F1 Car v Radio Controlled Car: DRAG RACE

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Thanks to Red Bull Racing for joining us - @redbullracing

The Red Bull Racing F1 car is BACK, and it’s facing one of its toughest opponents yet… An RC car?!

Now we know what you’re thinking - surely an RC car can’t beat an F1 car?! After all, this is no ordinary F1 car - it’s the F1 Championship-winning RB7, which is powered by a 2.4-litre naturally-aspirated V8 that can deliver 750hp & weighs in at just 650kg!

Think that’s light? Well naturally, the RC car is SO much lighter! What’s more, it’s also a fair bit cheaper too, costing just £1,400 all-in-all to get it drag race-ready.

Of course, they’re not the only competitors here though. We also have a Honda NSX, which is powered by a 3-litre twin-turbo V6 along with two electric motors, which combine to put down 581hp & 645Nm. It’s a whole load heavier than these two, though, weighing in at 1,760kg.

So what do you think - does the pocket rocket have what it takes? There’s only one way to find out - LET’S RACE!

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[carwow]

Do you want to see more RC cars on the channel!? Comment YES below if you do!

[samuelharris]

Honestly the amount of skill and concentration you'd need to control an RC car going that fast whilst being so far away. Props to him.

[predictorbibulous]

The R/C guy's face when he won the first race was priceless. You can tell he's been thinking about it forever and it went better than he imagined.

[skatiaris]

"If the team is happy, im happy"
Never getting tired hearing that phrase.

[mosfet]

That RC car almost matched the Rimac Nevera in the 1/4 mile. That's insane.

[Blearky]

Can we just appreciate that David Coulthard is just open for all type of fun? I love that he just want to push F1 cars even outside of the normal race tracks. Big thumbs up.

[yash]

Red Bull is the only team which is down to do crazy stuff with and have fun with such expensive cars....mad respect

[rochditidjani]

That was a great race. I knew the RC car was going to be fast during launch but didn't think it would last that long. I was blown away by it's speed!

[RCTanksTrucks]

Awesomeness! Arrma makes impressive RC's

[KevinTalbotTV]

wow, i didn't think it would take down the f1 car!

[KB]

Can we simply enjoy the fact that David Coulthard is up for anything? I like his desire to just push F1 vehicles outside of traditional racing courses. An enthusiastic thumbs up.

[ARRMARC]

What a crazy race, we still can’t really believe we raced *and* gapped an F1 car!
Thank you to everyone involved, we had a wild time…if you guys have anything faster up your sleeves we’re always ready for a rematch 😎

[shogun]

This was Exactly what I have been waiting for someone to do. People don't know how crazy RC Tech is right now.

[ChillYourMind]

carwow casually stepping up the game with insane quality content videos, well done.

[carlcloutier]

Do this again with a miniature RC FPV camera on the RC car so we can see the race from the car’s POV. Great fun, keep it up.

[KINGSISQO]

I feel like the rc car was making the f1 noise the whole time. It deserved to 🔥

[hruns]

The look on the RC guy's face when he won was incredible; he looked so excited and proud 👍

[DuoMotovlog]

The RC guy expression is priceless...he truly loves his car.✌️

[celcorcm]

The motto of David the F1 driver
"IF MY TEAM IS HAPPY I AM HAPPY"

[TiptronicSS]

I can't believe a whole F1 team and David Coultheart came to race a toy car and also be so patient 😂 Awesome of them to participate, bravo!