Bugatti Veyron v Red Bull F1 car: DRAG RACE

Thanks to everyone for helping to set up this drag race:
- F1 Car: @redbullracing
- Porsche 918 Spyder: @wam_barn
- Bugatti Veyron: @GVELondon

What a LINE-UP!

The Red Bull F1 car is back, and it’s facing off against two incredible road-going hypercars - the Porsche 918 Spyder and a Bugatti Veyron!

So let’s see how these three incredible cars compare. Starting with the 918 Spyder, it’s powered by a 4.6-litre naturally-aspirated V8 coupled with two electric motors. Combined, they can produce 887hp and 1,280Nm of torque. Power is sent to all four wheels via a 7-speed automatic gearbox, and the car tips the scales at 1,674kg.

Then we have the Veyron. It’s equipped with an incredible 8-litre quad-turbo W16 engine, and this can put down 1,001hp and 1,250Nm! Power is sent to all four wheels via a 7-speed dual-clutch gearbox, and it weighs in at 1,888kg.

Then finally we have the F1 car, driven by Red Bull’s reserve driver, Liam Lawson. He’s driving Sebastian Vettel’s Championship-winning RB8, which is equipped with a 2.4-litre V8 that can produce 800hp. It’s easily the lightest car here, at around 700kg, and all power is sent to the rear wheels only.

So will the F1 car sweep these hypercars to the side? There’s only one way to find out for sure… LET’S RACE!

[wam_barn]

Thanks for having us again, carwow! I think we can all agree the Red Bull was incredible. 😍

[HMZ]

Am I dreaming or did Mat just forget to do the customary Carwow sound check on some of the greatest cars he's ever had on this channel?

[BRN.]

The Veyron's design is aging surprisingly well.
But that car needs a service.😅 It just wasn't in racing condition.

[Sammaherloughnan]

Hi everyone, just a bit of clarification. The Bugatti was going into limp mode every time full power was applied, because of this the ECU would not allow launch control to be engaged.. there may have been a couple of issues but it was basically an airflow sensor that needed changing. When I tried my cunning plan i tried to slowly bring the throttle to full power but unfortunately It didn’t work. It’s a shame and wasn’t anyone’s fault. I’m sure we will get it back again and then show the full potential 👍👍

[lovelehstuff]

That Veyron is what happens when you don't pay the 50k a year maintenance 💀

[spadgm]

Damn that Veyron was slower than a golf diesel lol.

[GeoffG-ATX]

LIAM LAWSON! So Glad to see him here with you Matt. So cool that Red Bull is willing to work with you. Such amazing times, I can't wait to see more madness again!

[rbarbetta]

That older F1 car sounds AMAZING. Nice to see Liam Lawson doing Red Bull stuff too!

[davidhunternyc]

The Porsche 918 performed insanely well. It's a street car, with air conditioning and a stereo.

[kiwiryker]

Carwow, Red bull, owners, and everyone involved in bringing videos of epic racing like this to us all - Thankyou from all of us ❤

[ashleypearce]

You've got to love the sound of the older f1 cars, true automotive audio bliss

[rhino]

Really cool to see the F1 car winning them all. I cant imagine the distance it would pull away if you added corners.
That 918 a beautiful masterpiece!

[Wolfdings]

And not to forget: The 918 is almost 10 years old! What a masterpiece!

[abhilashputhusseril]

I graduated when the Bugatti finished the drag race 💀

[bluedew]

It's more than a few times now that we can do a frame-by-frame analysis and it clearly showed Mat jumped the start but the stewards said no.

[paganizondasroadster]

The race we’ve all been waiting for. What about a P1 and La Ferrari to this.

Edit. I believe it’s the holy trinity of all cars. Some bloke somewhere owns all 3. Think about it.

[JL-gfyc]

Bugatti veyron vs F1 car is something I spent most of my life searching for on YouTube

[EvilTim]

Imagine you have a 918 Spyder but you don't even include it in the title of the video because it's not that exciting

[marshallmarthes]

Those v8 f1 cars sounded like heaven, I was lucky enough to go to a couple of races during that period

[Gangstabob]

A more competitive drag race would've been my Camry vs the Veyron