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The
fastest time in a Formula 1 car was set in 1975
by Niki Lauda driving a Ferrari. The time was set
during Saturday qualifying before the German
Grand Prix, and was the first ever lap below
seven minutes - 6:58.6. In his book 'To Hell and Back' Lauda wrote - 'This came during Saturday qualifying and was possible only because I was in a special sort of mood that day and ready to go for broke to an extent I have never permitted myself since. As I flashed past the pits I glanced in my rear-view mirror and saw the mechanics waving their hands in the air. I knew then that I had cracked the seven-minute barrier.' The official record however (times have to be set during race) stands to Clay Regazzoni at 7:06.4, set on the day after Lauda's time. |
