Interesting! I feel more smarter now!

I don't mean to 1 up the OP but here is the video if you prefer.

don't you think F1 would use regular pump gas if there was really no difference? Racing fuels exist for a reason just like air plane fuels exist for a reason...

F1 gas is basically just really tightly controlled pump gas. The results of the test are pretty much Inline with that.


Why does my phone capitalize Inline and want to add a "Pro" after it?:facepalm:


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So essentially the F1 car will run on the Chevron gas I use in my Z just the same right?

What video? u mean this video?

Lol no this video

^^ what video?

Formula 1? - The Official F1? Website
Here's a quote from the article above - "Surprising but true, despite the vast amounts of technical effort spent developing a Formla One car, the fuel it runs on is surprisingly close to the composition of ordinary, commercially available petrol"...

Correct me if I am wrong, but don't Europeans have higher octanes available than the US?

Surprisingly, water and hydrogen peroxide are very close in composition...only difference is one oxygen atom...would you drink hydrogen peroxide if you couldnt get water?

Octane rating - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

its wikipedia so take it for what it is.

I know they use a different measurement. Not sure if comparable ratings are different.

The bottom line really seems to be that F1 uses low-tech fuel. One of the many ways they try to slow those cars down to non-lethal speeds. Doesn't really mean that regular street fuel is that great, though.

Exactaly! You didn't post one ;)