Mercedes-AMG: The name says it all 🎥
ONE IS THE NUMBER ONE Racing driver Maro Engel improves the previous record for road cars on the Nürburgring-Nordschleife by a full eight seconds with the Mercedes-AMG One despite poor track conditions.
The Mercedes-AMG One is the king of the Nürburgring-Nordschleife: With a notarized time of 6:35.183 min for the 20.832-kilometer track, the supercar with Formula 1 technology sets a new record for road-going production cars.
New record fell in the last minute
At exactly 17:14:31, race driver and brand ambassador Maro Engel took to the track for the last attempt of the day and burned the new fabulous time into the challenging asphalt in the Eifel. High time, because the track would have been closed from 17:15. Towards the end of the slot, conditions got better by the minute and Engel still improved the lap time to the new official record of 6:35.183 min.
Classification of the energy of the hybrid drive
Technically, the bolide brought everything that the Mercedes-AMG One offers as standard: Formula 1 hybrid drive technology for public roads for the first time. The hybrid drive delivers a total of 782 kW (1063 hp) with one combustion engine and four electric motors, and the top speed is capped at 352 km/h.
Maro Engel on his record lap: "That was an unforgettable experience. Like Lewis Hamilton and George Russell on their race weekends, I also had to use the electrical energy of the hybrid drive in the best possible way. In addition, the DRS function had to be used optimally. It's very special to be able to drive around the Ring in such a vehicle."
Active aerodynamics and push-rod chassis
Other motorsport technology ranges from the carbon monocoque and carbon body to the co-supporting engine-transmission unit, active aerodynamics and push-rod suspension. In addition, the One has fully variable all-wheel drive with torque vectoring.
Ultimately, however, the record lap required not only driving skills but also an intelligent driving style. Maro Engel used special energy management on the Nordschleife. In other words, he had to be economical with energy. To do this, Maro also used energy recovery in the braking phases so that the battery still had enough power for 338 km/h top speed even on the long Döttinger Höhe.
