How fast can formula 1 cars go?

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Red Bull driver Sebastian Vette
Yes, but how much faster could he go? Red Bull's triple world champion Sebastian Vettel. Photograph: Roslan Rahman/AFP/GettyImages Photograph: Roslan Rahman/AFP/Getty Images

If there were no restrictions on the design of Formula 1 cars, what might they look like, and what speeds would they be achieving?

Michael O'Toole, Dublin, Ireland

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