Schumacher drives the Nurburgring Nordschleife

22 comments on “Schumacher drives the Nurburgring Nordschleife”

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   ScuderiaVincero (@scuderiavincero)
   19th May 2013, 23:58

   Will they be releasing any onboard footage? *cross fingers*
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      Keith Collantine (@keithcollantine)
      20th May 2013, 0:12

      @scuderiavincero Judging by the number of cameras stuck to his car I suspect so!
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      codesurge (@codesurge)
      20th May 2013, 6:59

      I would love to see how he tackled the Karussell in the W02!
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      Keith Collantine (@keithcollantine)
      20th May 2013, 8:56

      @scuderiavincero @codesurge There is a bit of video in the round-up but no onboard.
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         ScuderiaVincero (@scuderiavincero)
         20th May 2013, 12:42

         Footage! Lovely lovely footage!!! I get this tingling feeling everytime I await the Monaco GP, only this time it’s for the Nordschleife. Merci @keithcollantine!
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   Fisha695 (@fisha695)
   20th May 2013, 0:07

   [Insert timely joke about the degradation of the tires here]

   haha
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      ivz (@ivz)
      20th May 2013, 0:17

      Something along the lines of, the reason they didn’t do a complete lap was due to tyres? lol
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         Fisha695 (@fisha695)
         20th May 2013, 0:33

         Or the reason it was such a slow lap was because they had to stop & change tires every few turns.
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            Vincente
            20th May 2013, 5:54

            Haha spot on.
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   fangio85 (@fangio85)
   20th May 2013, 0:55

   The nordschleife is actually 20.8km @Keith collantine. The pictures show he drove the combined circuit, used for the 24 hour race.
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      ajokay (@)
      20th May 2013, 11:14

      @fangio85 They actually started at the 2nd corner (of the combined circuit, meaning the switchback immediately after the first corner) and ended the lap half way up the Döttinger Höhe.
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         fangio85 (@fangio85)
         22nd May 2013, 8:02

         Yeah, like I said. My point was more about the article saying he drove the nordschleife and it was a 25km circuit. Like I said, just being picky lol :)
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   fangio85 (@fangio85)
   20th May 2013, 0:58

   ^- sorry for being picky lol. I would love to see the footage!
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   icemangrins (@icemangrins)
   20th May 2013, 1:16

   He is in a great shape… should he be racing again in F1?
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      Comander
      20th May 2013, 14:52

      Still hope so!!! I´d really love that, He´s at very good pace and still has the flame of driving and velocity !! If not we can see the recorded races and notice again the excellent driver was … who knows what happen in 2014 ?? ;)
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   fangio85 (@fangio85)
   20th May 2013, 1:58

   @icemangrins, schumacher has always been a great athlete. Look at those guns! I would put my money on schuey over any current driver in a fist fight lol :)
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      MagillaGorilla (@magillagorilla)
      20th May 2013, 3:57

      @fangio85 Sutil doesn’t use his fist, harharhar
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         fangio85 (@fangio85)
         20th May 2013, 6:37

         Lol
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   dkpioe
   20th May 2013, 16:35

   would have been much more interesting if he did this in his prime at ferrari, this all seems boring and utterly pointless, unless he drove quick which he didnt.
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   gnrpoison (@gnrpoison)
   20th May 2013, 17:18

   I know it use to be part of the World Sportscar Championship in the 1980s but was it still a round of it when Schumacher was driving the Sauber Mercedes entry?
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   Lew Numba 1 (@lew-numba-1)
   21st May 2013, 21:11

   I knew it was going to be a slow, sad lap, and indeed it was. They should let him spend all day warming up and getting a feel for each corner, then give him some fresh tires and let him actually go for a quick lap.

   Sabine Schmitz driving the Ford Transit on Top Gear was far more entertaining.
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      fangio85 (@fangio85)
      22nd May 2013, 9:04

      That transit lap was awesome! :D

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