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The Nürburgring circuit is called “The Green Hell†for a good reason. Measuring 24.4 km (15.2 miles) in today’s combined version that uses a part of the Formula 1 track, it’s not an easy circuit to master. Complete a fast lap was even more difficult in the late ’60, when Formula 1 was nowhere near the high-tech parade it represents now. Back then, fearless drivers raced cars with skinny tires that had very few, if any safety features and weren't exactly easy to drive.
Check out the video after the break to see 1967 Formula 1 car running the Green Hell. At the time, the Nordschleife measured 22.8 km (14.2 miles) and had 174 turns. Read more »
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- Michael Schumacher To Drive Mercedes Amg F1 Car On The Nürburgring!
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- Infographic: The Nürburgring Race Track By The Numbers
The big daddy of all racing circuits, the famed Nürburgring in Germany, is a must for all auto enthusiasts. It comprises of two racetracks, the modern Grand Prix Circuit built in 1984, and much longer old Northern loop (Nordschleife) which was nicknamed...
- Bruno Senna Drivers An F1 Car...one Handed!
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Back to the Future: Formula One Racecar Lapping the Nürburgring Circuit in 1967
The Nürburgring circuit is called “The Green Hell†for a good reason. Measuring 24.4 km (15.2 miles) in today’s combined version that uses a part of the Formula 1 track, it’s not an easy circuit to master. Complete a fast lap was even more difficult in the late ’60, when Formula 1 was nowhere near the high-tech parade it represents now. Back then, fearless drivers raced cars with skinny tires that had very few, if any safety features and weren't exactly easy to drive.
Check out the video after the break to see 1967 Formula 1 car running the Green Hell. At the time, the Nordschleife measured 22.8 km (14.2 miles) and had 174 turns. Read more »
- Watch Fernando Alonso Give An Interview While Driving Ferrari F12berlinetta On The 'ring
Formula 1 drivers are notoriously difficult to interview, and usually when they do talk on camera, the conversation is not very interesting – except when the person giving the interview is Kimi Raikkonen, of course. Obviously, there are exceptions...
- Michael Schumacher To Drive Mercedes Amg F1 Car On The Nürburgring!
Michael Schumacher will become the second driver to tackle the Nürburgring Nordschleife in a modern Formula One car after Nick Heidfeld’s 2007 lap in a BMW Sauber. Since 1976, when Niki Lauda suffered a horrible crash on the Nordschleife, the...
- One Ring To Crash Them All And Into Armco Bind Them: Watch 2012’s Nordschleife Accidents
There’s a very good reason why Jackie Stewart named the “old†Nürburgring the Green Hell and why Formula 1 doesn’t race there any more: it’s too bloody dangerous. Still, the Nordschleife track hosts other race series...
- Infographic: The Nürburgring Race Track By The Numbers
The big daddy of all racing circuits, the famed Nürburgring in Germany, is a must for all auto enthusiasts. It comprises of two racetracks, the modern Grand Prix Circuit built in 1984, and much longer old Northern loop (Nordschleife) which was nicknamed...
- Bruno Senna Drivers An F1 Car...one Handed!
Race car drivers are a funny bunch. In this video, we see Brazilian Formula 1 driver and the nephew of the late three-time Formula One world champ Ayrton Senna, Bruno Senna, behind the wheel of the new Renault R30 at the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps...