Ever since the mighty Porsche 918 Spyder edged out the McLaren P1 at Laguna Seca, people have been wondering if it could do the same to the 950 HP Ferrari LaFerrari.
Whether it can or not, remains to be seen. However we can consider this awesome in-car footage of the LaFerrari keeping up with the 918 at Spa as an excellent preview from which we can draw quite a few conclusions.
First of all, we have a dry track with a few wet patches, which either way should be helping the Porsche’s all-wheel driven corner-exiting skills. The LaFerrari does look a bit out of sorts on some exists as the driver needs to actively keep it from oversteering as all that power goes through the rear wheels.
Second of all, none of the drivers are pushing as hard as they can 100% of the time. Sometimes the Porsche will lift off, while other times the LaFerrari’s driver will shortshift.
Having said that, there are quite a few moments in which both drivers are giving all they have in a straight line which is where, surprisingly, neither car seems to be faster. This says more about the 918 than it does about the LaFerrari, because people wouldn’t expect the 887 HP Porsche to be just as fast as the more powerful Ferrari.
Even though we’re still waiting on the epic three-way P1-918-LaFerrari track battle, this Spa footage really hit the spot for us.