World's Fastest Camera Drone Vs F1 Car (ft. Max Verstappen)

Max Verstappen: Is that the

fastest

camera

drone

in the

world

? Speaker 2: They're screwed. Max: Do you think that can follow me around in an F1 car? I think it may be one of the best F1 shots ever. David Coulthard: First of all, let's see if you can beat me in a straight line. Shaggy: Okay, yeah, let's see. David: First to cross the finish line, quickest victory. The

drone

is in position. Alright, let's do this. Here we go. Shaggy: 150. 180. David: It's amazing. Shaggy: 250. David: It's amazing. Shaggy: 310. Wow. Well. David: This is not a fair comparison. Shaggy: I think I've got you there.

David: You definitely did. There is a small problem. In reality, these cars are not made for this type of competition. Here is a real challenge. You film a smooth, well-framed shot of the entire lap around Silverstone in an RV20 with Max Prime. Thomas: Stupid. Stupid idea to build this. Shaggy: It's going to be difficult to get that speed and then it's going to be impossible to get the stamina for a full lap. Thomas: This is going to be difficult. Shaggy: Yes. David: Following a Formula 1 car around the circuit is much more difficult than in a straight line.

F1 cars are unrivaled in their ability to corner and also decelerate through braking. Can a drone handle that rapid acceleration and deceleration in corners? Then there is the distance. The boys will need enough battery to fly at full speed around this 5.8 kilometer race track. They need to make sure the engine and electrical system can absorb that amount of sustained energy without bursting into flames. Then there's the challenge of having to learn to fly a completely new aircraft and keep up with a multiple

world

champion. Shaggy: This is what we normally use as an FPV drone to chase cars.

It does 150 to 180 kilometers per hour. It just doesn't have the power, top speed and definitely doesn't have the stamina to keep up with an F1 car. We need to rethink what an FPV drone could be. Thomas: He is a rider who tests, improves, tests and improves. Full speed ahead, baby. Shaggy: We came up with this. I have no idea what's going to happen. Let's see how far we can take it. First we'll see if it works. Second, don't let it burn. See how it performs at higher speeds. Going up. Oh. What the fuck? Oh. Speaker 6: This cable.

Shaggy: The wire melted. Speaker 6: Explodes. Shaggy: Drone prototype number 2. Fly straight. Should I land? Speaker 6: Yes, land. Shaggy: Overheating. It can max out at 100 degrees and it's already at 120. I turn around quickly. It really wobbles. Aerodynamic tricks. Recording everything. I mean, if it works, it works. Now I'm going faster. G50. Speaker 6: Wow. My God. I'm sorry. Shaggy: Oops. I'm sorry. Thomas: He's alive. Zero damage. Oh yeah. Shaggy: We've tried everything we can try in the field, but it doesn't work on a track. We're here at Silverstone to do some test laps behind Liam Lawson. We had never done this before.

So far we have only flown over the terrain. Liam: This is great. You have to throw it to start it. Shaggy: No. We have to start like this and then it basically tilts like this and flies. Liam: Right. Shaggy: We'll show you the pictures later. Gianpiero Lambiase: How does it work? Speaker 1: By tracker or do they program it via GPS? Shaggy: No. This is purely manual. Speaker 8: He's a pilot. Shaggy: I'm the pilot. Gianpiero: Are you kidding me? Shaggy: Yes. This is the time to show what we can really do. There is a lot of pressure.

It's a long road. It's a fast track. They are hard braking zones. Speaker 9: We're ready to go full circle. Thomas: There are a lot of things that could go wrong. Turning on now. Alright. We are on our way. Shaggy: Yeah. Call him. Drone, take off. Speaker 9: The drone is in the air. Shaggy: The signal is still good. I'm turning around. It's failing. Now we're going to go a little faster on the straight. Oops. Thomas: Did you see that? Shaggy: Oh shit. Thomas: That's not right. Shaggy: I don't have a video. Pressing return home. Thomas: I see it.

It's over there. I already have video. Shaggy: Okay. I'm going to cancel this return. Easy landing please. I'm going to land here on the grass. Thomas: Two, one, out. Oh shit. Shaggy: He's bouncing. Thomas: It's a little worse than he thought. It definitely wasn't in the game plan. Shaggy: That really scared me a little. I still don't know what happened. We lost   the signal. Flying a drone at 300 kilometers per hour is crazy. When we get very close to the car, the wake of the car causes a lot of turbulence in the drone. I'm really struggling to keep it stable.

If we can't fix this, then we won't be able to do the injection. It's critic. Thomas: No pressure. Shaggy: Second try. He has started recording. Going up. Liam: Dude, what? Check it out. Dude, it looks like a movie when it's presented like this. Oh, that's cool, man. When you watch TV, no one understands the speed of Formula 1. With this, you can definitely understand it. Shaggy: Yes. Liam: Oh, you approached the bridge. Shaggy: Yeah, that was low over the bridge. Liam: When you shoot drone footage with an F1 car it always passes or falls a bit and then takes off, but you can never have a drone that... wait, it's actually faster than us.

Speaker 8: The speed with which he catches you here is just ridiculous. Liam: Yes. Moving on to Maggots & Beckets Speaker 8: Copse Corner Liam: I didn't lift much. Speaker 8: That's great. Liam: Now you have an idea of ​​how fast you go with everything. That's great, man. Thomas: Now we have to do this with Max. Liam: No pressure, yeah. Thomas: If we take Max in the car, we might have problems with the chase. We only have one lap because it is the new RB20. Shaggy: We can probably do all kinds of things to improve. Maybe some aerodynamic changes and improve reliability.

Thomas: Let's go visit people who know how to help us. Rob Gray: We have the same departments that used to design the car and we use the same tools, techniques, methods and equipment. Formula 1 is all about the development race. We really need to see how we can add some performance quickly. We can think about using the aerodynamic side of the business to help it go much faster. Some material changes. The composite design side could probably take some weight off. I think there are many things we can do to help. We need to work together on this and then we'll see where we end up.

Shaggy: RBAT has helped us with some really interesting materials. It's shorter, it's lighter and we have a better

camera

system. Thomas: Now it comes down to one turn. Speaker 9: Max has arrived. Max: Does it fly like this or like that? Shaggy: Like that. Max: It looks really cool. Shaggy: Yes. We've been working on this project for a year. It is one of the

fastest

drones in the world, but it is the fastest filming drone in the world. Max: Do you think you can follow me for a full lap? Shaggy: We didn't choose the simplest controller to do this with.

We have to film Max Verstappen, the three-time world champion in the RB20. Speaker 9: That's Max getting into the car. Shaggy: How safe do we feel? Thomas: 10 out of 10. If it doesn't rain. Shaggy: Normally I'm not nervous, but now I'm slowly getting it. Speaker 9: Powering up. The car is ready to go. Enjoy. Safe driving. Shaggy: Let's get ready to go. Speaker 9: This is the only route we have for the RB20. Shaggy: Okay? Ready? Speaker 9: Now leave the garage. Shaggy: Oh, it's already there. Shit. Shaggy: Ready. Tomás: Recording. Shaggy: Okay. Let's go up. Launch. Speaker 9: There's a drone in the air.

It will be a complete turn. Drone is starting the full turn. Shaggy: I'm on it. Thomas: That sounds good. Speaker:   Max: The shots have never been done before. The quality is really good. Oh, wow. You also have to be careful with bridges. Shaggy: I just finished. Max: Crazy. I never thought I would see a drone going so fast. It gives a different perspective to watching Formula 1. Shaggy: A little to one side and then try to even out. During the first two laps. Máximo: Yes. That's very nice. A shame with the rain. Shaggy: Well, Max, we need a full-speed dry lap behind you.

Max: Sure. This may change the way people view Formula 1.