Originally Posted by SVeeedy Gonzales

Ultimately the car would win, I think we all know that.

But that's with all the extra money, development, etc. chucked into it. And the fact that they don't have to go anywhere near as far as bikes do when they race.

What's the distance a car does in a race before tyre change and fuel refill? If race bikes were allowed to do that and had been developed that way (plus more fancy electronics, 2 wheel drive, etc.) then perhaps there would be a closer match.

Be a right pain though... it's bad enough now - how much fun would if be if you had to keep stopping for fuel for your 5 litre tank and change your tyres every 50 miles on your sports 1000 bike??

F1 bears little relation to cars on the road, whilst bikes are a lot closer to their racing forebears. We're faster in the real world and that's what matters