formula One cars are now highly automated with drivers selecting gears via paddles fitted behind the steering wheel. The ’sequential’ gearboxes used are very similar in principle to those of motorbikes, allowing gear changes to be made far faster than with the traditional H gate selector, with the gearbox selectors operated electrically.
May 23rd, 2009 at 2:45 pm
sequential manual gearbox with paddle shifters, that means its a manual without clutch and changes behind the steeringwheel
May 23rd, 2009 at 2:45 pm
so the clutch is auto.
May 23rd, 2009 at 2:45 pm
7 gear manual transmission. There are paddles behind the steering wheel that let the driver change gears.
May 23rd, 2009 at 2:45 pm
You sir are a fool.
There is alot better cars than a Skyline GTR.
And i would like to see you drive a formula renalt sucessfully
May 23rd, 2009 at 2:45 pm
Have someone try to drive an all out world rally car for an episode. that will be another favorite lol
May 23rd, 2009 at 2:45 pm
kinda semi auto, i think, but theres a hand clutch for starting i reckon
May 23rd, 2009 at 2:45 pm
manual
May 23rd, 2009 at 2:45 pm
this guy sux at driving and he actually owns a zonda, what a dumbass,
if i had million+ i would buy 2 skyline GTRs
May 23rd, 2009 at 2:45 pm
i think they r the flappy paddle transmission thats behind the wheel.
May 23rd, 2009 at 2:45 pm
are f1 cars manual or auto transmission