Located in the small town of Nürburg, about 70 kilometres south of Cologne, Germany, the Nürburgring is nothing special, but the track has made it famous. The Nürburglin is not actually a track, it includes a 22.8-kilometer-long north track and a 7.7-kilometer-long south circuit, and what Li Fanyu is talking about is the Nürburglin North Circuit, which is known as the mecca of racing!

It's an incredibly difficult high-speed track that winds its way through the Every Plateau, with a vertical drop of more than 300 meters and 177 curves as the mountains rise!

Before 1976, the Nordschleife was one of the main stops of Formula 1, but due to the 21-kilometre length of the track at the time, not only were there technical difficulties in televising, but even the most important safety car could not reach it in time. It wasn't until '82 that the new Nürburgring south circuit was built that the devil's circuit finally returned to F1.

Among the 1,177 corners of the North Loop, most of them are high-speed curves, the road surface and buffer zone are relatively narrow, and at most three cars can be accommodated in parallel.

Therefore, the Nürburgring has extremely strict requirements for the driver's technology, physical strength, vehicle chassis, braking, steering body rigidity, tires and other aspects.

That's why it's called the "Circle of Truth"!

At this point, outside the Nürburgring, all the crew of the Topgear crew was already in place.

Now topgear's influence in the industry has been unparalleled for a while, and the three are now famous with the help of the show, and the good quality and dissemination of the program have made the crew very rich. So how are the three Clarkson guys having fun now, and they don't care about the ideas of Li Fanyu, the big boss,

After hearing that Li Fanyu wanted to do a test at the Nürburgring, the three of them directly sent invitations to the drivers who had participated in the show before the CR, F1 and FE events.

When they heard that they were going to compete with a self-driving car on the Nürburgring, many drivers were also interested and responded directly.

Don't talk about Alonso, the head brother who is sweeping the world in FE, that is Li Fanyu's good friend, not to mention Alonso's current teammate Lou Lu, Xiao Nizi heard that she was going to call for her master, so she came over, and Zhengxin's test must be cheered.

But even Alonso's former teammate Hamilton, a popular F1 student at the moment, accepted Clarkson's invitation and rushed over from the United States.

It can be seen that virtual driving really makes everyone very curious.

Many of the drivers who came came got on the sports car prepared by the program team and began to make some preparations; curiosity is curiosity, as a professional driver, everyone is no stranger to this track, and they know that in such a place, it is GG who is waiting for them accidentally.

They don't dare to take it lightly.

On the side of the track, a pure white, delicate metal sheet metal shining charmingly in the sun attracted the attention of most of the people in the field.

Because this is the protagonist of today!

"Hey, mete, I'm ready, how are you?" Clarkson put on his helmet and shouted to James May over the walkie-talkie.

"FK! A madman would race against an undriven car on such a dangerous track! I have already written a suicide note, if this Sabi car gets out of control and kills me, please tell my wife, I finally have a chance to get rid of her!"

Sitting on a longbow, James May was a little crazy,

Although it was a joke, James's words spoke the hearts of many people present.

Although virtual driving is a new thing, everyone has seen autonomous driving! Generally, self-driving cars rely on map guidance to confirm the route on the one hand, and use visual analysis instruments to detect the front on the other. Such cars look clumsy and a little "flute".

On weekdays, autonomous driving is fine, but where is it now?

O Nürburglin!

Almost all the drivers have made up their minds to stay away from the virtual car for a while.

Almost all of the staff were sweating for the riders on the field - but nothing happened!

This test, according to Li Fanyu's meaning, will be broadcast in the form of live broadcast to fans around the world and people who drive virtually. At this time, the audience in front of the computer has already turned the sky upside down;

"FK! I don't know what to call a virtual car, don't run around like a fly for a while! Some of my favorite drivers are here, and if something happens, it's a huge loss!"

"Yes, my goddess Lou Lu must be careful, run ahead for a while!

"Hey, what the hell is Zhengxin doing this time? No matter how awesome the virtual driving is, can you compare with these professional drivers? Hurry up and wash up and go home and sleep! If that young man can finish the Nürburgring, he will already burn high incense, right?"

"Who's to say it's not, running on such a track is an adventure in itself, and now there are so many drivers in the season, it will definitely be chaotic at that time, so virtual driving is not good, and there must be a series of car accidents?"

"Hey, okay, okay, we're blind ** now and there's no use for eggs, the test is about to start, let's see the results in a while,"

"You don't have to look at the results, I bet on five packs of spicy strips, and the red flag youth who was driven by Raushzi virtual had to fall down the mountain if he couldn't run 10 kilometers. ”

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The audience is not optimistic about Zhengxin's virtual driving.

Not only are the audience not optimistic, but even the staff on the scene are also like great enemies.

"P1, P1, the game will start soon, please always make sure that the rescue vehicle is in condition in case of an accident that may happen soon!"

"P1 understands, N1 please use air superiority to pay close attention to the red flag on the track, please call and notify immediately if something goes wrong! This is the Nünburgring, it is difficult for the rescue vehicle to be in place in time, repeat, this is the Nürburgring, here is the Nünburgring!"

"N1 understands, I'll keep an eye on the helicopter!over!"

In the midst of the radio noise, Clarkson stood in front of the live broadcast camera with a non-lethal expression on his face.

"Hey, friends, we're fully ready, as you can see, fifty drivers are already in place at the start of the Circle of Truth, waiting for a race like never before in the history of motorsport......! A race between people and programs!

So, now, before the exciting moment begins, I would like to solemnly announce one thing to the world. I, Clarkson, will have the privilege of sitting in that charming and perhaps fatal red flag to present the debut of virtual driving in this world from the first perspective!"

After saying that, Clarkson tightened his funny helmet again, waved to the camera, opened the young man's passenger door, and sat down.

As the lights at the starting point light up in turn, the race begins!