Button, Lowndes to swap cars at Bathurst?

**Rollo** · 22nd March 2011, 19:32

Video of Lowdnes in F1 Car:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=odiNA...layer_embedded

Fox Sports Report - also includes video:
http://www.foxsports.com.au/motor-sp...-1226026007400
While no official times were kept for the event, with officials concerned about exceeding 'safety levels', Button was lapped Bathurst in a McLaren Formula One car in at least 1m48s.

Unofficial timing suggests that Button's lap was 1m48.5s.

More video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F3xIV...layer_embedded

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MotuX...layer_embedded

**TheFamousEccles** · 23rd March 2011, 07:31

Did button drive Lowndes' car? I've had a scan through youtube but cant see any footage...

**TheFamousEccles** · 23rd March 2011, 07:32

Feckin' awesome, by the way! It's a pity that F1 will not go to interesting and challenging tracks like this.

**ShiftingGears** · 23rd March 2011, 13:54

Originally Posted by TheFamousEccles

Did button drive Lowndes' car? I've had a scan through youtube but cant see any footage...

Yes he did, it was on RPM this morning, and some news broadcasts last night. He seemed pretty stoked about it.

**wedge** · 23rd March 2011, 14:27

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**Rollo** · 23rd March 2011, 19:17

Originally Posted by TheFamousEccles

Feckin' awesome, by the way! It's a pity that F1 will not go to interesting and challenging tracks like this.

If something like this were to happen say at Skyline:

...over the edge of that wall is a pretty big drop away into the never never. F1 cars at Bathurst would be a flamin' dangerous idea.

Also if something like this were to happen:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rmGEvRFQcqU
... potentially something with even more dire consequences than merely a suspension spring falling off the back of a Brawn could happen. Bathurst might be fine for Touring Cars which a whole heap of ironmongery in them, but an F1 car?
"Tell him he's dreamin'"

**Rollo** · 23rd March 2011, 19:25

http://www.abc.net.au/local/photos/2...23/3171244.htm
Firstly, it was the first time an F1 car had been driven around Mt Panorama.

Really? What about the 1958 Australian GP? How about the Gold Star Series?

Bib Stillwell - Forrest's Elbow - Cooper T51, Easter 1961...

Er?

**RJL25** · 28th March 2011, 09:53

The Mclaren engineers made both Button and Lowndes back right off for the dipper and drive right around the outside of the track, the engineers said the dipper is just too much of a steep drop for an F1 car and would have to be filled in for it to be possible for an F1 car to drive it at full speed.