The Grand Prix is returning to the birthplace of the iconic Silver Arrow.

October 08 2020

This weekend the Grand Prix returns to the Nürburgring for Round 11 of the 2020 season.Nürburgring is an iconic race track that plays an important part in Mercedes racing history. The 1934 Eifel Race was the birthplace of the Silver Arrows legend. On 3 June 1934, the newly developed Mercedes-Benz W25 won the Eifelrennen with an average speed of 122.5 km/h. Legend has it that the W25 was slightly above the weight limit for the 750kg Formula in which it competed, which is why, allegedly, its white paint was scraped off before the race to meet the regulatory limits, exposing its shiny bodywork – and the first Silver Arrow was born.

Formula One returns to the Nürburgring for the first time since the 2013 season, where Lewis Hamilton finished P5 and Nico Rosberg finished P9 in their Mercedes W04s. Lewis qualified on pole for the last F1 race at the Nürburgring in 2013 with a 1:29.398, and this year’s W11 is expected to be around five seconds faster than the W04.

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