{"id":2441,"date":"2014-08-14T00:01:17","date_gmt":"2014-08-13T22:01:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/b106543.web05.cust.bluerange.se\/?p=2441"},"modified":"2014-08-15T14:22:46","modified_gmt":"2014-08-15T12:22:46","slug":"preview-nurburgring","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/felixracing.se\/en\/preview-nurburgring\/","title":{"rendered":"Preview: N\u00fcrburgring"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/b106543.web05.cust.bluerange.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Pre-Nbring-ENG.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-2442\" alt=\"Pre-Nbring-ENG\" src=\"https:\/\/b106543.web05.cust.bluerange.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Pre-Nbring-ENG-1024x422.jpg\" width=\"785\" height=\"323\" srcset=\"https:\/\/felixracing.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Pre-Nbring-ENG-1024x422.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/felixracing.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Pre-Nbring-ENG-300x123.jpg 300w, https:\/\/felixracing.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Pre-Nbring-ENG-1024x422-561x231.jpg 561w, https:\/\/felixracing.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Pre-Nbring-ENG.jpg 1140w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 785px) 100vw, 785px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Set in the scenic Eifel Mountains of western Germany, the N\u00fcrburgring is one of the most classic motor racing venues on the globe, and host of round nine of the 2014 FIA Formula 3 European Championship. Felix Rosenqvist heads\u00a0into the weekend eager to return to the podium, having just missed out on\u00a0the taste of\u00a0champagne at\u00a0Austria&#8217;s Red Bull Ring\u00a0two weeks ago.\u00a0\u00a0<strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Flashback: the previous round<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>FIA F3 European Championship: Red Bull Ring (Round 8)<br \/>\n<\/strong><em>1-3\/8<strong> <\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>[yes_list] <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"Signs of progress for Rosenqvist in Austria\" href=\"https:\/\/b106543.web05.cust.bluerange.se\/signs-of-progress-for-rosenqvist-in-austria\/?lang=en\"><strong>Signs of progress for Rosenqvist in Austria<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/media\/set\/?set=a.827296133969663.1073741855.205041946195088&amp;type=1\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Gallery: F3 in the Styrian Alps<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>[\/yes_list]<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>LAYOUT<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/b106543.web05.cust.bluerange.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Nurburgring-Sprint-Circuit-map1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-2438\" alt=\"Nurburgring-Sprint-Circuit-map\" src=\"https:\/\/b106543.web05.cust.bluerange.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Nurburgring-Sprint-Circuit-map1.jpg\" width=\"270\" height=\"249\" \/><\/a>\u00a0<strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Length: <\/strong>3.629 km<strong><br \/>\nOpened:<\/strong> 1927<br \/>\n<strong>Lap record, F3: <\/strong>1m22.559s (Raffaele Marciello, 2013)<br \/>\n<strong>2013 results (Felix):<\/strong> 3\/9\/5<br \/>\n<strong>Race duration:<\/strong> 35 minutes<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The original N\u00fcrburgring saw the light of day as early as in 1927, and immediately won acclaim as the most challenging circuit in the world. Some were less impressed, however, with triple world champion Jackie Stewart&#8217;s love\/hate relationship with the venue famously laying the foundation for its subsequent nickname: &#8220;the Green Hell&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>To this day, the 20 km &#8220;Nordschleife&#8221; remains open to tourists\u00a0wishing to complete a lap\u00a0behind the wheel of their own car, but the majority of the professional racing events now take place on the much shorter and considerably safer Grand Prix circuit &#8211; which continues to host the German Formula 1 Grand Prix on an alteration basis with Hockenheim.<\/p>\n<p>This weekend&#8217;s DTM and F3 races will be staged on parts of the Grand Prix circuit, with a hairpin shortcutting the full length of the lap right after the opening Mercedes Arena. The track is dominated by medium-speed corners and two long straights, which both end up in heavy braking zones that also mark the best overtaking opportunities. Traction out of the slow corners is vital at the &#8216;Ring, and high levels of mechanical grip can hand a well-needed performance advantage.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>FELIX&#8217;S PERSPECTIVE:<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;We took a step in the right direction in Austria two weeks ago, and our task for this weekend will be to further build on that. The\u00a0N\u00fcrburgring requires\u00a0good traction out of the slow corners, which is normally an area that\u00a0plays to the strengths of our\u00a0car. We were decent there last year, although we\u00a0did lack some pace compared to our main rivals, and I drove one of my better races that weekend when I came from last to ninth in Race 2. I&#8217;m absolutely determined to\u00a0get back onto the podium &#8211; we came close\u00a0at the Red Bull Ring &#8211; and I will try as hard as always to ensure we&#8217;re in the running for that.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>TIME TABLE<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>All times local (GMT+02:00)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Friday 15 August<br \/>\n<strong>Free Practice 1:<\/strong> 12.25 (40 minutes)<br \/>\n<strong> <strong>Free Practice<\/strong> 2:<\/strong> 13.10 (40 minutes)<br \/>\n<strong>Qualifying 1:<\/strong> 18.15 (20 minutes)<\/p>\n<p>Saturday\u00a016 August<br \/>\n<strong>Race 1:<\/strong> 11.40 (35 minutes)<br \/>\n<strong><strong><strong>Qualifying 2: <\/strong><\/strong><\/strong>18.35 (20 minutes)<\/p>\n<p>Sunday\u00a017 August<br \/>\n<strong><strong>Race 2:<\/strong> <\/strong>11.00 (35 minutes)<br \/>\n<strong>Race 3:<\/strong> 15.25 (35 minutes)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>HOW IT WORKS &#8211; AN FIA F3 EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP QUICK GUIDE<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Each round of the FIA Formula 3 European Championship is made up of three races, all of which are of equal length (35 minutes) and importance for the outcome in the title chase. The points structure mirrors that in use in Formula 1, running to the <strong>25-18-15-12-10-8-6-4-2-1<\/strong> system (with the top ten finishers in each race scoring points).<\/p>\n<p><strong>The grid<\/strong> for all three races is set in the two qualifying sessions. For Race 1, the starting order is established by the outright results of Qualifying 1, while the subsequent second qualifying session forms the grid for Race 2. For Race 3, the grid will be based on each driver&#8217;s second-fastest lap in Qualifying 2.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>CALENDAR<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The full 2014 calendar can be viewed <strong><a title=\"Calendar\" href=\"https:\/\/b106543.web05.cust.bluerange.se\/calendar\/?lang=en\">here<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>ENTRY LIST<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>FIA Formula 3 European Championship 2014 &#8211; <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.fiaf3europe.com\/en\/drivers\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\">teams and drivers<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>HOW TO FOLLOW FELIX THIS WEEKEND<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>WEBSITE<br \/>\nNOTE:<\/strong> On this particular weekend, www.felixracing.se will <em>not\u00a0<\/em>be as frequently updated\u00a0as is normally the case. There will be no dedicated full-length\u00a0session reports, with coverage limited to shorter news\u00a0flashes that\u00a0are also set to be\u00a0published on social media networks. There will be a general\u00a0post-weekend press release summary on Sunday afternoon, and the website will continue to feature\u00a0the regular\u00a0picture galleries and\u00a0live stream links for each of the races (see &#8220;TV&#8221; segment for further information).<\/p>\n<p>Below, Felix explains the reason behind this weekend&#8217;s\u00a0altered media communication:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/LVoVxQzWgOI\" height=\"315\" width=\"560\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>TV<br \/>\n<\/strong>All three races at the event will be streamed LIVE at www.fiaf3europe.com, with <strong>a feed link set to appear in the slider field at the top of the www.felixracing.se index page<\/strong>. In addition to the real-time broadcasts, a new-for-2014 agreement will also see Eurosport produce a magazine-style wrap-up show to be aired on the Tuesday following each round.<\/p>\n<p>[yes_list]<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.fiaf3europe.com\/en\/tv-schedule\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\">International TV broadcast schedule<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/yes_list]<\/p>\n<p><strong>SOCIAL MEDIA<br \/>\n<\/strong>The interaction with fans and followers will principally involve Felix Racing&#8217;s official <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/FelixRosenqvistOfficial?fref=ts\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Facebook Fan Page<\/strong><\/a><strong>, <\/strong>where supporters can discuss all the goings-on and post potential questions to Felix. Tweets will also be forthcoming through Felix&#8217;s own Twitter account (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FRosenqvist\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>@FRosenqvist<\/strong><\/a>).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Set in the scenic Eifel Mountains of western Germany, the N\u00fcrburgring is one of the most classic motor racing venues on the globe, and host of round nine of the 2014 FIA Formula 3 European Championship. Felix Rosenqvist heads\u00a0into the weekend eager to return to the podium, having just missed out on\u00a0the taste of\u00a0champagne at\u00a0Austria&#8217;s [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2442,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[18],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2441","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news3","has-post-title","has-post-date","has-post-category","has-post-tag","has-post-comment","has-post-author",""],"aioseo_notices":[],"builder_content":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/felixracing.se\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2441","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/felixracing.se\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/felixracing.se\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/felixracing.se\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/felixracing.se\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2441"}],"version-history":[{"count":15,"href":"https:\/\/felixracing.se\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2441\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2473,"href":"https:\/\/felixracing.se\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2441\/revisions\/2473"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/felixracing.se\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2442"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/felixracing.se\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2441"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/felixracing.se\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2441"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/felixracing.se\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2441"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}