2005 German Grand Prix

A Lap of the Hockenheimring with Alexander Wurz

Powering down the pit straight at the revised Hockenheim circuit, you reach 183 mph/294 kph in seventh gear before dabbing the brakes for the fast Nordkurve.

Taken at 125 mph/200 kph, it is important to maintain your speed through this right-hander. Jumping the curbs as you exit, you accelerate along to Parabolica, a tight right hander, which is negotiated at 68 mph/110 kph in second and marks the beginning of the new section of the track.

A slight left hander immediately follows Parabolika and flicks you onto a long sweeping left curve. Taken flat out, you will reach speeds of 192 mph/310 kph in seventh gear, before braking dramatically for the right-handed hairpin that has replaced the Ostkurve. Taken at some 43 mph/70 kph, it is the tightest corner on the track and sees you rejoin the old circuit momentarily.

Accelerating out, you reach 186 mph/300 kph in seventh before braking for the new Spitzkehre complex. This begins with a fast right hander that sees speeds of 62 mph/100 kph in second gear.

A quick burst of power follows along a short straight, before negotiating a tighter left hander. A slight left kink is followed by a sweeping right hander, which will take you back onto the original back straight. You will again build up speed at full throttle as you burst out of the forest and into the Stadium complex.

The Mobil 1 Kurve marks the entry to the complex and this fast right hander is taken in fourth gear at 105 mph/169 kph. Next is the long left hairpin of Sachs, shifting down into second it is negotiated at 65 mph/105 kph.

The track then sweeps through a slight left-right kink on the approach to the final section of the Stadium complex and the lap, the Südkurve. This double apex right hand hairpin is taken at some 95 mph/152 kph in third and leads you back onto the start-finish straight to begin another lap.

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