Formula 1 Was Forced To Ban This Track

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The green hell, the most famous racetrack in the world. And one of the most dangerous.
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[@albonfilms]

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[@15DEAN1995]

im from ireland and my goal in the next year or 2 is to drive my car across europe to the nurburgring, do a few laps and drive back. its a simple enough goal but something ive wanted to do for years and hopefully will be able to do soon.

[@carl-stevensinkler7894]

I’m from The U.S. my boy. I hope I see you there too with my 458 Italia through my faith in God and in hard works.😉🙏🏾

[@mrcube7-P]

@Leyan Clasi what if you crash the supercar

[@terrainrecords6038]

@@mrcube7-P you pay for the damage

[@brainnotfound239]

Luckily it‘s only like 1,5 hours away from me. Now I need a license.

[@17ambi]

good luck

[@joshualazzarini7366]

I could hear James May's rant about the Nurburgring in my head during the bit about manufacturers. 😂

[@enzoferrari8980]

he ranted about it? that dude has no idea what hes talking about. i dont even wanna hear the reasoning

[@Alex_Ertl]

BOMB IT!

[@c63w204W]

@@enzoferrari8980 that reason was specifically about the luxury cars and daily use cars, which should soft and cushiony, which were designed on the ring, which needs more sporty and stiffer suspension setup. And that actually makes sense

[@BobBilly980]

Lmao same

[@redxracing90]

I made an effort to memorize this track when I was a kid, playing Gran Turismo. My moment came when I was at a car show with a simulator that had a Nurburgring time attack. I was the only person who didn't crash and got the fastest time and no one could beat it lol. Would really love to try a lap irl.

[@enzoferrari8980]

i collected experience about the track in gt sport and gt7, overall i would guess about 17-20k laps, i live half an hour away from the track and i just did some laps there last friday (carfriday) irl. i just turned 20 tho and only have a vw fox with 54hp and i still manage to overtake full on tracktools like e36s on semis in the corners and my car is 100% stock with some good+ summer tires. simracing really makes you fast irl, my very first lap was already faster than most people would ever drive with all their experience. the track means everything to me, since i was 8 my uncle took me to every 24h race and since last year when i got a license i spend many weekends at the nls races, tourist drives and got a nice group of friends that i go to the 24 with. when i finished my engineering degree and my mechanic job training i will do everything to get a job in one of the teams, build an own tracktool (currently looking for an i20n performance) and maybe get an own racecar or even a team further down the line of my life

[@redxracing90]

@@enzoferrari8980 Epic!

[@deltavee2]

In Gran Turismo3 I had a ton of cars but I managed after a lot of practice and tuning to get a '67 Chevelle around in just under 7 minutes...the magic barrier. I floated for days....

[@pauls5745]

I've done at most only 3 laps in sim racing w/o crashing out on this track and I thought I was pretty good. Most often, I'd buy the farm before I could do a full on hot lap. mad props to those drivers who really did brave the track and prayers to those that lost their life racing here. it really is the hardest track ever, but also one of the most exciting drives you can have

[@TheMurrayBoys]

@@enzoferrari8980 I remember racing u at the Nurburgring in gt sport as juggernaut

[@whatdadogdoin7531]

My favorite race is the 24 hrs of Nurburgring then the 24 hrs of Le Man. I saw the previous 24 hrs of Nurburgring and I found it amazing how the drivers completed lap after lap in the dark on such a dangerous track. One missed turn and that will be the last day in your life. I emulated the same conditions on project cars 2 with the 911 gt3 and I found it really difficult to keep the car on the track. Hats off to the drivers who risked their lives just to entertain us

[@enzoferrari8980]

saying that you die when you make a mistake is as wrong as saying that a supra is faster than a koenigsegg

[@UguisuAnko12]

This track is the main reason why I've became a genuine car enthusiast!!! Tho this circuit is considered as the world's longest, most technical and dangerous course, it's still have a special place in my heart ever since I was a kid!!!! I'm not even a German local (I'm just your average Asian guy who genuinely loves cars) but everytime I watch their race events like 24 Hours of the Nurburgring, DTM or even just setting a production car lap record, it's more than enough to make my whole day better!!! Ofc I wouldn't forget the 24 Hours of Le Mans (Circuit de la Sarthe), it also means a lot to me as well and it's one of the main reasons why I've became a car guy in the first place and also JGTC (Super GT), JTCC, Group A touring car racing, Group 5 and Time Attack Tsukuba racing would also be one of the main lists!!! Those 3 have mold to what I am now today and the main inspirations for me to pursue my dreams!!! And hopefully I could be able to race at the Nurburgring someday!! (even just for a weekend track test or run tho, it's more than enough for me to enjoy and satisfy my cravings for racing). Anyways, thank you so much, Guff!!! Thank you for lightening up my day!!!!! Those 3 that you've made into a video means a lot to my whole childhood and eventually became the blueprints for my dreams!!! You have my absolute respect on this one!!!

[@jacobasuncion3132]

I absolutely enjoyed the documentary about the Nurburgring and F1 also I hope everyone has a good Easter today 🙂🐣🐰

[@believeinmatter]

Another awesome video. Love your narration, and it’s genuinely so nice to hear someone who’s equally as passionate about cars and car culture ❤

[@pasztorferenc6741]

That's a nice summary for Nordschleife, I was surprised you talked about Südschleife too. Also learned new thing: I thought it was a public road and later became race track, but turns out it's the opposite

[@u.e.u.e.]

16:51 This was Sabine Schmitz. Unfortunately she lost her battle against cancer.

[@alvaronunesdesousa878]

Thank you for pointing out that Michael Schumacher was the first German driver to win the championship under the German flag. In fact,[ German] F1-champion Jochen Rindt always raced with an Austrian sports license. Your videos are always accurate and insightful.

[@ThePapaja1996]

And wolfgang von tripps dead before he take the win in 1961

[@velogang9640]

I lived in Germany for 3 years, went to the track often. i have probably around 30 laps total. Driving in a 2015 Mustang GT, a 2000 Honda S2000, and a 97 Miata. It was an absolute blast, but its not without its dangers. I've never crashed, but there have been many moments where the tail slides out from under you and even witnessing a crash in front of me. no matter how good you may think you are the track always finds a way to humble you.

[@henlienr22]

the lov ethat people have for the nurburgring is so wholesome, i made my journey a while back and it has now become an annual jorney that i have to do because if i dont that year would just feel empty

[@jandrekritzinger9141]

I honestly appreciate the effort you go through to pronounce everything in your videos correctly!

[@albonfilms]

Thank you! I have a lot to improve on, but I do try!

[@purwantiallan5089]

@@albonfilms i absolutely love the Nurburgring 24hr track layout.

[@cas5447]

Apart from the thumbmail, which sadly screams clickbait to anyone who knows where *that* crash originally happened, this is a genuinely fantastic and well researched video! I had not heard from your channel before but I'll definitely check out other videos of yours! (also I can't help but, as a German, notice the effort behind the correct pronounciation of German words, good job)

[@Cernunn0s90]

The "Gesamtstrecke" still lives on. In modern time it combines the Nordschleife and the GP track, and is the layout used for the 24hours.

[@enzoferrari8980]

not only 24h, in nls they also race gp track but they cut the müllenbachschleife behind the michael schumacher s and instead drive through the mercedes arena where all the trucks and an additional grandstand is placed at the 24h

[@matthy31]

This is kinda right. The "original" Gesamtstrecke, containing Nordschleife and Südschleife, isn't the same we have today for the 24 hours. Parts of the old Südschleife today are public roads through the Eifel region. The GP track was first raced on in 1984.

[@lupo5184]

But the GP track and the old Südschleife are two different things. Parts of the Südschleife are used for Rallying though.

[@chsinger96]

FINALLY someone who doesn't call Senna "Airten"🙏🏼😂

[@Rhythmattica]

As an Aussie, and a lover of the local road also, that is Bathurst, the street circuit of Monaco.. The Sweeping turns of spa... and many more of course, Nordschheilfe/Nurburgring, is without doubt, The absolute alchemy of it all....

[@piedpiper1172]

It’s amazing that a track can be 200 miles long and still only have one passing zone.

[@themrwinston9570]

i saw F1, i saw "Albon", you know what conclusion i came to. now that i'm here... im not mad

[@enzoferrari8980]

just did some laps last friday (on carfriday) at the nürburgring, im happy to live so close to it and casually go there and see the races for free. depending on if theres any traffic i can be there in 23-24 minutes

[@purwantiallan5089]

My favourite race track ever despite its legendary dangerous track. I ever posted a new lap record of 5:33.886 at Nordschleife and 7:54.100 at Nurburgring 24hr track.

[@enzoferrari8980]

umm… in what game? if its gt7 you somehow know nothing about lap records. i did hold the world record for the fastest rwd road car before the latest update in a c7 zr1 at 5:46.something, i have had many records in faster classes, gr.2 at 5:22, super formula at 5:04, gr.1 or lmp1 at 4:54.820 and on the 24h track i can beat a 7:54 in a gt3 car with bop, without a setup and a full tank of gas first try. normally i do relatively consistent 7:50s and with stuff from the tuning shop and a setup i can probably get a 7:20ish time. lately i did a 6:32 in a super formula without a real setup on the 24h track BUT in the night and the car has no lights. on half of the lap you can barely see the white lines at the track (which is absolutely unusable at a speed of almost always above 200kph when you see the track taking a turn, you having to react, the car having to react and then still wanting to hit all apexes and do a fast laptime (if you look for the lines, youre more likely gonna end in a sandtrap in turn 1 about 50 meters off the track). and yes, the other half of the track, you cant even see the lines. so you could almost argue its driving blindfolded

[@enzoferrari8980]

@Damar Fadlan on nordschleife? since that is only 1.5 seconds faster than irl on complete stock settings, no setup, racing hards and no performance upgrades, this is 100% not a world record. this car can go faster than gt3 cars around the nordschleife and in gt3 WITH BOP i do 6:20s, so the pagani can do laps with 6:1x:xxx. but i will hop in my rig when i finished repairing my car irl and test it

[@enzoferrari8980]

@Damar Fadlan okay😂 i tested the zonda, i didnt use more than 15 minutes for setup and driving in total, i dont even know anything about the setup. i screwed up the downforce and only adjusted the suspension stuff by feeling, it was very oversteery on the brake and still i didnt even change the diff and the rear anti roll bar, no gear optimization, i didnt even look at the power graph to see when i should shift… 1st try i threw the car away at pfanzgarten, 2nd try was a 5:54.301 lol

[@roberthill2219]

Good stuff... keep up this kind of quality content and maybe you can get your LFA one day... how about the history of Spa or Watkins Glen next?

[@MyoSamuels]

I would love history about those 2

[@whatdadogdoin7531]

Yes yes of course. Include the 24 hrs of Le Man track too

[@MyoSamuels]

@@whatdadogdoin7531 yes! Circuit de la Sarthe

[@bubensohn]

@@whatdadogdoin7531 the video before this one is about Le Mans 😄

[@idkWhatImDoingPlsHelp]

when im older i wanna go and drive on the track seems so fun

[@thomasnieswandt8805]

Well said, However...one correction....Laudas acident wasnt the "final reason" to ban the Ring. The decision had been made 1974. Nomatter what would have happend on August 1st 1976, this woud be the last race. When Jackie Stewart lauched his safty campagne, the ring was, as mentioned, taken from the calender for a refit. From 1970-1973 the Ring was "upgraded" However when F1 came back in 1974, they saw that there was no way to make it safe. So they said "We do our race contract and leave"

[@cryptoronindude]

Not sure how this channel doesn't have a million subs yet. This is a crime. Make it happen people.

[@MrSmith717]

A great, light and easy to understand video essay! 👌🏻

[@filip000]

Booked a week on the Nurburgring in the end of May, can't wait to go there and finally drive it myself

[@hoaxial2090]

How was it?

[@daBosniakni]

I am so happy you did a F1 vid🏎️

[@daBosniakni]

(thanks for the heart) 👌

[@hugolouessard3914]

12:37 "The man who dominated the 1980's : Ayrton Senna" Do you even know something about F1? Senne didn't dominate the 80's at all. He won 1 title and about 15 wins in the 80's. Hardly dominating... Prost was the most dominating in the 80's, followed by Piquet closely, then Mansell, Senna, Rosberg, Arnoux, etc.

[@orionexplorer]

I watched the VLN and now the NLS on the Nürburgring. I love the Nürburgring 24 Hours and watch as much of it as I can, but the time difference of GMT +2 makes it 9 hours ahead of me, I'm GMT-7 in Arizona, USA. As you can tell I watch a lot of European sports car races and GT races as well. I have the VLN course on my copy of the Nürburgring in iRacing as well as the N24 layout. I have tried for years to learn those track layouts and I just can't get the rhythm of the track down without crashing on almost every lap. It's been the only track that in over 25 years of sim racing I have not been able to learn.

[@xtremesupercar]

3:18 I like the “around”

[@lewzero]

Now I know why I love Albon's videos so much, he has the same opinion as I do about the LFA. That's gonna make me smile the rest of the day, thanks

[@amaan_kazi]

Whats the opinion about the lfa??

[@lewzero]

16:18 "the greatest car of all time"

[@sebastianschmitz4205]

Fun Fact: Gran Turismo 4 advertises with the Nordschleife on the PS2 Cover.

[@Julian86988]

im watching the 24h race on the nürburgring

[@sudhanshusingh6115]

Bruv you're videos are soooo good! Glad I found your channel!

[@samiraperi467]

And now we have street legal cars that are 20 seconds faster around Nordschleife than F1 cars of the 70s.

[@WorldWideWebb98]

Very well done video!! This is a cool history to hear!

[@alsa4real]

I personally don't like the rep that Nordschielfe gets, because it's such a dangerous track with undulations, high speed crests, bad cambers, high speed corners. Also, it isn't as wide as other goated tracks like Sepang or Hockenheim, making overtakes difficult.

[@josemadureira439]

6 seconds into the video and I can already tell this is going to be about nordschleife

[@enzoferrari8980]

lol look at the thumbnail… i can see it at frame 1

[@mixedwafflezz]

Going there this summer during the ADAC racing weekend :)

[@kkjoe1911]

Thanks for the Sabine clips 😭😭😭🖤

[@BobBilly980]

What a legend, gone too soon

[@vectro4284]

Thumbnail: That is a VERY strong front wing.

[@findaman09]

Awesome narration brother..loved it

[@zen0900]

Hey! Absolutely love your videos, I find it enormously interesting and informative as a car enthusiast. If you can, can you please make a video on the Lancer Evos since they have long history of everything as well. Please 🙏!

[@pugh4real]

3:42 stealing Clarksons delivery 🙄🤣

[@Wildbat24]

The crash on the thumbnail happened in Belgium 2018 where Fernando Alonso flew over the top of Charles Leclerc after being hit by Nico Hulkenberg, the track you are talking about in this video is called the nurburgring and yes cars that are tested on that track are bad.

[@smigot06]

thats the most devious sponsor segway 💀

[@skydive7054]

because of GT7, i know the nurburgring better than my own town and ive never even been there.

[@Alex.The.Lionnnnn]

If F1 went back there now that the cars are so much safer, it would be an epic event with more hype and more viewers than any race ever. It'd be pretty wicked.

[@enzoferrari8980]

no. not at these prices. people will not drive to our eifel to flood that giant track for that. the nls lives from being for free at the nordschleife, you only need a ticket at the gp track and at the two most famous spots at the nordschleife. yhe entire 4 day 24h weekend costs 70€ and you can go anywhere, 95 and you can go into the drivers area and into the pit lane

[@roguefan1132]

"Well thats where your wrong" Bro I didn't say it you did

[@kevinmiller7105]

love this track. never made it in person yet hope to one day. But this is my go to track in simulators

[@pauls5745]

same. I love all of Jimmy Broadbent's vids on the Nords, he's a pro sim racer, and still manages to crash out occasionally

[@karstenholzinger6641]

Best track to me, and Le Mans and Monza and the old Hockenheimring

[@quinnlay2150]

You should make one of these about the daytona international speedway or talladega international speedway

[@axemanracing6222]

4:52 Breitscheid sounds like "bright shite".

[@Trillogical]

Anyone remembers the Nissan GTR gt3 driven by a new young driver going airborne into the spectators a few years back? I still feel sorry for both the spectator killed and also the driver. I think they flattened that portion of the track after that

[@enzoferrari8980]

yeah first there was literally a 200kph speed limit, then they did

[@kamukameh]

Great documentation!

[@verde629]

Thanks for this awesome video on such am important and famous track. Would a video on Spa be possible?

[@AlvinCornelius]

Sabine 💔

[@BobBilly980]

Same 😢

[@someperson7]

You're supposed to build cars that can handle the challenge of roads. Not focus them so carefully that you have to build special track for them to even be able to function.

[@JUJU-wd1zq]

RIP to all the race car drivers

[@Danger_Mouse_00]

Here's one track that's world class and world renown and yet F1 can't race on this track. It's the track at Mount Panorama Bathurst Australia. It's a track every year called the great race where drivers from around the world want to win, The Bathurst 1000. Do a video on this great track as there's no track like it and can be compared the Green Hell.

[@vodila_m3]

bro fr made a transition from ww2 to sgipstation

[@skandinav_nummer1]

Are you Albon? From Thailand?

[@LawnMower-jv8hg]

You're slowly becoming the donut media alternative. They kinda fell off recently with their content. This is exactly what kind of automotive content I want.

[@fritztedparrocha8989]

Do a 90s DTM documentary

[@danbongo503]

Ive always liked everything youve posted, but man when can we get a garage update on the rides?

[@albonfilms]

Sadly, nobody watches those videos so we stopped posting them 🥲. I talk about the current fleet and what we're working on on our discord fairly often though!

[@mohammadaliraza5134]

Read the title as formula 1 was forced to ban this "truck" 😂

[@lordkiza8838]

And the truck was banned

[@bobmaster6244]

0:48 they then invaded france to get revenge

[@AnyoneSeenMikeHunt]

Annnnnd now Germany has no GP racing at all. Weird.

[@rdspam]

Been there. Done that. Got my doors blown off by Sabine. Life was good.

[@u.e.u.e.]

Thank you for your balanced and informative view onto this famous, traditional site! 😃👍

[@CatchFlipsidE]

Really enjoyed this video!!

[@josemonsaji]

Formula 1 would return to Nurburgring in 2020, for the Eiffel grand prix

[@TheOtherNeutrino]

Yeah but they've already been going to that part of the track for years before as the European Grand Prix (as well as the alternate German Grand Prix and even the Luxembourg Grand Prix). No F1 car newer than 1976 has been round the Nordschleife.

[@JeffreyGoddin]

Drops from both you and Hunter's Moon on the same day!

[@Aussiemike90]

I have been around the track both GP and Nordschleife, many a time. The issue nowadays is not so much the track itself but the amount of people using and the lack in their skills. Boy racers, who think that because they have BMW or a GTI they are the next best thing to tackle the track. The often don't follow rules, are slow and or dangerous as they don't follow racing lines and rules and cause accidents to themselves or worse yet others. I used to really look forward to going to the ring and spending a day there, seeing the cars that turned up, talking to like minded people and racing a few laps of my own and afterwards watching from different vantage points around the circuit. By no means, I am trying to toot my own horn here that i have never crashed and that i am better than others, however the important difference is that I would be watching my rear view mirrors as much as the road ahead of me so that if I saw a fast Porsche or whatever flying up behind me, I was smart enough to know my place, indicate that i saw him and that i would stay out of his way. This is just not adopted by the majority these days, who think because they paid their entrance fee, they own as much of the circuit as they like. RANT OVER. APOLOGIES TL:DR - Be respectful to others when racing on a track, read up on rules and racing customs.

[@marionesalas6616]

Sheeesshh albon is posting 2 weeks in a row

[@Flo_GMR]

I love and enjoy the Videos so hard. Big W

[@tempeztad]

Awesome work as always brother!!! Whitescharisma

[@billybonneau8274]

Hey man ,I might be wrong but the crash! Was not on the second lap.. After pitting Nichi. Pushed hard to make up for a bad pit stop ,he said like an ass hole full fuel after pit stop crashed and burned. Please thank you for your blog .

[@charlesm.9858]

I agree with you!! LFA!! Thank you for this video!! I had no idea about this track!! Amazing stuff!!

[@Kualinar]

That track is a real legend.

[@gringostarr69]

I've driven two laps there 10'ish years ago :)

[@-DC-]

Ayrton ❤️

[@Iskalawagz24]

The reason I why wanted to go to Germany. Their public roads are doubled as a race track 😂😂😂

[@DiegoDT219]

Me waiting to the Civic Type R mention

[@MyoSamuels]

Nah Nissan GTR will always be the greatest 😉 but beside that, great vid! Earned a new subscriber

[@arnaudj.5314]

Wtf is that thumbnail😆 the Alonso and Leclerc crash from Spa 2018 but the car is cut in half ahaha

[@albonfilms]

A whole lot of Photoshop is what it is 😂

[@arnaudj.5314]

@@albonfilms good video tho ;)

[@MrCalverino]

I have over 5000 virtual miles driven on that track

[@alogan577]

random Hitler pulling up at 4:06

[@BobBilly980]

RIP Sabine

[@BountyHxntxr]

Earlyy ah! Nice videos keep it up mate 👍

[@d.k.n4803]

0:51, what in the good hell is that?😐

[@mattnsac]

You got a sub just for simping for the LFA. That girl can scream

[@Chinese_Evan]

Wasn’t the Nordschliefe removed because of Laudas crash Not because of the TV coverage…

[@vjollila96]

It's the Mecca of motorsport

[@enzoferrari8980]

the breetscheid corner😂 the gesaaamtstrche layout😂 its pronounced bright-scheid corner with a hard “r”, the scheid was correct tho. and the other thing youre tryna say i suppose is complete track, which you would pronounce gesummtshtracke, the e at the end is always pronounced in german and the a in the strecke pronounciation is pronounced like an english a

[@derporee]

"Gesamtstrecke" sounded Like spanish XD

[@albonfilms]

Sorry! Trying my best with German, but I need a lot more practice.

[@Adilsaleem17]

The only thing more dangerous is my love for you. ❤

[@lordkiza8838]

Oh. 😮

[@lordkiza8838]

❤Q

[@userwastaken3069]

Finally he uploads!