A comprehensive look at the Nurburgring circuit for the German Grand Prix – Formula 1
Nurburgring became a part of Formula 1 back in 1951 in the earlier days of the sport. It is considered as one of the most legendary tracks of Motorsports as it has a very old fashioned racing style feel to it.
The track recently went through some major changes though but the feel of the track according to most of the critics is still the same for the drivers. The legendary circuit has held many Formula 1 races but sadly, the track has not been a part of the sport
as the German Grand Prix which was the original name of the event held at Nurburgring in the beginning when it became a part of Formula 1.
Instead, the track hosted races as the Luxemburg Grand Prix and the European Grand Prix since the past 25 years.
The Nurburgring circuit nowadays according to statistics is around 5.15 kilometres long and has a total of 16 turns. The track went through a major renovation back in 1984 and until then, the track was almost in its original condition since its making back
in 1927.
It is a road-type circuit unlike Monte Carlo and Valencia which are considered as street circuits and it is directed in the clockwise direction like most of the circuits.
It has the capacity of holding a crowd of 290,000 people and most of the drivers this year are really excited to drive at this legendary circuit since it has held a lot of amazing and historic races for Formula 1.
The German Grand Prix is the home race for many drivers including the reigning world champion Sebastian Vettel, Michael Schumacher, Nick Heidfeld and many more.
One of the long straights of the circuit is even known as the Schumacher-S and the track is expected to hold its 39th Formula 1 race this coming weekend.
The first race winner of the track was Alberto Ascari who won the race for Ferrari ahead of an Alfa Romeo driver named Juan Manuel Fangio who later on turned out to be one of the most legendary drivers the sport has ever produced.
The last Formula 1 race that was held at the Nurburgring was the 2009 European Grand Prix which was won by Mark Webber of the Red Bull Racing team who later on challenged for the 2010 drivers’ title as well. However, he failed to secure it as his teammate
Sebastian Vettel won the final race and finished ahead of drivers like Fernando Alonso and Lewis Hamilton to take the glory.
Nevertheless, this season, it is going to be quite different as Sebastian Vettel is currently in his prime and he is hoping of scoring the victory at his home race. He has the fastest car on the grid for sure and since the Nurburgring is a very fast track,
it seems that Red Bull Racing team might take the advantage once again and win the race only if they score a good qualifying result this weekend.
Let’s see how the upcoming tenth round of the 2011 Formula 1 season goes for all the teams at the legendary circuit of Germany.
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