To offer some further perspective, the only sub-7 minute lap of the Nurburgring recorded in an F1 Grand Prix was in 1975, when Niki Lauda scored pole position with a time of 6:58.06.
And a Formula One car in 1975 was a ferocious beast, indeed.
As an aside, the premiere of the move
"Rush", an account of the 1976 F1 Championship battle between Niki Lauda and James Hunt, premieres in U.S. theatres on 09/20.
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