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Vettel: F1 on the Nordschleife would the ‘ultimate challenge'
Four-time Formula 1 World Champion Sebastian Vettel believes the Nordschleife layout of the Nurburgring would provide the ultimate driving challenge for the championship. The initial Gesamtstrecke (whole course) 187-turn behemoth was completed in 1927 before being reduced to the current 160-turn Nordschleife layout we know today in 1973 after the Sudschleife (south section) was removed. F1 last raced on the Nordschliefe layout in 1976, the year in which Niki Lauda suffered a near-fatal accident at Bergwerk in his Ferrari 312T2. The original start/finish straight was demolished in 1982/83 to make way for the new GP-Strecke layout that is now used for major circuit events. 'The Nordschleife...
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