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F1 - Renault Sport F1 at the Nürburgring
Bit of Renault PR but not a bad watch anyway. Red Bull's Mark Webber and Sebastian Vettel as well as Renault's Nick Heidfeld (now ex-Renault) and Vitaly Petrov hit the track with Lotus compatriots Jarno Trulli and Heikki Kovalainen. The Renault powered F1 drivers were unleashed on the Nürburgring in various Renault cars, both concept and current. The current offerrings are from the RenaultSport division comprising of the Clio and the Megane. The Twizy also gets a run around the track believe it or not as well as a futuristic electric concept vehicle.via youtube.comVideo - Driving Miss Coulthard
Poor David Coulthard, so used to being in the driver's seat. Unfortunately in this video he was confined to the passenger's seat while Nico Rosberg discovered the Nordschleife circuit in Germany in the Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG. To make matters worse, part of the track was wet.
I wonder if Mercedes-Benz signed Coulthard to their brand for his comedic presenter abilities?
Video - Webber and Vettel Attack Nordschleife in Infinity Ms
Mark Webber and Sebastian Vettel attack the famous Nordschleife track in Germany before the German GP. Insert your own joke here about Vettel getting the quicker car in the form of the Infinity M35h vs Webber in the M35s.
Video - Lotus Exige Nurburgring Crash
The problem with the Nurburgring is its lack of run off area where you can recover when things go wrong. You can see in the clip that the driver was completely taken by surprise when the car tried to swap ends without warning. The frightening part is that without marshalls out on the track, there is no one to warn other vehicles about the stricken car or the presence of oil. This incident shows that accidents can happen to cars which you assume would be rather safe on the track in the hands of almost anyone. A car as well balanced as an Exige should never respond like this unless you add oil into the mix, which is what is believed to have caused this accident.
I feel for the guy when I saw his reaction at the end. The sudden realisation that you're alright but you've destroyed your car and the thought process of what on earth do I do now. I've woken up from a few dreams that end that way.
Video - Pagani Zonda R at Nürburgring
- 1,070 kg
- 6.0-litre V12
- 522 kW / 710 Nm
- 0-100 km/h 2.7 seconds
- 351 km/h top speed
Zonda R Takes Ring Record
News has come through from evo that the Zonda R has claimed a new Nürburgring Nordschleife lap “record”. A bit like the sub-7 minute time posted by the Ferrari 599XX, though, it’s hard to know where to pigeon hole the Zonda R as it’s not a road legal car. Maybe just stick it in the bleeding fast category then, because its reported time of 6 minutes 47 seconds is bloody quick.
Quicker than the Ferrari (6:58), of course, but also quicker than the Radical SR8LM (6:48). Marc Basseng, the man at the wheel of the Zonda R, reckons there is more time to be found, as well.
via ausringers.comToyota's Chief Test Driver Killed
Sad news today as Toyota's chief test driver, Hiromu Naruse, was killed in a head on collision while driving Lexus' LFA Nurburgring Edition. The collision involved a BMW 5 Series prototype carrying two occupants, one of which is in a critical condition.
Amazing that this happened in a 100 km/h zone, and not the test track.
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