What happens when you use thermal cameras to record F1 cars race? Pure coolness that’s what. If you drive a F1 race car, you are pretty much riding on a fireball at G-force speeds. How fast and how dangerous is this machine? FLIR captured Red Bull Racing’s RB8 Formula 1 racing car with a FLIR x6580sc infrared camera. The results are scary and fantastic all at the same time.