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Article: Testing 'Ring cycle still provokes awe in Stewart and Lauda ; The 'new' circuit may have few fans but the 'old' Norburgring's formidable reputation makes it a Formula One legend still, writes David Tremayne
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- The Independent (London, England)
- Article date:
- July 21, 2007
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Imagine a mother who was the most gorgeous, challenging character
of her generation, and a daughter who is merely plain and drab. Thus
it is with the "new" Norburgring whenever comparison is made with
the "old" track, the infamous Nordschleife (north loop) that lurks
like a foreboding yet fascinating shadow behind the venue for
tomorrow's European Grand Prix.
While the new track is anodyne (though, thanks to its innovative,
revised first corner, now a much better place for overtaking), the
old one, all 14.2 majestic miles of it, was the greatest circuit
ever devised to test a race driver's mettle.
Jackie Stewart proved himself in this crucible, winning three
times, but admitted: "More than ...
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