Assetto Corsa - What's It Like Driving Lauda's Ferrari At The Nordschleife

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[@JustSomeGuyWithNoMaidens]

R.I.P. Niki Lauda. He was a great driver and a great person.

[@kyloten-raikerz6638]

Mwi O Yes he was. I got to meet him once when I was little. RIP Niki

[@robbiebaker1235]

@@kyloten-raikerz6638 lol

[@sgtkabukimann]

But for sure not a nice or generous one.

[@sgtkabukimann]

But for sure not a generous one.

[@santir3690]

@Tristan Ellis he means he died like 4 months ago

[@JayMaverick]

As a first time viewer, I'm just staring with my mouth wide open. Incredible driving with an ancient Formula car and commentating at the same time? Yeah subscribed.

[@MrTiti]

after that he will learn basic stuff, like where niki crashed. you can easily spot it in any footage and you would spot it in GPL even. Grand Prix Legends.

[@03056932]

@@MrTiti you sound jealous

[@FattyLumpOfPoo]

my man

[@teovokes4901]

He crashed on the grey biton the right

[@juanin200]

Rewatching this after reading the leyend himself died. RIP Niki Lauda.

[@jurgenklopp64yearsand79]

Same just came up in my reccomeneded, R.I.P

[@bigchickenhoe8175]

Why can none of u speel

[@fishgeekz]

Ive actually sat in that car in real life !! As a baby .. my dad worked for brabhams in the 70s..

[@dpschof9063]

fish geekz that is so cool!!! You lucky son of a bitch!

[@MrJoseph310]

I recently saw the car such a blessing

[@maurish8043]

Lucky bastard

[@WELLBRAN]

Lauda's brabham had offset steering wheel..to make room for gear shift!

[@justina9914]

I saw senna's chief mechanic last year

[@jellesdejong]

I think Niki Lauda crashed in the kink before bergwerk- the one at 5:47 , but I'm not one to kinkshame

[@kerimca98]

Mm kinky comment

[@mrsid6581]

Yes it was in the kink before Bergwerk...

[@BeauAlbert]

Indeed it was. In fact; it's even called Lauda's Kink nowadays on the Official Nurburgring Trackguide :)

[@robweeks3238]

That's precisely where it happened. 👍

[@haulperrel2547]

Yup.

[@kozu7213]

Lauda is savage, told Enzo himself that Ferrari is piece of junk 😂 Rip Legend

[@captainautismo5452]

Ballsy af lmao

[@genericcarchannel]

Its a ferrari Its a shitbox

[@sevvvich8118]

@@genericcarchannel amazing, you have all those facilities and make a piece of crap like this

[@Hyenatime]

@@sevvvich8118 ohhhhhh you can’t say that

[@sarthaksharma4816]

@@Hyenatime it's a Ferrari !

[@WeightyLemur]

You should drive the Hennessey Venom GT around the ring. 1200HP, no grip all the way to the top of 3rd gear, manual and it hates to take any kind of turns. I think you'd like it

[@WynnofThule]

Modern Cerbera, or the Zenvo. Who knows.

[@Cassius.]

No

[@Stix_Zidinia]

@@WynnofThule zenvo handles well believe it or not, love driving that car.

[@vladivosdog]

@@Cassius. yes*

[@theTalkingYuccaTree]

"Any time I look at the throttle it's looking for an excuse to do naughty things to me and usually I'd like that but not on a hot lap" But, Jimmer. Isn't that why they call it a "HOT lap"?

[@joshkay9979]

There’s nothing more frustrating than doing a great lap on this track but then you get spat out of the Karussell early. Such a frustrating corner, famous but not enjoyable to go round.

[@leewhitworth9142]

I always have to lean in to the left every time I take the Karussell, if I don't I never make it haha.

[@murphymoerf]

Jimmy there's no such thing as racing on the Nordschleife too often 😉

[@artzreal]

should try Targa Florio then. that's why I still love RFactor

[@ForceMaximus84]

“It’s a shitbox!” RIP Niki Lauda

[@LeelssDelta]

ForceMaximus84 you can’t say that! It’s a Ferrari!!

[@nibby_]

Drivers of that era were literally daredevils

[@gillespriod5509]

They are quite safe if you think at the reca from 1900 to 1960

[@captainautismo5452]

@@gillespriod5509 dude, they were not safe *at all* in that era.

[@bottomtext593]

@@gillespriod5509 no TCS, Air suspension, bumpy roads, not many run offs, LITERAL SIDEWALKS ON THE TRACK "safe"

[@gillespriod5509]

@@bottomtext593 you dont get me, i was comparing 2 eras of f1 i dont say 80sf1 are safe! they arent!

[@randomrandom1196]

@@bottomtext593 f1 cars today have tcs

[@essentialone1]

Since I started watching your videos I've done 2 things, Bought Project Cars 2, and yesterday I scored a Logitech G920 wheel and Driving force shifter for just £179 new all in from pc world. Got to say the wheel is a game changer for me. My partner seriously hopes you don't inspire me to buy something else. Lol she's got no idea. Nice lap man.

[@chrissss696]

Next thing you have to buy is a ticket for the Nordschleife

[@angryginger791]

Welcome to the world of sim racing! It's a great time to get involved. I'm assuming you're playing on an Xbox, which is just fine. However, if you really get into it like I did, you'll eventually get a PC and a VR headset. Then it's all over. Next thing you know, you'll be selling a kidney to pay for a direct drive wheel and a motion rig. Which reminds me, I have a kidney for sale if anyone is looking...

[@Ben-xz3bo]

TheGreatC81 I’m getting a g920 with a shifter but I don’t know if I should get a stand

[@SPEEDMAX_DET]

Fun fact Niki held the lap record for the Ring until beaten by the Porsche 956

[@AMWULF]

Irish Munchkin wasnt the nordschleife like 2 miles shorter for construction during that run? I mean it's still impressive but I wanna see how the times would compare on the full track

[@daniellee4003]

And probably the only reason the Porsche took the record was because it was on the modern form of the Nordschleife, only used because they were still building the modern GP circuit at that time. Niki's lap record was on the older version, which had a pair of ~1km straights and a hairpin (the Südkehre) where the GP circuit is now. - as you can see in images like: c7.alamy.com/comp/HKY011/1969-start-nurburgring-german-gp-germany-HKY011.jpg

[@Sean-if7rp]

Irish Munchkin Lauda possibly was faster, he raced a longer version of the nordschleife

[@theothergtgeek9407]

He had the record on the old Nordschleife, the 956 did it's record on the new one which was modified to make room for the Grand Prix Circuit

[@theothergtgeek9407]

GV43_#Arianator #JB17 In 1976 there were four layouts, Gesamstreke, Nordschleife, Sudschleife, and Bentonschleife

[@nikivindum]

I was named after Niki Lauda! hes such a legend!

[@Ayrtonkee69]

Niki524 Guess which driver I was named after ☺

[@nikivindum]

The one and only Senna? :)

[@Ayrtonkee69]

Niki524 Yes sir :D

[@nikivindum]

two of my favorite drivers of all time, Senna was a really, really fast and kind hearted driver :)

[@y0Special]

I was named after Damon Hill... my dog is called Senna and my brother is called Colin, you can guess why.. haha

[@brendanmccallion2350]

RIP Niki :'( You were a warrior and a true inspiration

[@Logan912]

This video contains spoilers for Rush. :P

[@sandr6769]

SPOILER: It drives like a pig :D

[@dave21560]

You can't say that! It's a Ferrari!

[@moritzmohr1145]

Sebastian Nie its a shitbox

[@owenburton]

Such a great film

[@theothergtgeek9407]

Lauda himself said it was about 90% accurate

[@verraguud]

This is probably by far my favourite car and driver, love to hear the V12's back in action R.I.P Niki Lauda

[@nrosko]

Jimmy i think this is one of your best videos, natural commentator, not an easy task & then having to drive the track as well (while ill) always a pleasure.

[@samljones]

Who saw Kimi run over his mechanic's leg?

[@Jimmy_Broadbent]

Sam Jones I saw the slo-mo and threw up a little

[@ericmulero8282]

I saw that I didn’t know they had to retire if they screwed up a tire change or whatever he did

[@murphymoerf]

that one really sucked. Kimi got the green lights even though the old left rear tyre was still on!! Hopefully the poor mechanic will be back next season

[@Jorzef2]

inb4 kimi goes back to mclaren in 2019

[@Spiretail]

pff yer right jorge

[@HECKproductions]

lauda is the real champion of that seasons since he had to miss out on several races for hunt to catch up to him

[@HepauDK]

About the understeer... When Lauda had had his first drive in the car, he was asked how it was. "The car is shit" he replied bluntly. "It understeers like crazy". The engineers were told to fix it and a couple of weeks later Lauda improved the laptime by 0.8 seconds (as far as I remember, it's been a while since I saw the video where he told the story).

[@vicentebarrera198]

Do the James Hunt mclaren

[@junienet]

fittipaldi

[@codenamenoob4973]

@@junienet he wasn't driving McLaren at the time Niki had his accident

[@SaltyMcBoatFace]

oooo that's where lauda lost his ears , don't wanna lose mine - Jeremy Clarkson , 2004

[@patzipl]

In silent memories of niki lauda... (died 20. May 2019)

[@meerkat7361]

I'm getting this game tomorrow 😃😃😃 Watching your videos really gave me a good idea of what to expect! One step closer to real motorsport

[@emmanuelavila1081]

The movie rush did such a good job showing how crazy the 70s f1 cars were at the time

[@NightRidersUrbex]

Glad to hear you needed several attempts due to crashing - I tried A LOT myself and NEVER finished a lap at this pace. Well done! (btw: very nice rig !)

[@KasbashPlays]

"Man-who-drives-at-Nordschleiffe-too-often here!" Died

[@incognito8219]

This is now my #1 favourite new racing channel, sweet setup lad!

[@heinzheinz5854]

The kink at 5:48 was actually the place where the accident of Lauda happened.

[@nikozafiris6235]

Niki lauda passed today and this came in my recommended

[@andrebrandao3638]

RIP Niki Lauda you were one of the most inspirational pilots the sport has ever seen

[@jacobgannon8494]

Can't believe he died today. Rip Niki. A true legend

[@SentinelIXK]

Jimmy, would you ever consider appending the cinematic replay to the end of your hotlap videos? I would like to watch from a spectator perspective as well as the instructional aspect the current format provides. That is so much for these. Great stuff as always.

[@nelsonphillips]

Fun fact. The flat 12 was superseded by the older DFV cosworth V8 in the Lotus as these allowed for ground effects with large tunnels passing the engine. The flat 12 had the benefits from low centre of gravity and more power. Just one of the thousands of stories about aero being king.

[@samljones]

I've just driven that car! It's a beast, lovely sound XD

[@calastyphon3414]

Where did the XD come from

[@Andi-fh5lh]

CalasTyphon he already caught the cancer so that explains it

[@Ekksanpher]

Love the lap time graphic at the end! Top notch improvement

[@devinsta4426]

It is so sad to watch this video today..... #RIPNikiLauda

[@JoseSilva-qf3my]

Just a quick correction at 4:38 : The Ferrari 312B and 312T used a Flat12 and not a V12 like you mention. Nice video as always :)

[@pauli6619]

Jose, the Ferrari flat 12 was an 180 degrees V12. It wasn't really a boxer engine.

[@1xRacer]

love the lap board at the end

[@ent.4176]

Seeing this after hearing that he just passed away.. Rest in peace champion!

[@addzee9865]

Ikr

[@stefankrautz9048]

I just saw a documentary about austrian F1 and Niki Lauda. After a few first laps in the Ferrari he basicly said to the crew "this car is crap, it understeers, oversteers has no grip to the surface" so they overhauled everything to fit Laudas needs. After his crash, severe injury to the lungs and burned skin he returned 40 days later for his next race. Insane, stubborn guy.

[@MightyMushroo0m]

These cars and how they were driven still blows my mind

[@stenovitz]

If the "Lauda-immitation" should be done right, it should've be done in a 1976 track-mod with a VERY bumpy pavement and non-forgiving curbs. However, yet another joy seeing/hearing Jimmy, thx! Edit: And yes, the Lauda-kink is the left-kink just before Bergwerk. Fundamental historical knowledge ;-D

[@reddevil15463]

Those drivers from a bygone era must have had wrists and balls of steel, no assists like today

[@Spoderskrillex]

*Not an inline twelve I got that reference :-)

[@telefon72]

Spoderskrillex Doesn't beat the superior inline twelve rotary ;)

[@Logan912]

That's the 1960s Batmobile engine in my headcanon.

[@JasonAFlintham]

1:53 made me laugh pretty damn hard. I now have the mental image of a tribute somewhere in Austria with a plaque that reads: Niki Lauda - An Absolute Lad

[@pressstart1490]

He crashed in the 1976 one. Not 75.

[@TheTrainMaster15]

It would be a shame if the car would be damaged in some way, maybe at the rear

[@MattyC62185]

You do realize that this is the car and track that almost killed Niki Lauda in 1976 and put an end to its use as an F1 Grand Prix circuit that crash happened at the Bergwerk

[@chrissennfelder7249]

Almost 300 kph in a fuel tank with wheels. The 70s were utterly insane.

[@juhakivekas2175]

Couple of corrections. Up till 1974 the Ferrari B312 engine was everything else except reliable. One can argue that Ickx lost up to three Championships due to unreliability. Only during 1974 and the winter to 1975 they found reliability. And all those years from 1970 to 1976 the Ferrari B312 was the most powerful engine in F1 before the Renault Turbo came. The B312 had 20-50 hp more than the DFV. In 1970 it was around 490 hp and the 1975 version had about 520-530 and the final versions in 1980 had around 550 hp. IN 1975/76 even the super DFVs of Hunt, Scheckter and Reutemann had just short of 500 hp as they had 400 rpm more than other DFVs. It maybe a bit dangerous to tell a Brit that Mass never had the same engine as Hunt. Secondly, Niki had his accident in the kink leading to Bergwerk not in the following fast uphill section which is known as Kesselchen-Klostertal. I also had this missconcept for long until I was shown the actual place on the track. These two places look very similar from a high up vantage point.

[@yada1626]

Love the commentary of this xD *Not all accurate "... Gotta watch these curves, sometimes the downforce works with you and sometimes against you..." "... Phew... Really need to be careful around this corner, lifting off the gas, the car might start doing naughty things to you..." *Last one was priceless imo xD*

[@auz8d9wij2ks9d]

6:10 That is not true, he Lauda crashed in the kink before Bergwerk.

[@MrTiti]

he is a posh noob.

[@stephenfasick6409]

WOW 😲 Any driver in cars from this era were heroes. As Hunt said Big Balls!☠️ And they all had it.

[@BillehBobJoe]

Lol at the start "inline 12" lol that's like one of those old cartoons where the front is 30 feet long

[@rudolphshenanigans]

The RARE flying boi

[@Minx5892]

The Barbecue B O I

[@davidsylvia6791]

Hey Jimmer, great video as usual. You should take the Mazda RadBul Mx-5 around the Nordschleife in Project Cars 2 :)

[@FearlessLeader2001]

9:19 Look at that footwork

[@sircharles7323]

Awesome foot and handwork! My respect.

[@mcclarenf161862]

I sat in one of these in 1994 at Ferrari museum during lunch after employees left for lunch ...What a day !

[@TazioC]

Lauda in 1976 was driving the 312T2, which was quite different from the 312T. And the track was also different: basically there where two long straights and a wide hairpin, basically where now there is the F1 track. So, no corner T13.

[@seebarry4068]

Old f1 cars were wicked. Just look at it, outrageous design.

[@owen2877]

Mental how far he has come in less than 3 years

[@micheldubuis7597]

Hello , nostalgie avec cette Ferrari 312t , quel régal , bon pilotage et bonne vidéo.

[@billmcdonald4335]

The thing was a beast. The rFactor version's a blast, too - very nicely balanced. A great car for the Nordschleife - and the Circuit de Charade as well.

[@AmbientMike]

love the final timechart great addition!

[@eaurouge27]

According to Wikipedia Niki's crash was in the left kink just before the right hander, Bergwerk. I believe Niki went off at the left kink at 5:50 in this video. Bergwerk is the right hander immediately after, and just before the skid marks where you (Jimmy) went off. Anyway, just I thought I'd throw that out there.

[@billmcdonald4335]

Niki crashed on the left-hand sweeper just after Ex-Mühle and just before Bergwerk. I always say "This one's for Niki." every time I enter it. Nice lap, though. I use the rFactor 312T add-on, myself. I also built the Tamiya 1:12 kit as a kid.

[@tifosi_mehmet61]

Balls.it's amazing how you keep that beast from off the road

[@pooindaloo6049]

The difference between this lap and Nicki's crash? Rain. There are mods for this now. I think you can see where I'm going with this.

[@f1matt]

If Jimmy from six years ago could see Jimmy in 2024, I wager he'd smile. Way to go Jimmer.

[@vision4videoAustria]

I like your channel and your videos. I just subscribed. I am a Sim Racer as well. I like watching your funny vids more than watching Netflix or Prime 😜

[@pawxcpz8500]

6:21 Le beau talon pointe ! ça régale

[@ViVaDeo]

Amazing Video !!!!!! 👍🏼 R.I.P. Niki

[@joshuadelorimier1619]

Great run and commentary I woke up saying how the hell did they drive F1 cars with h shifter, now I know! ?Much to learn.

[@X8X8X8X8X8X8X8X8X8X]

blistering pace.

[@X8X8X8X8X8X8X8X8X8X]

Hello =)

[@andygee8716]

To me, the most iconic Ferrari F1 car, ever.

[@LowCountryMack]

I agree with J. Maverick. Great driving all the while commentating. You've got "MAD SKILLS"! I to subscribed without a dought.👍

[@daveslow84]

Just the music already deserves a thumbs up! 80s synth for the win :D

[@Anders1236]

Jimmy you are SO good at this!

[@lespaz1197]

Astonishing footwork jimmy 😯

[@eamonahern7495]

I thought Ferrari were using 6 gears since the late 60s/early 70s. I remember from reading a James Hunt biography that in either 76 or 77 McLaren started using 6 gears with the cosworth dfv and it said Ferrari were already using 6. Perhaps 5 was a preference for Niki? I know he did put a lot of input into the setup and development of his race cars.

[@phnxzz822]

Ngl Jimmy looks like Jonathon Ross 😂 love your work Jimmy, underrated imo :)

[@Maartwo]

I got my wheel this past saturday and I've been learning to heel-and-toe. I've found this Ferrari to be quite easy to learn on, even easier than the GT86 lol. I just gotta learn how countersteer works in this game cause I can't catch a slide for the life of me.

[@Cynderfan35]

one hint with this game I can give is dance with the car if nothing else works out :D I just found myself when driving Lauda's Ferrari, was pumping gas pedal sometimes to keep it going as its my technique over years with F1 cars. take your time with learning heel and toe because its one very hard technique to master, yet once do, you are ready.

[@Himmel4243]

Having known this channel, I instantly liked this video merely by having a glance at the title.

[@19Neil67]

Niki Lauda was and always will be a legend, R.I.P legend rest easy with all the other greats 🏁

[@cobrafan427]

"We can use the inside curb here" *nearly gets shuffled off the track*

[@LatestRapMedia]

Do more vids just like this, loving them

[@Turretism]

Cool video. Well done on the commentary while driving.

[@hannesgroesslinger]

Jimmy can you do a modern GT3 car (brand and model of your own choosing) next? I'd love to see how they compare to the 962 in terms of lap time.

[@stevekissoon]

Nice bit of Heel toe!!! love your energy in these vids!!

[@rockinlawnman359]

I was about to comment to ask you to do this yesterday... a true dream come true bois

[@trickshotcoder7329]

I'm sorry but Jimmy's footwork is amazing

[@Woolypopopeepee]

Ferrari fxx k vs the Nordschleife

[@K3v7L]

Your channel is amazing! I think its hard to comment while racing in the sim and not annoy the audience - you‘re doing that very well! Whats your intro outro song and who produced it? :-)

[@boredstudent]

I played around with some of these Formula 1 cars myself and I definitely tried out the Niki's Ferrari. That thing is hard to control.

[@PILOT_THOR]

hey Jimmy great Video again, love it. What headphones with the mic attached are you using when your in VR?

[@asagajadhar2235]

im watching this for the fourth time and i still have tears in my eyes