Bloodhound LSR is aiming to beat the current 763-mph land speed record set by Andy Green back in 1997. During high-speed test runs, the Bloodhound LSR jet car achieved a new top speed of 628 mph last year, getting closer to setting a new world record.

But how would the Bloodhound LSR fare in a drag race against some of the world's most powerful road and race cars? To provide some light relief from the coronavirus pandemic, the team has created a video showing a virtual drag race between the Bloodhound LSR, a Bugatti Chiron, a Formula One race car, and a regular road car.

Some "poetic license" had to be applied since it's impossible to predict traction on the dusty desert surface, which is estimated to be about a third less than regular tarmac. In the video, the EJ200 Eurofighter jet engine takes some time to spool up and start producing thrust, and a few seconds longer to activate the afterburners, but it doesn't take long for it to catch up and beat its competitors by a significant margin.

It takes 6.3 seconds for the Bloodhound LSR to accelerate from 0-60 mph - that's slower than the Chiron, which will do the same sprint in 2.5 seconds. However, the Bloodhound LSR will hit 0-100 mph in 8.3 seconds and 0-200 mph in 13.9 seconds, while the total 0-628 mph run took just 50.1 seconds.

Now for some bad news. Originally, Bloodhound LSR planned to make a new land speed record attempt with a target speed run of 800 mph in South Africa. The team has been trying to secure extra funding this month, but COVID-19 has "inevitably had an impact on discussions with potential sponsors."

As a result, the project will be put on hold until the pandemic has passed. Sadly, Bloodhound LSR admits this will "inevitably have an impact on the planned 2021 World Land Speed Record attempt."

"Rightfully, the world has more important things to focus on right now. Discussions with a number of global brands were looking promising when COVID-19 struck, but the sponsorship industry literally shut down," said Bloodhound CEO Ian Warhurst.

"This means our ability to raise the necessary funds in time and, consequently, the window to conduct the LSR campaign safely in 2021 is now very likely to be missed. As a result, we are planning to go into hibernation to reduce the monthly overheads to an absolute minimum, and we'll reboot conversations with potential sponsors later in the year."