Although it was launched about two years ago, the outrageously
powerful Ferrari
F12berlinetta has never posted an official Nurburgring lap
time. That might come to an end soon, according to TouriClips, which just
released a video showing what appears to be an F12berlinetta lapping the ’Ring
with some measuring equipment on board.
The source claims the Italians showed up for testing at the
German course and had the "Green Hell" to themselves for about half
an hour, just enough to post a quick lap. TouriClipsclaims to have timed
the F12berlinetta at 7:48 minutes, which, due to his positioning on the track,
includes about 40 seconds of cool down time the Ferrari took
between the T13 and Hatzenbach sections of the Nordschleife.
Simple mathematics suggest the F12berlinetta completed a
full lap of the ’Ring in only 7:08 minutes, which would put it on par with the Nissan
GT-R Nismo . As impressive as it may sound, TouriClips’ timing
leaves room for a lot of error and we suggest you take the said benchmark with
a grain of salt. Should Ferrari post on an official lap for the F12berlinetta,
we’ll be right back to report it.
Meanwhile, the Enzo remains
the fastest Ferrari-badged production car to lap the "Green Hell".
The supercar achieved
its benchmark in 2008, when Marc Basseng completed a lap in 7:25.7. As far as
non-road-legal Ferraris are concerned, the 599XX needed
only 6:58.16 minutes to lap the ’Ring in 2010.
Although the F12berlinetta’s presence on the Nordschleife is
still a mystery, the video is definitely worth a watch. Be sure to pump up the
volume, there’s a 6.3-liter V-12 waiting to pierce your eardrums.
source: http://www.topspeed.com/cars/car-news/video-ferrari-f12-berlinetta-unofficially-laps-nurburgring-in-7-08-ar164827.html#main
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