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Originally Posted by racerbruce
...I've always wondered what it's like to sit at the hairpin....aren't the cars at max speed as they approach??
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It's next to impossible to describe a F1 car's ability to decelerate...first time there I (and others) couldn't stop saying "OMG!". They come in at 170mph (max speed is reached on the start/finish straight - 200mph), then brake down to 70mph. You start to be able to tell when they get it wrong...even before the inevitable lockup.