Track Information

The Nurburgring is arguably the most iconic track in world motorsport, up there with Le Mans and Monaco's GP Ciruit. The last time a Formula One car took to the track was in 2013, back when Red Bull held a large majority of the cards. A number of drivers are still around from that time seven years ago, Lewis Hamilton, Sebasitian Vettel, Daniel Ricciardo and Sergio Perez but to name a few, still grace the paddock.

The Track is made up of a range of longer straights and tight corners. The first and second sector and made up of large straights, sewn together with hairpin turns, whereas the final sector is mainly made up of straights. The track should make for some exciting overtaking opportunities, especially with the much faster cars that grace the track.

New faces on track 

Coming into this weekend, there are set to be some new faces on the track. Ferrari development drivers Mick Schumacher and Callum Illott, racing for Prema and Virtuosi respectively in F2, will be making an appearance in FP1. Illott will be taking a seat in one of the Haas cars, whereas Schumacher will be participating on behalf of Alfa Romeo for the morning session.

Both drivers will be seeing this chance as a opportunity to prove themselves for both teams. Alfa Romeo and Haas both have unconfirmed driver line ups for next year, with both of the Junior Drivers vying for a spot in the big time. Another man who will be looking to take a seat in F1 will be Robert Shwartzman, who took part in a test for Ferrari, along side Ilott and Schumacher in Fiorano. Although he is still in his rookie season in F2, the Russian has impressed.

Last time out

Following on from Sochi, a number of teams will be wanting to pick up the pace, most noticeably, McLaren the Banbury outfit had a pretty dismal time of it in Russia, with Carlos Sainz retiring on the first lap, and Lando Norris finishing well down the order as a result of his avoiding action on lap one. 

Midfield rivals Renault have been strong in the past few races, allowing them to close the gap on McLaren. If they are able to continue finding the pace that they have done in previous weekends, Daniel Ricciardo and Esteban Ocon could potentially overtake them in the standings.

It seems set to be another lackluster weekend for Ferrari and their customer cars, despite Charles Leclerc managing to secure a top ten finish for the tifosi last time out. The layout of the track, with the high speed straights, means that it is likely to be a long weekend for the team and drivers alike.

 

Session Timings 

Friday 9th October 

FP1- 10:00am

FP2 - 14:00pm

Saturday 10th October 

FP3 - 11:00am

Qualifying - 14:00pm

Sunday 11th October 

Race - 13:10pm