Veedol-Schikane
The GP course of the Nürburgring came to life in 1984, replacing the old Start- und Ziel-Schleife and bringing Formula 1 in 1984 and 1985 and again from 1995 to 2007, as well as 2009, 2011 and 2013. Initially, the run to the final turn called Römer-Kurve back did not feature a chicane yet, but rather slight left and right kinks – it did bear the name Veedol-Schikane already, however.
This section was subsequently tightened and then made tighter again ahead of the 1995 European Grand Prix. The original faster version of the chicane is still in use for GT cars, among others, today, and is much different from the slower version that F1 cars used to turn into a few meters ahead of: Aided by an uphill run, braking for the fast left-right chicane can be commenced late, and catching just the right amount of kerb without getting thrown off your line is key to be fast through the Veedol-Schikane.
Depending on the event, drivers have to brake very soon to turn left and onto the Nordschleife, or slightly later to navigate the final turn, now called Hyundai N Kurve, to re-enter the main straight. The chicane is almost impossible to overtake in, but attempts are always spectacular as a result – not to mention the sheer fun of threading the needle at relatively high speeds through there.
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This section was subsequently tightened and then made tighter again ahead of the 1995 European Grand Prix. The original faster version of the chicane is still in use for GT cars, among others, today, and is much different from the slower version that F1 cars used to turn into a few meters ahead of: Aided by an uphill run, braking for the fast left-right chicane can be commenced late, and catching just the right amount of kerb without getting thrown off your line is key to be fast through the Veedol-Schikane.
Depending on the event, drivers have to brake very soon to turn left and onto the Nordschleife, or slightly later to navigate the final turn, now called Hyundai N Kurve, to re-enter the main straight. The chicane is almost impossible to overtake in, but attempts are always spectacular as a result – not to mention the sheer fun of threading the needle at relatively high speeds through there.
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