The Tesla is faster off the line.
Gerhard Berger drove the Benetton F1 car during 1997 season. The engine is a Renault-built 3.0-liter naturally-aspirated V10 that produces 770 horsepower (574 kW) & 384 lbft (520 Nm). A six-speed sequential gearbox transmits the power. The Benetton team was third in the constructors championship. Berger won the German Grand Prix at Hockenheim. The traditional drag race is the first test. It looks like the Model S will win the race for the first half of it. The Model S has the advantage because it has cold tires which make it difficult to get power down. The Tesla is beaten by the F1 car, which eventually gains traction.
The Benetton completes the quarter-mile in 9.6 seconds. Recent videos of the Model S plaid on the drag strip performing low-9 second times show that the F1 car would have been defeated by the new model. A drag race starts at 40 mph (64 kph). The Tesla wins the race again. The Benetton has no traction problems this time, so it doesn’t last very long. Next, a run between 0 and 100 mph (161 km/h) then back to 0. The Benetton, a lightweight race car that can stop faster than the Tesla, wins another victory.The vehicles then take part in the moose test. This is a simple win for the F1 car, which was designed to handle high-speed on a track.