At the end of the day, in a pure drag race both cars put simiar to the wheels, because of the R's higher losses.
The R pulled away off the line...which it would do out of every tight corner on a normal road under most conditions.
The bottom line is, the R is quicker...maybe not by as much as peope think...but it's quicker.
More fun? That's debatable.
But in the hands of most competent drivers, the R will be quicker, more often.