8 Laps Versus a Pro in the NEW Maserati MC20 GT2 | Henry Catchpole

8 Laps Versus a Pro in the NEW Maserati MC20 GT2 | Henry Catchpole - The Driver’s Seat

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3 ай бұрын

The new Maserati MC20 GT2 is very cool, very new and Henry Catchpole has driven it. What’s more, it might just spawn a road car to rival a Porsche 911 GT3 RS. For the moment it is the freshest entrant to the Fanatic GT2 race series, competing against cars such as the Lamborghini Huracan, Audi R8, Mercedes-AMG GT and KTM X-Bow as well as a Porsche 911, obviously. It is also the successor to the legendary MC12 Corse.
With the same 621bhp, turbocharged Nettuno V6 as the Maserati MC20 street car, the GT2 version is definitely not lacking in performance. But it is also meant to be more approachable than a GT3 car. It should be approachable for an amateur as well as incredibly quick in the hands of a professional. To put this to the test, Henry Catchpole was given eight laps to get as close as possible to the time of Maserati’s multiple championship-winning test and development driver, Andrea Bertolini.
Just to add to the pressure, the track is the Autodromo di Modena, a circuit that Catchpole has never driven before. And he had to talk to camera while driving. And it’s well known that a Croissant for breakfast makes you slower. And if you just turn to page 439 of the BIG Book of Racing Driver Excuses… Thankfully the MC20 GT2 has both adjustable ABS and traction control to lend a hand and the secondary controls were all laid out according to the teachings of a certain Michael Schumacher.
The bodywork is carbon fibre but the brakes are steel. The GT2 category doesn’t prioritise aero like a GT3 car, but nonetheless it will generate over 1000kg of downforce with its splitter, wing, diffuser and flat floor. The gearbox is still paddle-operated, but the ratios are in a six speed sequential rather than a dual clutch ‘box. The dihedral doors remain from the road car and the GT2 can also be fitted with a second seat, to allow for training. Or just very fun passenger rides.
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@edcunhaph 3 ай бұрын

9:53 A GT2 Season with Andrea + Catchpole driving and covering the races would be amazing! 100% a must to watch! Please make it happen! :D

@inserstnamehere 3 ай бұрын

The old Harris endurance racing videos are about as good as car KZfaq for.

@sebastiancenizo 3 ай бұрын

As much as I loved watching the driving, I could’ve watched Mr. Catchpole talk about how the Nettuno works for ages. Love the passion for engineering art.

@shakesnbake 3 ай бұрын

We need a Cammisa Catchpole collab :)

@kentbeitel9966 3 ай бұрын

We can only wish.

@sebastiancenizo 3 ай бұрын

I enjoy that they’re so unlike each other in style and so differently paced. If they ever collaborate, I hope it’s for something spectacular and generationally significant.

@stron2004 3 ай бұрын

@@sebastiancenizoPiech-pisode perhaps?

@sebastiancenizo 3 ай бұрын

@@stron2004 titillating, but only as long as we still get the podcast with DTS that goes over EVEN MORE nerdy details.

@ametti000 3 ай бұрын

Can't watch Camissa... Henry is great.

@wldwst22 3 ай бұрын

Henry may not be a pro, but he dang sure ain't no average Joe. 😅

@pcar928fan 3 ай бұрын

WOW! Within 3 seconds in a car you don’t know and on a track you don’t know with only 8 laps… That is damn good! Congratulations on that!

@stefanonicola3445 3 ай бұрын

Catchpole, Chris Harris & J.Bovingdon truly are the best motor journalists left out there. Love when he says "Bravo" to him ahah

@NickTimms-wf9ev 3 ай бұрын

Another great film Henry, bravo - also raised a smile for "tickle your trident! " great work.

@misterdog7 3 ай бұрын

3 secs down is excellent Henry!

@SgtNuker 3 ай бұрын

That Andrea "found time" with a passenger in the car speaks to how well the gentleman knew the course and the car. Exquisite. Henry, you're always so reserved and softly spoken, you could tell that you're genuinely tickled with this Maserati. Your smile didn't leave your face the entire time.

@phumlanindlovu5653 3 ай бұрын

Henrys gentle tone in automotive has become my favourite🙂🤌🏾💯

@Jon-em4kc 3 ай бұрын

Absolutely! No need to scream and shout. Beautifully subtle, love his content.

@ELZ-R 3 ай бұрын

Man I totally agree. The likes of Harris and Hammond screaming and giggling with so little substance is irritating. Henry is an absolute master

@phumlanindlovu5653 3 ай бұрын

@@ELZ-R I love it his a legend

@phumlanindlovu5653 3 ай бұрын

@@Jon-em4kc if you know your thing there's no need to scream the work is gonna speak for itself

@Mahlak_Mriuani_Anatman 2 ай бұрын

@@phumlanindlovu5653that's the way i like it

@flyingphoenix113 3 ай бұрын

I really wish Maserati would make a Granturismo GT4 and an MC20 GT3. The previous generation Granturismo GT4 was a much-beloved stalwart entrant in the series, and the new car is an even better candidate. I feel like their resources wasted in Formula E could be spent elsewhere in a much more effective manner on ICE racing series, but I'm still glad that the MC20 GT2 exists.

@kartaltoth684 3 ай бұрын

GT3 would require a lot more time and effort relative to GT2 so I doubt Maserati would be down to it in the future.

@drewwrobel564 3 ай бұрын

@@kartaltoth684 Where is GT2 regs used? GT4 and GT3 are everywhere now. . . .

@kartaltoth684 3 ай бұрын

@@drewwrobel564 European GT2 Series and Ratel wants to add it to basically every SRO series bar the main one (though Spa may have them since it's also a IGTC round) NLS has it as a class and smaller stuff also allows them.

@jpl8878 3 ай бұрын

Their experience in Formula E informed the development of the Granturismo and MC20 Folgore variants, which is the point of that kind of racing. That's hardly wasted resources.

@petjack363 3 ай бұрын

The opening scene was an absolute eargasm. I wear a Cochlear Implant and it tickles my brain.

@mykspence 3 ай бұрын

You're being very modest Mr C, you'd embarrass a lot of the well seasoned AM's in British GT. Great video

@drivefasternow9071 3 ай бұрын

You're being extremely modest, Henry. A 3 second delta, under the given conditions and constraints, is fantastic. You were able to identify the gaps. With a bit more time, you'd likely be within a second of Andrea, which is COMMENDABLE!!

@OldManOnTrak 3 ай бұрын

Henry, I really hope you do get to race with Andrea as his teammate in a Pro-Am race. The envy is big in this one. All I can do is drive the sim version in ACC

@alexandrececilio1677 3 ай бұрын

The beauty and performace of these machines always leave me amazed. Very beautiful video.

@stubailey9433 3 ай бұрын

Brilliant work to all involved! Enjoyed this.

@ezcatch77 3 ай бұрын

Really Really enjoyed this. Been following you for several years now and there’s been significant improvement in the content and quality of your vids. I remember writing a negative comment some years back when u reviewed a car that i perceived more as a self indulgent vid as opposed to focusing on the car. Never saw that happen anymore, and with Hagerty, it’s been a step up in production quality as well as information shared. You are one of my top 3-5 reviewers out there🏆

@HoratioHoodoo 3 ай бұрын

Now that Harris is somewhat retired, Catchpole is #1. And, though short of Harris on raw emotion, he was probably always the best. Poetry, passion, history, theatre, and the right questions answered. Every time. We're lucky to have him.

@lambrosstamos4494 3 ай бұрын

She's painfully beautiful. And the suit, too. That's racing in style.

@RobColbert 2 ай бұрын

A beautiful machine and a job well done. Thanks for taking us along for the ride!

@smurf9857 3 ай бұрын

Excellent episode and driving from Henry! I suggest you try to get a drive in the Revolution A One or their new Evo.

@anchorbubba 3 ай бұрын

we would love too see more pro laps content in the future this is a great start

@jezdelion7729 2 ай бұрын

What a machine! I really enjoyed the detail on that sumptuous V6 tech. An approachable GT2 series car is awesome!

@54M0HT 2 ай бұрын

There's something about competition cars which always seem to bring an extra gear out of Henry, really enjoyed this vid.

@drummerdoingstuff5020 3 ай бұрын

Glad Maserati is back in the game!

@leifkarlsson4431 3 ай бұрын

Very inspiring and informative video, thank you so much for sharing!

@niceguy100000 3 ай бұрын

Good film and driving. I'd really want to learn the track with a less expensive car beforehand. Porsche GT3 comes to mind.

@SmallBlogV8 3 ай бұрын

GT2 at Le Mans is unlikely any time soon, but they've introduced GT2 cars to the Nürburgring 24 Hours now (assuming that's not affected by various going-on...) so you might see a Maserati duking it out with AMGs, 911s and Audi R8s at the Green Hell as soon as this May.

@thepuntersperspective 3 ай бұрын

Another Masterclass film from Catchpole & Co

@hughmann1908 3 ай бұрын

Incredible stuff guys! All around!

@mrmorrisniceguy987 2 ай бұрын

Brilliant Content! If there should ever be a racing series where Mr Catchpole would race, I would certainly watch it no matter what racing class! Also it is remarkable just how much of a difference there still is, considering that Henry is probably a better driver than 99% of people. Just curious to see how much of a difference that 1% can make!

@mitchell-wallisforce7859 3 ай бұрын

2010 FIA GT1 World Driver's Co-Champion (with Michael Bartels) in that very same iconic Vitaphone Racing Maserati MC12. Twice a winner of the Spa 24 Hours (in 2006 and 2008, both times with Bartels and Eric van de Poele, and in '08 with Stephane Sarrazin), again in that very same Vitaphone MC12. Oh, and those two wins happen to be the two fastest average speeds ever achieved at anything resembling the current Spa layout. 2015 World Endurance Champion and Le Mans 24H class winner in the LMGTE-Am class (with Victor Shaytar and Aleksey Basov) in an SMP Racing Ferrari 458 GT2. 2016 European Le Mans Series vice-champion (with Robert Smith and current BTCC hotshoe Rory Butcher) in JMW Motorsport's 458 GT2. This after finishing second in round two, winning three races in a row, then retiring and being excluded from the rest. Yeah, somethin' tells me this dude's pretty good.

@ELZ-R 3 ай бұрын

We gotta wait toooo long in between features to see Henry. Another brilliant episode 👏

@S2000Y 3 ай бұрын

Within 3 seconds ! That's a knockout win in my book

@andybroer651 3 ай бұрын

Henry you did great for a new car and new circuit! Bravo, wonderful video and as a Maserati nut - Thank you! Only thing I'd point out is Maserati was winning faces WAAAY before Ferrari was born, don't forget that - founded Dec 1st, 1917. Also, Ferrari never won the Indy 500, let alone twice!

@starkparker16 3 ай бұрын

Great job Catchpole

@Miggy2j 2 ай бұрын

Wow, very impressive time Henry!

@christopherlaw9184 3 ай бұрын

I would want a MC20 ❤ over a Ferrari/Lambo/Porsche, it’s just different and more interesting to me. Great video, Henry and team ⭐️👍🏼

@punjabeeplaya 3 ай бұрын

lol "tickles your trident"

@rcravincase 3 ай бұрын

The 3d model of the pre-combustion chamber's flame front reminds me of a diesel's flame pattern

@michaelaltig5519 3 ай бұрын

LMAO "tickles your trident" ha ha ha

@joshscott3271 3 ай бұрын

Fantastic video, Winning!!!

@Gaaaaaaaaaaad 3 ай бұрын

More of these videos please

@pafsrh4744 3 ай бұрын

nice 2 of those ,yeahh buddy

@neoBliZZard7 3 ай бұрын

It's so great to see a comparison of a pro and a decent driver. I am tired of the noob comparison videos. If someone is passionate about cars and sometimes drives sports cars, he will never be down 20 % or even more. 3s down is definitely good. But my own experience of driving sports cars is that the last 3-4 % are extremely hard to gain. It is the difference between fast driving and squeezing out the car in perfection.

@cj41079 3 ай бұрын

Love that diff whine ❤ Does not sound V6 TT at all 😮😮

@SmallBlogV8 3 ай бұрын

It sounds similar to the Alfa Giulia QV and Ferrari 499P. When the exhaust goes from 3-to-2 on each side instead of 6-to-1 altogether then it pitches the engine note down an octave.

@Fastvoice 3 ай бұрын

I guess the noise comes mainly from the straight toothed sequential gearbox, not from the diff.

@cj41079 3 ай бұрын

@@Fastvoice oh 😅😅

@ThisiscoolGAMES 3 ай бұрын

So much hate for the MC20 but it has become my dream car - especially the Cielo (convertible variant). 🔥

@justdriveit7434 3 ай бұрын

Amazing!!!!! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

@user-kv6xu5lx1o 3 ай бұрын

Mr Andrea appears to be an extremely good teacher. What a professional.

@institutmorningkiss 3 ай бұрын

90° V6. Oh no. Like the PRV. :-/ Great video though ! :)

@janson2911 2 ай бұрын

The engine sound is somehow appropriate now. It's no screaming V12, but I like it regardless. Way better than the regular MC20

@LitleBear 3 ай бұрын

With the little track time ive had, braking and corner exit is where the pros make the differenxe.

@farishanafiah8461 3 ай бұрын

Hopefully SRO can keep the GT2 class racing for a long time. It's a great balance between the amateur-focused GT4 and the aero-focused GT3. Fun fact: Despite 2 being a higher number than 3, GT2 is actually a position lower than GT3.

@dentist-gd9ue9cm8y 3 ай бұрын

Very Cooooooool 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

@ceochrisholder 3 ай бұрын

Will the exhaust on this be on any version of the mc20 that is on the road?

@TP-3000 3 ай бұрын

Proper bit of kit

@jakecowlishaw295 3 ай бұрын

Amazing video as ever, but are we just ignoring this 1:43, a Ford Ka with a mad livery!? What’s it’s story!

@pauortega9954 2 ай бұрын

I think we all agree that everyone would love for Masserati to make a GT3 car

@chrtsi6912 3 ай бұрын

Make it as Porsche/Fassbeder series...it would be epic! 🔱🏆

@Edgedrifle 3 ай бұрын

Very reminiscent of when Hammond was driving that Maserati coupe around a track and got rinsed for being 4 seconds off on a 1 minute lap

@jorhop4005 2 ай бұрын

And the MC20 just won it's first race today, 10 days after this was unloaded

@ChristianBorrman 3 ай бұрын

bravo 👏

@INCREDIBULHULK 3 ай бұрын

gorgeous supercar

@memomomomomo185 3 ай бұрын

This sounds so much better than the road car!!

@joebeus6886 3 ай бұрын

We need Bugatti and Maserati back at Le Mans

@ezpz4659 2 ай бұрын

Love my m113k in my AMG. 2 spark plugs per cylinder

@tubs1984 3 ай бұрын

What is Henry’s watch. Loved the colour of the strap.

3 ай бұрын

Not sure about the watch, but looks like it could be a nato strap from Bark & Jack

@AXXeYY 3 ай бұрын

one of the better sounding v6 aswell

@muhammadabdullahahmad7765 3 ай бұрын

Congratulations to the camera man for making a fast car looks slow 😂

@stevejacobsen1872 3 ай бұрын

Need more barn finds

@luisosorio330 3 ай бұрын

I which i could drive something like that, amazing experience

@charlesclement383 2 ай бұрын

Awesome machine. Hope they make some for rich customers.

@matthewdaniels7462 3 ай бұрын

Trident power !!!

@You068 2 ай бұрын

WOW...

@FarmerDrew 2 ай бұрын

Me, showing up to X-Class SCCA autocross 😎

@gabrielbarcellos1036 3 ай бұрын

A Maserati podia usar coletores parecidos com esses pra versão de rua, é um carro caríssimo que mal tem ronco

@CarsMeetsBikes 3 ай бұрын

The two dentists that can afford to race this in WEC are foaming at the mouth

@kartaltoth684 3 ай бұрын

WEC has GT3 as it's GT regs (not SRO GT3 but their own GT3 because reasons) and not GT2 (which is funfact: slower than GT3).

@danielbrown4579 3 ай бұрын

Or the EXtrema they’d definitely be interested in for a gentleman’s track toy.

@mochabear88 3 ай бұрын

baller

@oskar6661 3 ай бұрын

Great looking car, but a weird (and slightly sad) choice to go GT2 instead of the vastly more popular/successful GT3 formula. I'd much rather see this competing in proper IMSA/WEC events vs. the much more scant GT2 special events. I know GT2 is a bit less tech, and more power...and that sounds great, but without featuring in more competitive series, it's kind of a waste.

@kartaltoth684 3 ай бұрын

GT3 would require a lot more time and effort relative to GT2 so I doubt Maserati would be down to it in the future.

@billgiltzow4464 3 ай бұрын

The point of GT2 is not to entertain an audience. The purpose is to sell to and entertain the drivers, and employ pro drivers and teams.

@oskar6661 3 ай бұрын

@@kartaltoth684Sure, but it also means no one will remember this car in the future. We're in the golden era of sports car racing...and Maserati isn't involved. Unfortunate.

@Stingraeee 3 ай бұрын

what if they're bring gt3s i mean, lm gt3 is where this car is should be😬

@hashbrown2352 2 ай бұрын

my childhood dream of becoming a race car driver is decreasing to nothing

@hustleeveryday5852 3 ай бұрын

I love the sound of that huge turbo spooling up and blowing off. That's how a race car should sound, not that stupid whine of an electric motor.

@shaheenevans 3 ай бұрын

Mc20 at lemans 👌🏻

@JBMountainSkills 3 ай бұрын

I love the content but this aspect ratio really bugs me.

@JarmelSingsKaraoke 3 ай бұрын

🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

@Aliens_Gonna_Get_Ya 3 ай бұрын

👍😊👊💥

@enjoshi-godrez8775 3 ай бұрын

I thought the GT2 class was disbanded?

@razielradd3016 3 ай бұрын

its revived same as GT1

@oskar6661 3 ай бұрын

It's been revived, but not in major motorsport competition. It's kind of its own weird thing, which is a shame...since they're wasting some of these cars on the class - as opposed to pitting it against better competition in GT3, etc.

@kartaltoth684 3 ай бұрын

@@oskar6661 GT1 is basically a trackday with SRO stickers but GT2 is actually a racing class that does racing much like GT3.

@jonathanchabby6215 3 ай бұрын

Third from Kenya 🇰🇪

@LaczPro 3 ай бұрын

Car engine blasting. Yeah, get some good headphones to listen to this

@roblipton9121 2 ай бұрын

who, as an amatuer racer, would race this? it's a works car, effectively

@heinedenmark 2 ай бұрын

If I didn't know better, I would say this was a V8 engine.. from the sound.

@palefaced1 3 ай бұрын

This, or a Porsche 911 cup?

@porschecollector727 3 ай бұрын

911 cup. Reliability and Much more support and parts.

@nocolo123 3 ай бұрын

@@porschecollector727 i dont want a frog looking car

@bryanyankulov3162 2 ай бұрын

In my opinion this is my Dream Car. It would be such a wonderful peice of art and machinery that would be a prayer come true to be able to drive.

@michaelgakanga 3 ай бұрын

See I don’t understand why the MC20 can’t sound like the race car on the outside. The regulations can’t be THAT bad, can they?

@marcolesmo1987 3 ай бұрын

Pian piano Maserati sta tornando a lavorare bene e alle corse… anche in formula E…il posto che si merita dopo tanto purgatorio….

@dariocp87 3 ай бұрын

Brands like these should be free from the Ferrari and fiat’s control. They’ll be even better than Ferrari at some point but even in car brands stuff there’s a mafia thing going on.. In Italy basically it’s illegal that a Maserati is faster than a Ferrari..

@bgj2940 3 ай бұрын

Can't wait to buy a MC20 in a few years after depreciation does it's job ... However I'm super disappointed by the sound of this engine. It's going to hard to give up my V10 for a road legal MC20 in a few years.

@johnmarksmith1120 2 ай бұрын

This is my first exposure to Andrea Bertolini and the car journalist/writer Henry Catchpole. They both seem very cerebral and classy gentleman. Mr.Bertolini has obviously had an incredible career and history. He’s probably forgotten more about Ferraris/Maseratis than most people know. Most of my attention is taken up by Muscle cars until recently. I’ve been expanding my horizons as of late. There’s just something about the exhaust notes of Italian super cars.