To The Moon!

[PW]

"If F1 decided the first one to reach the Moon wins, we'd do it." Paul Seaby, Race Team Manager, Lotus F1® Team.

Remarkably he says it with a straight face.

Wary of the video title "Human Ignition" potentially containing truly horrific scenes of brutal war crimes or shocking self-immolation in protest of corrupt governments, turns out it's just some light-hearted PR from a soft drinks company sponsor of sarcastic twitter presence/F1 team Lotus.

Curious marketing association/ SEO strategy aside, I thought the quoted statement sounds quite an entertaining idea.

How do you think the teams would fair?

Which team arrives at the launch pad with a load of fireworks strapped to an office chair?

Which driver gets shot into space never to be seen again?

Would "enthusiasts" still complain endlessly about how much they hate it whilst eagerly watching every second and following every detail?

[Stu R]

Red Bull would get there first. They have wings.

McLaren would spend 30 years developing the very best way of doing it, master it, then forget to disconnect the fuel hose.

Maldonado would crash into Saturn.

[The Angry Gopher]

Great to see Lotus F1 and Maldonado showing true sportsmanlike behaviour by attempting to launch Guttierez in Bahrain.

[Eric Mc]

Stu R said:

Red Bull would get there first. They have wings.

In space, you don't need wings.

[Some Gump]

Eric Mc said:

In space, you don't need wings.

What about if you're quite active, and have a heavy flow?

[Megaflow]

Stu R said:

Red Bull would get there first. They have wings.

McLaren would spend 30 years developing the very best way of doing it, master it, then forget to disconnect the fuel hose.

Maldonado would crash into Saturn the launch platform.

EFA

[Alfanatic]

Someone will point out that the new hybrid rockets sound st and they should bring back the good old Saturn V engines (appropriately named the F-1 engine, funnily enough!)

[paranoid airbag]

Stu R said:

Maldonado would crash into Saturn.

In testing, yesterday:

[Scuffers]

Alfanatic said:

Someone will point out that the new hybrid rockets sound st and they should bring back the good old Saturn V engines (appropriately named the F-1 engine, funnily enough!)

yup, the Rocketdyne F-1 - the most powerful single chamber liquid-fueled rocket engine ever at 1,522,000 pounds thrust - Saturn V rocket had 5 of these under it.

Just to put this in perspective, the fuel pump for this engine is rated at 55,000 Hp (41Mw).