- CIRCUIT:
Nürburgring
- EVENT:
Grand Prix of Luxembourg
- LENGTH: 4.555 km
- RACE
DISTANCE: 66 laps
(300.630 km)
- POLE
POSITION: 1:19.910
(H. H. Frentzen)
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- The Luxembourg race
actually takes place in Germany between Bonn and Dusseldorf,
at the Nürburgring. It's an interesting circuit laid out
on quite hilly terrain, with varied straights and bends, and
an emphasis on driver safety which was lacking in the infamous
14-mile circuit of the same name. Unfortunately it offers few
possibilities for overtaking. Concerning setup, this circuit
with its frequent bends requires a lot of downforce. Most of
the bends are fast ones and are taken in 3rd or even 4th gear.
As on all circuits where overtaking is difficult, if not impossible,
a place at the front of the starting grid together with a good
race strategy are indispensable. The weather here is unpredictable,
the circuit situated in a region that gets plenty of rain.
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