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Old 30 Dec 2017, 22:47 (Ref:3789874)   #71
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However.....I think the top speed would likely have been Jenson Button in the McLaren Mercedes. If Lowndes was reported to hit 310 then I've no doubt that Jenson was quite a bit quicker.
Possible but unlikely - the McLaren was hard on the limiter from about half-way down the straight, regardless of who was driving.
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