Could An F1 Car Win The 24 Hours of Le Mans?

Here are some facts that give hope that the F1 engine could complete the 24 hours: - F1 teams do 3/4 days of 8h testing during preseason with a single engine. - The current Alpine Hypercar uses a Mecachrome Formula 2 engine (with even more power!). - Last year, a NASCAR car managed to complete the race with 0 engine issues. That car also had more power from that engine than a current NASCAR Cup car. - The Acura ARX-06 has what was going to be the next IndyCar engine. That car has also successfully completed multiple 24-hour races without engine dramas. - DTM. Their races last less than an hour right? Well, in 2003 a DTM car won the 24 hours of Nurburgring. A race that doesn't even have SCs to give the components a break. - Cars like the Porsche 911 Carrera Cup or TCRs weren't designed for 24-hour races, yet they compete in endurance races all over the world every week. - The Mercedes-AMG One has a current F1 engine in it. You can do thousands of kilometres with it. - There's multiple examples of prototypes using F1 engines for endurance races when F1 engines were way less reliable (they had to last one weekend instead of 6-8!). It's not impossible for the F1 engine to last 24 hours specially with a low power mode, "the lift and coast", the low temperatures at night and a dozen of 10+ minute pitstops. SCs, FCYs and slow zones would help a lot too.

The F1 car would break down, can’t simulate reliability here

While i highly doubt a F1 car would last the whole race,better to not give Max any weird ideas.

I guess if you modified the F1 to allow for refueling and have the engine turned way down to last all 24 hours there's a possibility of winning. It would be an interesting project.

In addition to all the engine reliability concerns, to make an F1 car legal to run on this circuit, you would need to add fenders, lights, necessary safety requirements, and a starter. At that point, you would basically have an LMP1 This is a good theoretical video though

F1 car after the straight: AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA Le mans car after the straight: bro im chillin

Good over 1 Lap and good over 24hrs are very different things The F1 car probably won't survive, the engine isn't built to go that far

Comparing a f1 car to a Le Mans car is like Comparing a marathon runner to a runner

Max is just sidequesting 😂😭

A better question is how long would an f1 car last in a 24 hour race

F1 are faster than Hypercars, but they don't even have 50% of the durability

The F1 car would last around 10 laps on the mulsanne straights before it started falling apart. Everyone is hyperfocused on the engine not lasting that long, and, while that's probably true, I don't think the general public realises just how bumpy the road is on those straights. Not only would the suspension break apart, the floor of the car wouldn't survive long either if they were to use the normal ride height that makes the whole car work.

I dont think f1 cars are meant to run 24 hours nonstop tho

11 sets of brake discs and calipers for 24h 😂

Le Alpine: very funny, but le real question is "could a F2 win the 24h of le mans?"

I don't think that F1 cars would be able to withstand the contact in terms of bodywork, trips through gravel, etc. I also think that in-race refueling would pose a problem.

F1 cars are not designed to run that long.

Awesome video!! But this don't take into consideration that F1 cars go through heavy repairs and restoration after each weekend. Engine oil would need refilling, gearing would need oil bath, many many parts go through so much care, that we can't figure out. 99% chance F1 wouldn't last more than 5 hours. So a typical Garage 56 in my eyes.

You're also forgetting about all the practice and qualifying sessions for F1. They are more durable than you think now adays

shouldnt the f1 car refuel in pit garage with extremely slow fuel flow rate