Answer & explanation
Flat out, no pitting.
The official answer, with Fermi’s reasoning step by step.
Answer & explanation
Official answer
108
hours
How to estimate it
Fermi’s official “Napkin math”
The easiest place to start is the distance around the Earth at the equator, about 25,000 miles. How fast is an F1 car flat out down a long straight? Call it 230 miles an hour.
- Equator distance
- ≈ 25,000 mi
- F1 car top speed
- ≈ 230 mph
- 25,000 ÷ 230
- ≈ 109 hours
The easiest place to start is the distance around the Earth at the equator, about 40,000 kilometers. How fast is an F1 car flat out down a long straight? Call it 370 kilometers an hour.
- Equator distance
- ≈ 40,000 km
- F1 car top speed
- ≈ 370 km/h
- 40,000 ÷ 370
- ≈ 108 hours
Rounded assumptions may give a slightly different estimate. The official answer above is the game’s reference value.
Source calculation & reference
- Equatorial circumference of Earth (NASA Earth Fact Sheet)
- ≈ 24,901 miles (40,075 km)
- Highest speed ever recorded in a Formula 1 race (Valtteri Bottas, 2016 Mexican GP)
- ≈ 231.5 mph (372.5 km/h)
- 24,901 ÷ 231.5
- ≈ 108 hours
Reference cited by Fermi: NASA Earth Fact Sheet · Formula 1 Race Stats
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