Mercedes' hybrid hypercar equipped with a Formula 1 engine is the first production car to go sub 6:30 at the Nürburgring.
The new time is six seconds quicker than the previous record which was also set by the Onewas already the fastest production car around Germany's Nürburgring racetrack, but now it has gone and broken its own record.6:29.090 to lap the full 12.9-mile Nordschleifewas set in 2022.
According to Engel, changes to the Nürburgring made in the two years since the previous record was set actually lengthen lap times by a few tenths of a second. However, he was still able to go much faster in the second attempt due to more favorable surface conditions. During the original attempt, he was out on a partially damp track.
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