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The CSI was beyond pardoning anybody. The car was optimized for top speed with only enough downforce to prevent it from leaving … Away from the track, the BAR F1 Honda team used a modified BAR 007 car, which they claim complied with FIA Formula One regulations, to set an unofficial speed record of 413.205kmh, or 265.754mph on a one way straight line run on 6 November 2005 during a shakedown ahead of their Bonneville 400 record attempt. No, F1 cars are not the same. One of the loudest protests came from Ken Tyrrell, team manager of Matra-Ford. Thanks to the power of their six-cylinder cars, Ferrari drivers Phil Hill, Wolfgang von Trips and Richie Ginther ran rings around the competition. Formula One saw a traditional front-engined old-timer win for the last time, when the British teams stayed away from the Italian Grand Prix because they feared the dreaded steep curves of Monza. In 1968, Formula One cars grew wings!