FunFact: Of the 12 longest outdoor kart tracks in Germany, all 12 record lap holders (7 individual drivers) became at least F1 test drivers, 1 making it into F1, Michael Schumacher.
It would serve literally no purpose. Track is too tight even for a supermini. Those shit karts would probably beat something like a Ford ka round that track
"Is somebody who almost certainly started off karting, and was good enough to end up as an F1 driver, good at karting?" Well I don't fucking know, can I phone a friend?
@@f1fan463 they are, but he did climb the driver ladder because of his achievements in karting. If he would have failed there, he wouldn't be F2 driver now. He drove kart very successful for 10 years after all.
I legit think that most sim racers could get that seat and be quicker than Ragunathan. Noone of us needs to br told "You need to turn the steering wheel"
@YMB I'm not on UA-cam everyday. I've seen people comment months after the video has dropped. Does that upset you? Does it get your panties in a bunch? Maybe try getting a life?
Jack seems like a great sport. Always having a laugh in interviews and such. I really hope he can become consistent in F2, and get a good run at an F1 seat.
Jack is so calm and collected every time, professional too, wish someone would give him an F1 seat, no doubt he'd finish steadily at the top of midfield.
@@EmilFitness It isn't the weight, it's the tyres. Both of these would have been with brand new rubber. Freshly serviced calipers. You get a pinched caliper or absolutely less than brand spanking new rubber and instantly 3 seconds off the pace. Just the caliper, a pro could drive that to around 1.5 seconds off. But you will never ever drive around used kart rubber. That's what makes even karting expensive now. Rich kids go out on every round with new rubber.
At my home track in Delft(The Netherlands) We always have a few karts that are faster than normal but when a F1 driver came with a big event, he would get the best kart, repaired, fixed with the right tire pressure and made sure to be even faster than the normal karts to make sure they would get the track record in the few laps they would drive. After the event we would take the kart for a spin we would also go alot faster than the old record. Though i do have to applaud that they can get adjusted to the track very fast and get the racing lines right, but beating the dudes that drives there a few days a week for years with over 10000 laps is a different story :P.
100% it's over exaggerated. Most track I go to I can get within 4 tenths or so of lap records. Only recently I got fastest lap of the month at a track then. Switched to another kart to go and break it by another 5 tenths. If the karts were optimised I have no doubt it would be broken fairly quickly
@@armymanalI'll back that up. I am normally under 5 tenths within 20 laps but still the two biggest factors at indoor places like these are the rider weight and the kart. Everyone knows certain karts are faster than others, not like these are being maintained by anything other than minimum wage kids or being examined by F1 authorities.
Little tip if you lean to the outside of the corner (without tipping the kart) you can increase your cornering speed from the outside wheel getting weight on it and traction
doesnt that place burn through a lot of tires then? it would be a lot more grippy for sure but indoor cart tracks are mostly made with these semi slick floors.
@@MRdeLaat Yeah sure, they propably use loads more tires, even though they use harder ones that dont degrade as much. But the grip is pretty great and in my opinion what makes Karting fun And i really dont think I have ever seen these slippery floors anywhere in germany.
Often wondered how much better they are than most people given the talent pool in motorsport is so small. Obviously it's still a very high level at the top. Well done Jack!
@@tcroft2165 I know. I figured that he just stopped because he beat it. I'm sure that if Aitken was really serious he'd probably shave off a couple of tenths.
This is the UA-cam Feel good buddy comedy of the year with practical racing advice! Can’t wait for you to get Lando, Max, DanRic, or Kimi on track! The Finnish firecracker would slice and dice the slippery sections like a figure skater on speed.
It's also the weight. I set a record time of 1.16.9 at a local outdoors 1240m track when I weighed 87 kg, and now I am doing 1.21 seconds at 110 kg... same lines, same model kart, same conditions. It's around 1 sec down per 10kg.
Wasn't until Jack said - 'He's not quite maximising the corner there' that I detected a Scottish accent - good man Jack carry on the flag from the 16 previous Scottish F1 drivers combined of course with the Ying Yang of SK.
I did this near Boston. I passed everyone and used every thing that cart had. I didn't even come close to the record. My arms were shot by the end of the day. I remember thinking if the steering wheel was just slightly larger in diameter, apexing would be a lot easier and the cart would be less quirky during recovery. Next time, I'll bring my own steering wheel.
On these indoor teamsport tracks you ALWAYS go faster and faster as the plastic tyres slowly start getting some heat lol. MattyG is pretty good though.
I'd like to see a video of a heavier F1 driver or test driver, if one exists, and see how the line changes. Entertaining video, I'll check out your others.
Look at this kid! Young, small and obviously very fit. You know you're at the pinnacle of physical sport when the top competitors are at peak physical condition. I bet if you compared the BMI, resting heart rate and VO2 max of today's pro auto racers with those of three or four decades ago, you'd see a huge difference. No longer is motor sports for the beer guzzlers who don't like physical activity. Look at Patrick Long, for example, someone who learned excellent body control and balance at an early age by teaching himself unicycle riding. He cross-trains with all sorts of other, varied physical activity and exertion. Power to weight is important for the car AND the driver! Pretty cool. PS Do they polish the track to preserve the record?!!!! Roughen it up and lap times will drop. PPS Now that I actually finished the video... It seems like setting the record, with highly skilled drivers, is mainly contingent on cart performance. As Jack said during his runs, the carts are seriously under-powered. So given that serious limitation, how do the ensure that the carts powers are all the same? They have to be pretty much identical in all areas: horsepower identical throughout the rpm range, throttle response, tire pressure, tire tread and hardness, among many other things. I don't know how they can possibly keep all the parameters the same.
Arrive and Drive 4 stroke hire karts are rarely well matched, but usually the drivers are the bigger limiting factor. If you seem to be doing well, the marshals at these places often will help you get into one of the karts that seems to be working a bit better that particular day.
I do really love your videos, very good made, very good insights from a pro, a lot of fun!! ♥♥♥ Kind regards from Austria, Christian EDIT: Congrats to the record!! Really nice driving and expkaining!! THX for this!!
I don't know much about karting, which may show this to be an ignorant comment, but I had no idea there were tracks like that. That looks effing awesome! And a brilliant use of space.
Cannot believe the algorithm has taken this long to bring me here. I live 1.5 miles from this track and have driven it a few times. It is so frustrating if you get the entrance to the climbs wrong as you watch your lap time disappear.
They REALLY need the electric teamsport karts at this track. Hearing the engine chugging so low on the revs round here is almost painful. Visit Farnborough guys, (my local track) the electric karts are great and the track is nice and flowing.
*shows a biz evo3* “we’ll be using a sodi rt8, which has a top speed of around 50mph” you can literally look on the teamsport website and go to any track but if you specifically want reading, it literally tells you they’re biz evo3’s that do 40mph
Next: Can an inexperienced karter break a F1 lap record?
only if he's trained by an Formula One e-Sports Champion
Can he survive 1 lap ?
Ooooh, I wouldn't mind giving that one a go but I think i'd first have to do some personal weight reduction. XD
Can he keep the engine from stalling and get to the track?
Ayeee I’m 1k
Get Lando or Ocon to do a lap. Ocon did say you can call him at anytime in the Abu Dhabi IBR
TheCarThot ^^^ I’d love to see some videos with Ocon
Really loved this video,I wish you could make a series of such videos
Ocon is so hated in the Netherlands lol. Dutch fans still being salty from Brazil last year lmao
And with Ocon signing with Renault, he's going to be sorta close, too.
he didn't have a job that time though
FunFact: Of the 12 longest outdoor kart tracks in Germany, all 12 record lap holders (7 individual drivers) became at least F1 test drivers, 1 making it into F1, Michael Schumacher.
I am Holding 3 Records indoor in germany😐
@@joey-a.2412 I'm holding a lap record here in the UK
@@joey-a.2412 was offizielles oder halt in ner halle mal ne gute zeit gefahren ? :D
@@n8wolf575 weißt du was indoor bedeutet?😂
@@joey-a.2412 ja. in einem gebäude. wieso denkst du ich weiss das nicht ? und beantworte meine frage xD
Can an F1 test driver convince his team to bring the F1 car to an indoor kart track???
Sounds like a plausible RedBull video
call Christian Horner
It would serve literally no purpose. Track is too tight even for a supermini. Those shit karts would probably beat something like a Ford ka round that track
@@craig855s That's the joke 😒
@mike rusch ua-cam.com/video/axsTwZIXfQ0/v-deo.html
I really hope Jack enters F1 soon!!
lol no way he will
@@princepsregem4006 I guess we will have to wait and see
Ocon took the prize
@@DeuPKay this didnt age well
If he didn't switch to Williams driver academy from Renault then he could be in that seat right now but sadly it could've Been anthonie hubert
Matt's energy was so great. The disappointment and then the screams of happiness. You can tell he was really enjoying it! Love the WTF1 Vids!
"Is somebody who almost certainly started off karting, and was good enough to end up as an F1 driver, good at karting?" Well I don't fucking know, can I phone a friend?
They are different things
@@f1fan463 they are, but he did climb the driver ladder because of his achievements in karting. If he would have failed there, he wouldn't be F2 driver now. He drove kart very successful for 10 years after all.
i came here to write this, thank you for saving me from writing a slightly longer sentence!
@@f1fan463 Max Verstappen and his dad Jos Verstappen started both at the karting circuit
but issa record
4:58 Let me introduce: "THE VETTEL"
Louis Bieswal 😂😂😂
Ahahahhahahahahah
As a Vettel fan.. trollollolololololololol
We dont do donuts here Matt
Jakob bruh it's only a joke
POV: you’re here after Williams brings in Jack for Bahrain
Yes shame he didn't beat latifi in quali
Yes!
He is basically the reason why George lost
@@exxtortggs757 nah Mercedes are the pit stop was not needed as they had mad pace
@@liam_-wb5pk yea but they Just go to box because of jacks crash
Plot twist:
Matt: Does a donut
Jack: Actually, it’s breaktime Matt...
ㅡ . ㅡ
Matt = 1.4 seconds off an F2 driver...
Matt is quicker than Raghunathan confirmed
I legit think that most sim racers could get that seat and be quicker than Ragunathan.
Noone of us needs to br told "You need to turn the steering wheel"
Unfortunately he brings a lot of money in
*All hail Lord Raghunathan!*
Being quick is just one part. You have to improve the car as well
@@javi6898 he aint doing that either mate
Who’s here after it was announced Jack is driving for Williams this weekend?
Everyone liked that
1 week left people 1 week! Just stay alive until next Friday
khjfreddy we will all survive!!
ㅏㅏㅏ
@@illusion86ln
RIP
I cant wait! I am looking so forward to see Max challenge Lewis in the Dcc
@@illusion86ln my classed started last week :(
Next episode: Jimmy Broadbent attempts to beat the lap record round the Nurburgring in a go kart
Super GT would kill this record in one lap though
ua-cam.com/video/W4T3BMCO6OU/v-deo.html
right here
@YMB I'm not on UA-cam everyday. I've seen people comment months after the video has dropped. Does that upset you? Does it get your panties in a bunch? Maybe try getting a life?
Jack seems like a great sport. Always having a laugh in interviews and such. I really hope he can become consistent in F2, and get a good run at an F1 seat.
what are you calling a person "a sport"
I have a friend who drove in indy lights that showed up to a K1 and murdered the record within 6 laps. People dont get how good these guys are!
Petition to change the title to "Can An F1 Driver Break A Karting Lap Record?"
Scince the safety car, that caused George to box, was caused by him, I don't wat to sign it.
Are we gonna call that a failed donut or a celebration half spin? :D
We are gonna call that a normal weekend for vettel
I absolutely love this idea. I went karting for the first time in my life recently and it was amazing. Gave me a reason to lose some weight 😅
How was the day after? hahaha.
@@hb-kw4mr 3 bruised ribs after quite heavy contact with the wall, but still great
@@RedVarg91 I asked cause everytime I go, the next day feels like I had a massive work out, haha
karting not carting...
@@muzza_r There, fixed. Thx spellchecker.
Jack is so calm and collected every time, professional too, wish someone would give him an F1 seat, no doubt he'd finish steadily at the top of midfield.
4:45 he should have said ‘get in there Matt’
That’s like asking if Robert kubica can finish last
He's a great driver. It's just the car.
Ruairi Lane your my STAR of the day!
✌️❤️😁
@@mabra33
He was a great driver, unfortunately not anymore. Russel's performances show that.
@@mabra33 roky destroys him
Max Verstappen he was a great driver 10 years ago. But it’s not 10 years ago it’s 2019 and he’s slow as fuck
Anyone remember how Ocon was going to do some vids? Maybe a casual Aitken v Ocon?
Milly Hubbard now that they’re both Renault drivers
Matt is like any of us, trying to nail everything and wonder why we are 2 secs off
its just the weight on those karts. 10kg are 1 second more a lap.
@@EmilFitness no its not.
@@EmilFitness It isn't the weight, it's the tyres.
Both of these would have been with brand new rubber. Freshly serviced calipers.
You get a pinched caliper or absolutely less than brand spanking new rubber and instantly 3 seconds off the pace. Just the caliper, a pro could drive that to around 1.5 seconds off. But you will never ever drive around used kart rubber. That's what makes even karting expensive now. Rich kids go out on every round with new rubber.
@@dons1932 what calipers means? the balance?
@@EmilFitness Calipers are the things you see through wheels. They sandwich the brake pads onto the rotor which is how you brake.
You should have asked Carlos Drives to do it
Probably could be there pretty quick if Carlos Flies
Now Carlos whines because he wasn't invited.
@@Marco-ym8ry A shame, really, if only Carlos Tries
@@KBind54 This video still is full of Carlos vibes.
At my home track in Delft(The Netherlands) We always have a few karts that are faster than normal but when a F1 driver came with a big event, he would get the best kart, repaired, fixed with the right tire pressure and made sure to be even faster than the normal karts to make sure they would get the track record in the few laps they would drive. After the event we would take the kart for a spin we would also go alot faster than the old record.
Though i do have to applaud that they can get adjusted to the track very fast and get the racing lines right, but beating the dudes that drives there a few days a week for years with over 10000 laps is a different story :P.
100% it's over exaggerated. Most track I go to I can get within 4 tenths or so of lap records. Only recently I got fastest lap of the month at a track then. Switched to another kart to go and break it by another 5 tenths. If the karts were optimised I have no doubt it would be broken fairly quickly
@@armymanalI'll back that up. I am normally under 5 tenths within 20 laps but still the two biggest factors at indoor places like these are the rider weight and the kart. Everyone knows certain karts are faster than others, not like these are being maintained by anything other than minimum wage kids or being examined by F1 authorities.
Matt: "We'll be using a 4 stroke Sodi RT8"
*sees a bizkart logo on the wheel*
me: "wait"
Little tip if you lean to the outside of the corner (without tipping the kart) you can increase your cornering speed from the outside wheel getting weight on it and traction
Seing a track on floors like that is so weird to me. Here in germany all the indoor tracks have asphalt floors
doesnt that place burn through a lot of tires then?
it would be a lot more grippy for sure but indoor cart tracks are mostly made with these semi slick floors.
@@MRdeLaat Yeah sure, they propably use loads more tires, even though they use harder ones that dont degrade as much. But the grip is pretty great and in my opinion what makes Karting fun
And i really dont think I have ever seen these slippery floors anywhere in germany.
Not all
@@EdiEdi-mu2gf alright, i stand corrected 😅. The vast majority, though. I have been to around 10 all across germany and they all had asphalt
Was laberst du für eine Grütze? Das stimmt ja mal so null...
I used to have record for cadets there!
'The track conditions downstairs and completely different to when I came a month ago' - Matt 2019
Suspect the track is the cleanest it's ever been, with a kart in the best condition it's ever been!?
Should get the Haas drivers in. They'd be chuffed having so much power for a change :D
People acting like they finished the vid after 3 minutes..
4:39 Get in there, Matty.
Often wondered how much better they are than most people given the talent pool in motorsport is so small. Obviously it's still a very high level at the top. Well done Jack!
when u r unhappy after how u had to keep squatting up and down for the last video and gives him a hard time
Gabriel Ong that actually came off as quite rude by wtf1 to be honest
Jack pulls it out of the bag and didn't know he had smashed it, he was lining up a better lap.
Sadly enough the “lap record” was 4 seconds off the actual lap record, this track is Teamsport Reading in UK, the best is 53.3 not 57
Should come here to spain.. To the Carlos Sainz karting center.. Carlos himself has the record... 😂
If I lived near a karting center like that'd I'd have some type of membership
Get in there, Matt.
You are the man. YOU ARE THE MAN.
I saw jack on the thumbnail.
There was nothing else i could do but clicking on it
Imagine being the former record holder coming back to brag about it and they tell him that a Formula 2/ Formula 1 test driver beat the record.
I think if my record was broken by less than a tenth by one of the 40 best drivers in the world my ego would be just fine.
My friend who works there said he had the lap record so he's definitely fuming 😂😂
@@maxibarlow26 haha..... never take knife to a gunfight.....that dude used everything in front of him perfectly
@@jchamber73 The reality is that with time, and if the track conditions were not optimal, he probably had a fair bit more pace in him.
@@tcroft2165 I know. I figured that he just stopped because he beat it. I'm sure that if Aitken was really serious he'd probably shave off a couple of tenths.
What's so impressive is Jack beat the lap record on a green track!
This is the UA-cam Feel good buddy comedy of the year with practical racing advice! Can’t wait for you to get Lando, Max, DanRic, or Kimi on track! The Finnish firecracker would slice and dice the slippery sections like a figure skater on speed.
It's also the weight. I set a record time of 1.16.9 at a local outdoors 1240m track when I weighed 87 kg, and now I am doing 1.21 seconds at 110 kg... same lines, same model kart, same conditions. It's around 1 sec down per 10kg.
did you watch the other video where they compared times with and without weight
Wasn't until Jack said - 'He's not quite maximising the corner there' that I detected a Scottish accent - good man Jack carry on the flag from the 16 previous Scottish F1 drivers combined of course with the Ying Yang of SK.
I did this near Boston. I passed everyone and used every thing that cart had. I didn't even come close to the record. My arms were shot by the end of the day. I remember thinking if the steering wheel was just slightly larger in diameter, apexing would be a lot easier and the cart would be less quirky during recovery. Next time, I'll bring my own steering wheel.
Tem Radio:
"Get in there Jack! What a mental lap was that."
3:13 that smile on the "remove last lap" button lol
5:59 "f*ck all grip there" 😂😂
Aitken is a likable young driver. Would like to see him make it to F1 and mix it up with Norris and Albon.
4:40 just beating random lap record and reacts like this can you imagine matt gets pole position in f1 I cant imagine his reaction XD
He didn't break any record :D It was just target lap time he was supposed to beat, 1,5 seconds of the actual record. But it's all about the fun.
@@tommy4862 I couldnt remember target lap time when Im writing that why I said random lap record yea u're right target lap
do buckmore park next with 2 stroke 100mph things
100mph lol more like 60mph max
Well Jack broke the track record at TT Assen circuit during the Gamma Racing Day in The Netherlands on Saturday
On these indoor teamsport tracks you ALWAYS go faster and faster as the plastic tyres slowly start getting some heat lol. MattyG is pretty good though.
Yeah they have to have some getting used too I go to the teamsport track in Warrington only been a couple times but I know what you mean
6:19 Well, that's how I like it.
I have been doing lessons there for 2 years now this is so cool
The test drivers incar commentary was really good to hear.
Great content. Do more of this!
Can jack aitken reconise raidillion actually?
Hmm, just saw you in a ar12 vid
@@myuncleleft3682 me? From what video?
@@effisjens1776 the wrc 8 vid, in the comments
Ah I see
Did some good lines, Matty - I was surprised! 😎🏁
I have been there so many times that bottom bit has 0 grip it painfully bad
1:10 love that
Matt that’s not a Sodi RT8 mate... they’re BizKart NG1’s :)
His first GP in F1 after an hour.... They grow up so fast...
Can’t wait to see jack in f1
I'd like to see a video of a heavier F1 driver or test driver, if one exists, and see how the line changes. Entertaining video, I'll check out your others.
Teamsport Reading is an *ELITE* indoor go kart track
Look at this kid! Young, small and obviously very fit.
You know you're at the pinnacle of physical sport when the top competitors are at peak physical condition. I bet if you compared the BMI, resting heart rate and VO2 max of today's pro auto racers with those of three or four decades ago, you'd see a huge difference. No longer is motor sports for the beer guzzlers who don't like physical activity. Look at Patrick Long, for example, someone who learned excellent body control and balance at an early age by teaching himself unicycle riding. He cross-trains with all sorts of other, varied physical activity and exertion. Power to weight is important for the car AND the driver! Pretty cool.
PS Do they polish the track to preserve the record?!!!! Roughen it up and lap times will drop.
PPS Now that I actually finished the video... It seems like setting the record, with highly skilled drivers, is mainly contingent on cart performance. As Jack said during his runs, the carts are seriously under-powered. So given that serious limitation, how do the ensure that the carts powers are all the same? They have to be pretty much identical in all areas: horsepower identical throughout the rpm range, throttle response, tire pressure, tire tread and hardness, among many other things. I don't know how they can possibly keep all the parameters the same.
Arrive and Drive 4 stroke hire karts are rarely well matched, but usually the drivers are the bigger limiting factor. If you seem to be doing well, the marshals at these places often will help you get into one of the karts that seems to be working a bit better that particular day.
I do really love your videos, very good made, very good insights from a pro, a lot of fun!! ♥♥♥
Kind regards from Austria,
Christian
EDIT: Congrats to the record!! Really nice driving and expkaining!! THX for this!!
I don't know much about karting, which may show this to be an ignorant comment, but I had no idea there were tracks like that. That looks effing awesome! And a brilliant use of space.
I love to see this because this is my usual karting company. (I go to the one in Cardiff just about to go actually)
Sodi rt8, commonly used on indoor tracks. More like outdoor
They aren't Sodi's. They're using biz Evo 3 karts
@@ZogReturns I thought they weren't, the other teamsport tracks use the less powerful sodis and the only tracks I've used the rt8 were all outdoors
@@injustagod8691 it's true some of the tracks (3 in total I believe) use Sodi's, you'll find the rest of the tracks using biz karts.
Cannot believe the algorithm has taken this long to bring me here. I live 1.5 miles from this track and have driven it a few times. It is so frustrating if you get the entrance to the climbs wrong as you watch your lap time disappear.
Jess walks in
Matt's chequered flag falls off
she's not jess
Thats Jacks girlfriend Alex
@@garykenny7870 Well I'm sorry for that. At first glance Alex looked like jess.
Tausif there similar enough i guess
Jack is like the funniest guy ever
Matthew, I was buzzing when you beat that time, honestly, nicely done Bro.
Sakhir GP: 4:30
Maybe do a bit on how driver weight affects lap time and where it affects it the most and possible ways around it.
3:18 when my girlfriend says yes to a finger in the rear
They REALLY need the electric teamsport karts at this track. Hearing the engine chugging so low on the revs round here is almost painful. Visit Farnborough guys, (my local track) the electric karts are great and the track is nice and flowing.
I'm right 4th in the nation at go-karting at Autobahn usa
If u look into the member events this circuit has to offer then it a real good evening with competitive racing
As the tyres get warm on that type of surface huge time can be found - my experience at TeamSport tracks.
First time youtube actually recommends something I've watched already.
Aitken is the happiest driver I have ever seen LOL.
Fun watching! Something I never done looks addictive..lol!
Is this in reading ?
Yep
Jack Aitken has this WW2 RAF pilot type charisma. Cool character.
Jack Aitken has the all time lap record on Assen too
The thing is the track is actually Grippy and so are the karts so that makes the slippery feeling
*shows a biz evo3*
“we’ll be using a sodi rt8, which has a top speed of around 50mph”
you can literally look on the teamsport website and go to any track but if you specifically want reading, it literally tells you they’re biz evo3’s that do 40mph
I may be wrong, but this track looks oddly familiar to the one on that video called “Euronext Intensifies” 1 and 2
great can't wait for the karting advice!
2021 rewatching this karting video??
Wow they use Clubspeed just like Autobahn Indoor Speedway to track the lap times. Can tell by the UI
This is top tier content.
my brother and I have been meaning to compete against each other at karting, so I can't wait for the next video... tough I hope he doesn't see it!
Title: Can An F1 Test Driver Break A Karting Lap Record?
Thumbnail:
BREAKING A LAP RECORD!
I love when it’s “slippery downstairs”