Formula One German Grand Prix
Nurburgring
- Date: 12/07/09
- Circuit Length: 5.148km
- Race Distance: 308.863km (60 laps)
- Winner 2008: -
BMW on Nurburgring:
Technical Insight – Willy Rampf
“The characteristics of the Nürburgring track mean the cars have a tendency to understeer here. The critical question is therefore: how to set the car up to stop it pushing over the front wheels? That can be resolved by achieving the right aero balance, combined with mechanical modifications to the set-up. The large number of slow and medium-speed corners require a healthy dose of downforce. The track offers good levels of grip, which allows us to run soft tyre compounds.”
Drivers eye – Nick Heidfeld
“The Nürburgring is my motor racing home. It isn’t far from Mönchengladbach, where I was born and grew up, and I have some great childhood memories of the Ring. It was where I learnt to ride a bike, where I went tobogganing in the winter and where I first sat in a kart – with thick cushions up against my back so that I could reach the pedals. In later years I was able to win various races on the track. In 2005 I took my first Formula One pole position there and finished second in the race. In 2007 I drove an F1 car on the Nordschleife. The 2007 GP was dominated by typical Eifel weather conditions and collisions. In the end I finished sixth.”
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