In fact, as one of the three most famous circuits in the world, there are two types of records here.

One is a production car record that is familiar to fans all over the world, and the other is a road racing record.

Like Stephen. The fastest lap record of 6:11.13 set by Mr. Berauf in 1983 is actually a road racing record.

Road racing is a category of motor racing, such as Formula 1 cars, Le Mans endurance races, and GT races, all of which fall under the category of road racing. Most of these types of cars are modified cars or specially built pure racing cars, and ordinary civil roads are forbidden to use such racing cars on the road.

Another kind of record is the record of a production car. For example, the McLaren P1, which previously set a record of 6:43.22 at the New North Circuit, belongs to the category of production cars. This kind of car can not only participate in some road races, but also can be hung up on the license plate and drive on the road.

It's just that the special shoulder of the New North Circuit makes it a favorite track for production cars, and real cars or higher-level F1 cars are not willing to test or run laps on this track.

One of the reasons why the New North Circuit is called "Green Hell" is that the track itself is in a dense forest, and the other is that the shoulder of the track is high above the ground, which is extremely dangerous for professional drivers.

One of the basic skills of professional drivers is to make reasonable use of the width of the exposed surface to corner, and the reasonable use of the shoulder is one of the most important basic skills.

In professional tracks, professional drivers use the shoulder to the extreme when cornering or blocking the opponent's path, so on other professional tracks, the shoulder is the part of the track that professional drivers like to use.

However, the shoulders of the New North Circuit are higher than the road surface, which is undoubtedly a big killer for those professional drivers!

In the high-speed progress, where can the professional driver remember that the shoulder of the New North Circuit cannot be rolled, but once the driver rolls the shoulder of the road with habit and instinct in the race, then the only thing that awaits the driver is God's decision.

This is a key reason why the New North circuit was cancelled by the FIA after 1976. Running an F1 car here is a very dangerous thing for an F1 driver, and no one wants to risk that to race on this track.

On the contrary, this track, which is very dangerous for professional racers, is very popular with fans.

Because this track is more like a road in the city, coupled with the limited skills of the fans, the cars they drive have safety measures such as roll cages, four-point seat belts, and bucket seats, so it is more exciting to ride on this track. That's why, after the 80s, the track tended to be more open to fans.

Back then, Stephen. The Porsche 956, which Berauf set the record for the fastest lap, was actually a redesigned race car.

At that time, the FIA's requirements for racing cars were far less stringent than they are now, and in response to the FIA's major changes to the rules, Porsche AG also made a lot of modifications to the Porsche 956 used for racing, and the transformation of this car was also extremely pure, with materials, structures, and power standards all built for the racing car, so it could squeeze out the efficient power that street cars could not have.

This road car, which is specially designed for racing, is made of new aluminium alloy and weighs only 840 kilograms, which is only about 200 kilograms heavier than the Formula 1 car. Moreover, the Porsche 956 also uses a mid-engine, which can greatly enhance the stability of the vehicle. Crucial is the aerodynamic design of the Porsche 956, which is fitted with a huge venturi tube behind the flat area, which is close to the bottom of the engine and transmission, and the rear end is visibly upturned, providing three times as much downforce as the 917.

Such aerodynamics make the Porsche 956 unbeatable in corners, which is an important reason why the car was able to achieve such an impressive result 36 years ago.

Of course, if you had to let a better F1 car run the New North circuit, it would definitely do better than the Porsche 956, after all, the F1 car is the best road car on the planet.

It's a pity that since 1976 F1 driver Nicky. After Lauda suffered serious burns in a serious racing accident at the Nürburgring, no F1 driver wanted to run laps around the track.

Even in 2007, BMW team driver Sauber drove a BMW F1 car on this track, but it was clear that Sauber was driving F1 at that time and did not exert his power, but even so, Sauber ran a time of 6 minutes and 37 seconds, ranking second in the history of the official result of the New North circuit.

Although Sauber did not break the fastest lap record set by Berauf in F1, everyone knew that if Sauber did make a real effort that day, it would not be difficult to break Berauf's record.

After all, compared to the road cars in endurance racing and GT events, F1 cars are the fastest cars on the planet, and the performance is also better than all road cars and street cars.

It's no exaggeration to say that any F1 driver on duty can drive an F1 car, and as long as he puts out 80% of his strength, it is not difficult to break Berauf's record. It's a pity that although everyone knows this principle, no one wants to do it.

After all, over the past 20 years, the New North Circuit has become a mecca for mass-produced street bikes, not a road racing mecca. If you drive a F1 car to break records on this track, not only will no one cheer, but people will laugh at you.

You are fighting with a group of people with knives, guns and sticks with a submachine gun, what are you doing if you are not bullying people?

Therefore, only if you drive a production street car that has not undergone a major overhaul and run well on this track will you be admired by people and fans. This is also a limitation of the New North Circuit......

Although the grandmaster is recognized by fans all over the world as the "real car god" with the best driving skills on the planet, but today he did not drive a professional racing car, although the car he drove also looks very good, but this car is a standard production street car in every aspect, not to mention, just people drove from Switzerland to here, and there was no police check on the highway, which is enough to prove that this car is a qualified production street car.

A week ago, the Grandmaster had just conquered the Circuit de Ribendorf with this car, so when he appeared at the New North Circuit, many fans were still very hopeful that he could really break the record of Berauf and prove his "real car god" once again!