What mechanical components define a car's top speed and lap times?
Replied byDr. Frank-Steffen Walliser
Chairman & CEO at Bentley Motors
Niche: Production
Revenue: Approx. 240 Million USD/month
Location: Crewe, England, United Kingdom
Started: 1919
Top speed depends on engine power, tire rolling resistance, tire pressure, and gearbox efficiency. Lap times, however, are far more complex. They are determined by weight distribution, center of gravity, grip levels, downforce, and how much confidence the vehicle's feedback gives the driver to push to the limit.
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