In just 6:05.336 minutes, Romain Dumas lapped the Nürburgring Nordschleife in the Volkswagen ID R, running on bespoke Bridgestone Potenza tires. An onboard video from the driver’s perspective gives an insight into what it feels like to drive around the circuit at an average speed of 204.96km/h (127.36mph) .
More on the Volkswagen ID R project here.
Rachel's career in journalism began around five years ago when she started working for UKi Media & Events, having recently graduated from Coventry University where she studied the subject. Her favourite aspect of the job is interviewing industry experts, including researchers, scientists, engineers and technicians, and learning more about the ground-breaking technologies and innovations that are shaping the future of the automotive and tire industries.
