Bojan Vrbnjak
formula 1 from year 1976 no more racing on Nordschleife, however, some racers are in the frame Eifel Grand Prix also tried driving on the famous green hell trail. Daniel Ricciardo he felt such fear in doing so that he was happy when he finished his round.
"I was really scared,”He admitted Australian, who drove down this famous trail Renault Megane RS. He is with his teammate on Thursday after media dates Esteban Ocon explored the famous Nordschleife. For Ricciardo this was not the first ride on this track that he has bad memories of, as he was s at the time Fiat Punto almost had an accident. This time the conditions were difficult due to the wet track. “It was very slippery,” he says Australian.
In very cold temperatures, he tried his luck again. “I don’t play this track in certain video games, so I don’t know it by heart either. But in the first meters I was really scared.”And that was reflected in the rest of the track as well. “Let’s say I was scared. But it’s very nice and fun. Would you compete in a 24-hour race here with the other 180 cars? No thanks. I may be getting old, but I'm happy with where I am,”Adds the Australian with a smile.
It's in the video Ricciardo summed up his test drive. “I have never driven so slowly in my life. There is simply no room for error here. I drove like a grandfather. I’ve never been so scared, despite driving slowly."
Racer Renault however, they were not the only ones to test themselves on this track. Both Alfa Romeo racers also provided interesting moments. Kimi Raikkonen in Antonio Giovinazzi, where the Finn is in the car Alfa Romeo Giulia honestly frightened his younger Italian counterpart.
Nordschleife however, the courage test was also for George Russell, team racer Williams, who rode the track in a Mercedes sports car.
