What remains one of the fastest F1 cars ever made – indeed, it’s still a lap record-holder around Monza – is also one of the best-sounding, with that 3.0-litre V10 engine utterly symphonic still some 20 years on. It’s incredible that in spite of all the revs it’s pulling, you can still discern the sound of individual cylinders moving up and down. It is so identifiable still as a V10, which I’m afraid to say is something the V8s that followed simply can’t claim with their comparative white noise.
Seeing this thing on the bankings at Daytona seems so wrong but feels so right. At night as well, the raw white light from the track’s spotlights makes dancing shadows around the open wheels as the F2004 storms around the circuit. Was this peak F1? Perhaps Ross Brawn should have looked more to his own past for inspiration when deciding how the sport was to look in the future when he drew up his new rules…
Welcome to Goodwood Elevenses, a helping of motoring-related amusement to help break up your day. Watch the last video: Savage Shadow Can‑Am car absolutely flying at Spa
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