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'Quick Nick' Heidfeld's Lap Of The Nordschleife!

  • 29-04-2007 6:17pm
    #1
    aidan_dunne
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,265 ✭✭✭


    In case you didn't already know, yesterday Nick Heidfeld drove the infamous Nordschleife in his BMW Sauber F1 car. This was the first time in 31 years a modern F1 car had driven on the track.

    A small video of the event can be seen here:

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ek1JUfd3R8w

    Just a pity this was just a BMW promotional thingy and he wasn't allowed to do a proper, flat-out, record breaking attempt. I'd love to see some F1 team setup their car for optimal performance around the Nordschleife and let a driver really go for it. Be interesting to see what kind of lap time they'd do in a modern F1 car.

    Oh, by the way, is it wrong (or just sad? :D )that watching that video gave me a hard-on? :eek: ;):D


Comments

  • #2
    Corben Dallas
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,611 ✭✭✭Corben Dallas


    This is v sweet. 'Super' Nick lights it up round the ring, quickest time was 8 1/2 mins but wasnt allowed to 'push' +didnt go round the karousel banked bit.

    MUST SEE FOR ALL PETROLHEADS> :)


  • #3
    Robbo
    Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 10,581 Mod ✭✭✭✭Robbo


    Apparently he was running on "demonstration" tyres which generally lap a regular F1 circuit about 10 seconds slower. Niki Lauda (who still holds the F1 record for the Nordschleife) reckons if you pushed it, a modern car wouldn't hold up over the bumps.


  • #4
    Andrewf20
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,251 ✭✭✭Andrewf20


    Id pay money to watch F1 host a GP on the 14 miler.


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