F1 car vs M5 speed test

[Wizzo]

Would you believe that, over distance, an F1 car is only just quicker than an M5?   And this is not a BMW stunt either -- as proved by Dutch Formula 1/Red Bull driver Robert Doornbos in his RBR office.

He drove the length of a dead straight 20 mile dike, the Afsluitdijk. The speed trial's previous record was 201mph, which was set by an M5 -- yet Doornbos managed only to drive 0.4mph faster over the length of the run.

Maybe he was too slow on the on-ramp? Judge for yourself -- there's a link to the video below.

The road on the dike sits just 20 feet above sea level, and dams off the Zuiderzee, a salt water inlet of the North Sea, and turns it into the freshwater lake named the IJsselmeer. Opened in 1933, it protects Amsterdam, among other places.

Watch the video here

I'd love to have been travelling on the opposite side of the road when this test was taking place. 

[Ian]

Wizard, all I got was a black screen 

[Wizzo]

ooops  try this link Doornbos

[Ian]

Sorry, must be this old dinosaur here wizard, still can't play it 

[Wizzo]

Make sure you have flashplayer installed and the video will run automatically. Youc can download it from this link Flashplayer

[Ian]

Cheers wizard, just watched it, your right it would have been interesting to have been on the other carriageway 

[CrazyHorse]

i can go out and buy a dodge viper for 25 grand from auto trader and drive faster than them both 

[CrazyHorse]

ive just seen the 5th gear video of the M5 racing the F1 BMW.....the M5 had no chance