Nürburgring Nordschleife. The Green Hell

  • 06 August 2023
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After Niki Lauda’s accident in the 1976 German Grand Prix, it looked like the old circuit of the Nürburgring, the one that was almost 23 kilometres long and went by the name of Nordschleife (“North Loop”), and which since the 1920s was also known as the most difficult circuit in the world, was destined to disappear, making room for a circuit with a more conventional configuration and length. Then, the truly brilliant idea: why not keep the old one alive and immortalise its unique history? The idea was simple: transform it into a one-way highway without speed limits and race on it.

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