The guys from woking have handed the keys over to the Sport Auto reviewers in Germany for a timed lap of the Nordschleife.

The v8 Biturbo engine delivers a whopping 600hp to the rear wheels through a seven speed dual clutch, and all this sitting in a Carbon fiber monocoque weighing in at 1434kg.

The Editor in Chief of SportAuto managed to ascertain a time of 7:28 im pretty sure that there is another 10 seconds to be had in this car but perhaps not this year.

I am always on the look out for good historic video clips at the Nürburgring, this was the same year that Niki Lauda would set the lap record of 6:58.6 over the 14 mile track.

The race was a year before Lauda’s infamous crash on the northloop, he had been trying to get the other drivers to boycott the nordschleife due to safety concerns and lack of run off.

He suffered serious burns and amazed the motorsport fraternity by returning back behind the wheel some 6 weeks later.

The 1975 Formula 1 was won by Carlos Reutemann after Nicki Lauda lost pole with a puncture and ended third.

James Hunt Retired from the race to a wheel Hub Failure.

Mclaren 1975 F1 James Hunt