It's 50 years since Fangio won his fifth world championship by staging an awesome comeback to win at the 'ring. As Pagani was friends with Fangio, he decided he take a standard Zonda F (a donated customer's car!) and break the production car lap record at the 'ring to commemorate it. Here's complete in-car footage of the lap that beat the Porsche Carrera GT's record:
http://www.7-28.net
Click "watch video" and then episode 5.
It reminds me of my laps of the 'ring in mid-engined cars. Fast-forwarded, of course, in comparison to the laps in my 240bhp MR2 Turbo... and at warp speed in comparison to the laps I did in a rented 80bhp Smart Roadster Coupe. :ROTF:
http://www.7-28.net
Click "watch video" and then episode 5.
It reminds me of my laps of the 'ring in mid-engined cars. Fast-forwarded, of course, in comparison to the laps in my 240bhp MR2 Turbo... and at warp speed in comparison to the laps I did in a rented 80bhp Smart Roadster Coupe. :ROTF:
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