As we said, this was the pure by-product of Niki taking Ron Howard around the circuit. The video was a pure afterthought and just allowed you guys to share the journey. Sorry if it didn't suit everybody's taste but there's plenty more on the site if you want more conversation - like Lewis and Nico doing their own Nordschleife laps...
Damn. Mercedes being as German as it can get. Perfection, professionalism and quality is woven into your DNA I guess. What is it with Germans? The air you guys breathe? Is it just in the soil you guys walk up on? Massive respect! Germans and the Japanese I'd say are the epitome of perfection.
@@krishnayashwanth84 wow thank you a lot brother!! As a german i'm obviously proud to hear this! But you know, every country and its culture is truly amazing and special.
If you look closely they actually cut the turn itself and Bergwerk; I was so confused for so long why he never did the turn at the bottom of the hill. :S we've been duped! Maybe they stopped and chilled there for a bit before carrying on?
Isn't that one of the biggest draws to professional racing? People don't go to races to see people drive carefully and never take their cars/abilities to the max, and sometimes beyond.
Nathan Yeung I know this comment is very late, but according to the movie Rush he only drove fast in races because there was a big reward (money, recognition, victory). There are no such rewards on the open road and not in this video either.
***** Lauda erzählte einmal vor einem Formel 1 - Rennen, wie er an einem verunfallten Kollegen im Rennen vorbei gefahren ist, obwohl dem sein Wagen gebrannt habe. Er konnte nicht anhalten, weil er sonst seinen guten Platz eingebüsst hätte. Ein Menschenleben gegen einen guten Platz im Rennen. Was für ein kranker Typ.
@@mecongberlin it's actually no big deal to him in his autobiography he wrote that he has no memory of the accident itself, so when he saw the film of the crash for the first time he saw it as if it happened to somebody else, he didn't feel any emotions regarding it as he visited the place after the crash as reporters said he should go back there. He just said something like "aha, the barbecue place". They then thought he was so cold and without emotions, but he really didn't have any connections with this place in his mind.
I'm surprised that Niki still drives that hard on that track since it is the place where he crashed and lost his ear and other parts of the skin on his head during that horrific accident in the 70's... Nice to see that he can still do it though :-)
Robin van Dijk he wrote in his book that he has no bad feelings towards the ring, also he has no special emotions in that particular corner. in fact i was amazed how well did he took the accident as his fate and refused to get his 'face' back when offered.
That's another proof of how tough he is, enough to accept that even that tremendous crash is part of his life and surely changed it very deeply: you're not the same person anymore after you came across an experience like that, your attitude towards life inevitably changes, YOU change. So it's just silly to desire your FACE back, that's just surface and only a stupid man would reckon it's important when what's deeper has changed forever... Plus, I think that when he was younger he was kinda proud of his scars, look at how he always showed his burnt side to cameras.. ;) And he'd fully have a right to that, for these scars are the proof that he's been stronger even than Death, a far greater trophy than any World Cup!
flyingtrashbin I think the Ring was mad that he was - and will remain - the only person to beat the 7 minute mark on the full old track, so tried to take him out the following year. But he rose from the ashes...now the Ring fears HIM. (Um, Mr Howard, I wanna be a screenwriter :) )
Fair play to him. Going round that bend where he had his crash must still be hard for him. Ok, going at low speed but it must still bring back unwanted memories. Big balls! I wouldn't g.o anywhere near the place if i was him
+Sion Lewis He returned to his career after the crash. Some people just work through it, accept that it's an occupational hazard an grow a pair. It's what we've done before everyone having their feelings hurt all the time.
Fantastic. Niki was entirely relaxed yet you could hear the motor bellowing. Onboard ride with one of the quickest and bravest drivers ever on the Ring, and one of the drivers who contributed to the legendary reputation of the Nurburgring. The chap in back getting thrown around was having some issues, but good on him for holding the camera more or less level.
Why do they hire people who can't bear the speed in a show like this? The cameraman is almost like having a panic attack as he is so annoyingly sighing throughout the whole vid...
Yep... you guys got it! Check out Niki's comments later in the lap once he's warmed up and starts chatting. The stuff around Bruennchen, in particular, is absolutely fascinating...
Loved it! Hell, I'd watch Niki Lauda drive a golf cart stoned on Beta-blockers. I felt bad for Ron Howard - He's in the passenger seat thinking 'This old man is gonna get us killed'. Relax Ronnie... that's NikiMotherFuckinLauda behind the wheel. Even if Niki Lauda became the oldest living man one day, he could still probably lap my ass at Nurburgring. Love you Niki!
Sehr sehr schönes Video von Niki Lauda aber ich war doch kurzzeitig erschrocken das er an seiner alten Unfall stelle vorbei gefahren ist ohne auch nur einmal danach zu schauen also da merkt man wirklich das Niki mit dem Unfall abgeschlossen hatte.
I doubt Niki was laying any Ghost to rest driving around the Nordschleife again. He put those behind him back in 76 after climbing back into an F1 car still in great pain from his injury's of a few weeks before . A real drive and Hero who we will never see the likes of again. Most of the great drivers make driving at speed look like a Sunday drive out .
Camera guy was scared shitless. And btw, Niki, while driving on the limit, explained the corner where he had his near fatal accident. Once a driver, always a driver. From cradle to crypt.
Hi Rd Rg, sounds like you need to listen again! The lap was captured on iPhone as a pure by-product, the main point was to take Ron Howard around the circuit. He gives plenty of short insights as they go round, and if we didn't leave you eager for more, maybe you wouldn't enjoy the treats we have coming up for the rest of the week...
@mercedes Just before the left lauda turn (4.10) lauda say something, then the video is cutted after the next right corner? Why? What they told in the place of the accident? Thx for this video And to see Niki dance gently and precisely with the wheel of this wonderful vessel
Did this at much slower pace in a C180 hire car in December, that pedestrian crossing just before Ardenauer Forst is best treated as a real one with someone on it, cause even at walking pace the steering gets squiggley twixt the following left hander and the Ardenauer Forst right hander, its where much of the Nurburgring Crash footage seen all over the tube is made.
funny that people are saying Niki is driving slow, Topgear's commercial car lap record is merely 9-10 minutes and Niki is already 63 and this is also a 9minutes ish lap while the top gear drivers are like 3-4x.
You know what would be cool ... Just imagine being able to sit in the back seat and play on the new PS6 "GT 7 Nordschlefie Special Limited Addition" on the S-Class Mecedes in car video system.. while Niki drives ....
The Camera man behind is Darth Vader.... Niki Lauda and James Hunt the best in their generation!!! Michael Schumacher and Sebastian Vettel the best in the modern era. :-)
With an old Ferrari 312T2 from 1976, driving on the Nordschleife almost kills people named Niki Lauda. With a nice and comfy new luxury sedan like a Mercedes-Benz S-class, driving on the Nordschleife is about as relaxing as a nice summer with half naked girls at the beach. Even if your name is Niki Lauda.
i dunno i dont like it looks like piece of shit to me just huge fucking tablet thingy really hate it sorry ! im all about the good old "clocks" i hate touch screens they dont respond very well and are slow compare to analog buttons
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As we said, this was the pure by-product of Niki taking Ron Howard around the circuit. The video was a pure afterthought and just allowed you guys to share the journey. Sorry if it didn't suit everybody's taste but there's plenty more on the site if you want more conversation - like Lewis and Nico doing their own Nordschleife laps...
Damn. Mercedes being as German as it can get. Perfection, professionalism and quality is woven into your DNA I guess. What is it with Germans? The air you guys breathe? Is it just in the soil you guys walk up on? Massive respect! Germans and the Japanese I'd say are the epitome of perfection.
@@krishnayashwanth84 wow thank you a lot brother!!
As a german i'm obviously proud to hear this!
But you know, every country and its culture is truly amazing and special.
Niki driving at the place that almost killed him. He sure has slayed his dragon!
If you look closely they actually cut the turn itself and Bergwerk; I was so confused for so long why he never did the turn at the bottom of the hill. :S we've been duped! Maybe they stopped and chilled there for a bit before carrying on?
Interesting how smooth his steering input is, and how he uses an absolute minimum of lock. World Champion for a reason.
Look at they way he's driving like an old man.
Niki Lauda: There's no need to drive fast, it just increases the percentage of risk.
Isn't that one of the biggest draws to professional racing? People don't go to races to see people drive carefully and never take their cars/abilities to the max, and sometimes beyond.
Nathan Yeung I know this comment is very late, but according to the movie Rush he only drove fast in races because there was a big reward (money, recognition, victory). There are no such rewards on the open road and not in this video either.
***** Lauda erzählte einmal vor einem Formel 1 - Rennen, wie er an einem verunfallten Kollegen im Rennen vorbei gefahren ist, obwohl dem sein Wagen gebrannt habe. Er konnte nicht anhalten, weil er sonst seinen guten Platz eingebüsst hätte. Ein Menschenleben gegen einen guten Platz im Rennen. Was für ein kranker Typ.
+O James This is way faster than it looks. A nine minute Nordschleife lap is faster than a lot of wanna be racer guys in their Porsches can manage.
Niki Lauda ist kein guter Mensch, er kann fahren wie er will. Es gibt viele gute Fahrer, die auch den Respekt verdienen.
4:10 I heard he said "this left corner is when I crashed" that is true.
Well, nobody should know that better than him...
All the things that must have gone through his mind the moment he said that.
@@mecongberlin it's actually no big deal to him in his autobiography he wrote that he has no memory of the accident itself, so when he saw the film of the crash for the first time he saw it as if it happened to somebody else, he didn't feel any emotions regarding it as he visited the place after the crash as reporters said he should go back there. He just said something like "aha, the barbecue place". They then thought he was so cold and without emotions, but he really didn't have any connections with this place in his mind.
what noises makes this cameraman
Motion sickness!
Niki takes a very special guest around the Nordschleife in the new S-Class. A clue? The guest is always in a Rush but is such A Beautiful Mind...
Amazing Driver in a fantastic new S-Class on a Legedary Racetrack
I'm surprised that Niki still drives that hard on that track since it is the place where he crashed and lost his ear and other parts of the skin on his head during that horrific accident in the 70's... Nice to see that he can still do it though :-)
Robin van Dijk he wrote in his book that he has no bad feelings towards the ring, also he has no special emotions in that particular corner. in fact i was amazed how well did he took the accident as his fate and refused to get his 'face' back when offered.
That's another proof of how tough he is, enough to accept that even that tremendous crash is part of his life and surely changed it very deeply: you're not the same person anymore after you came across an experience like that, your attitude towards life inevitably changes, YOU change. So it's just silly to desire your FACE back, that's just surface and only a stupid man would reckon it's important when what's deeper has changed forever... Plus, I think that when he was younger he was kinda proud of his scars, look at how he always showed his burnt side to cameras.. ;) And he'd fully have a right to that, for these scars are the proof that he's been stronger even than Death, a far greater trophy than any World Cup!
flyingtrashbin I think the Ring was mad that he was - and will remain - the only person to beat the 7 minute mark on the full old track, so tried to take him out the following year. But he rose from the ashes...now the Ring fears HIM. (Um, Mr Howard, I wanna be a screenwriter :) )
Sounds like the cameraman was trying not to puke for most of the lap!
I guess he probably was... Lol
Fair play to him. Going round that bend where he had his crash must still be hard for him. Ok, going at low speed but it must still bring back unwanted memories. Big balls! I wouldn't g.o anywhere near the place if i was him
+Sion Lewis He returned to his career after the crash. Some people just work through it, accept that it's an occupational hazard an grow a pair. It's what we've done before everyone having their feelings hurt all the time.
Sean Lewis He has no memory of the crash.
Fantastic. Niki was entirely relaxed yet you could hear the motor bellowing. Onboard ride with one of the quickest and bravest drivers ever on the Ring, and one of the drivers who contributed to the legendary reputation of the Nurburgring. The chap in back getting thrown around was having some issues, but good on him for holding the camera more or less level.
Why do they hire people who can't bear the speed in a show like this? The cameraman is almost like having a panic attack as he is so annoyingly sighing throughout the whole vid...
car for 120.000 € and a legend is driving... cant afford a good camera men?
and world renowned director ron howard as passenger you would think so!
The chinese factory where the s-class is made also makes $1 cameras for eBay.
Yep... you guys got it! Check out Niki's comments later in the lap once he's warmed up and starts chatting. The stuff around Bruennchen, in particular, is absolutely fascinating...
rest in peace Nikki
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Loved it! Hell, I'd watch Niki Lauda drive a golf cart stoned on Beta-blockers. I felt bad for Ron Howard - He's in the passenger seat thinking 'This old man is gonna get us killed'. Relax Ronnie... that's NikiMotherFuckinLauda behind the wheel. Even if Niki Lauda became the oldest living man one day, he could still probably lap my ass at Nurburgring. Love you Niki!
I really enjoyed watching Niki back on track, even if it was not in anF1 car; he is without doubt one of the bravest and best F1 drivers ever.
A legend, great to see Niki enjoying a lap, we will all grow old, but some select few will live forever in our memories.
RIP Niki.
Who's constipated in the back seat?
MERCEDES AMG PETRONAS is my favorite channel on TH-cam. I enjoy every single of the videos.
Sehr sehr schönes Video von Niki Lauda aber ich war doch kurzzeitig erschrocken das er an seiner alten Unfall stelle vorbei gefahren ist ohne auch nur einmal danach zu schauen also da merkt man wirklich das Niki mit dem Unfall abgeschlossen hatte.
All great drivers look like they’re going slow when in fact he is really putting the hammer down....fantastic!!
dude,niki lauda is driving with an s class on the nurburgring,as fast as me in forza motorsport 7 with an sesto elemento
I doubt Niki was laying any Ghost to rest driving around the Nordschleife again.
He put those behind him back in 76 after climbing back into an F1 car still in great pain from his injury's of a few weeks before .
A real drive and Hero who we will never see the likes of again.
Most of the great drivers make driving at speed look like a Sunday drive out .
I had no idea that Niki ever went back to the Nurburgring after 1976. I have even more respect for him now.
Terrible camera work
I thought it was Niki sighing so much but it was the camera man... Fucking hell, be quiet dude.
Motion sickness... don't think he would've survived another lap.
wizkid01 Why did he get in the car in the first place :D
DAYM
Someone has to be the cameraman.
wizkid01 Couldn't they get a guy who doesn't suffer from motion sickness given that they're making a video in a car going around nordschleife?
Camera guy was scared shitless. And btw, Niki, while driving on the limit, explained the corner where he had his near fatal accident.
Once a driver, always a driver. From cradle to crypt.
Teaching the apexes nicely 👍🏻
I love that Niki will drive in the place of his accident. Much respect. Thank you for sharing this with us
Slow in fast out. Niki is so smooth.
Hi Rd Rg, sounds like you need to listen again! The lap was captured on iPhone as a pure by-product, the main point was to take Ron Howard around the circuit. He gives plenty of short insights as they go round, and if we didn't leave you eager for more, maybe you wouldn't enjoy the treats we have coming up for the rest of the week...
Race in Peace King
@mercedes
Just before the left lauda turn (4.10) lauda say something, then the video is cutted after the next right corner?
Why?
What they told in the place of the accident?
Thx for this video
And to see Niki dance gently and precisely with the wheel of this wonderful vessel
The interior is more eye pleasing than Rolls Royces. Great job MB!
R.I.P.
Hört sich an, als wenn jemand während der kompletten Runde sein Geschäft auf der Rückbank erledigt *stöhn* *schnauff* :D
Rip Nikki u were a legend
Holt sich auf der Rückbank einer einen runter weil hier so gestöhnt wird?
Mac V Sog
Das hat total genervt
Ähm gegenfrage. Wer ist von euch schonmal die Nordschleife sportlicher gefahren ? Ich sage nur strengt an wie sau
Hahaha ich hab mich kapput gelacht. Hört sich wirklich so an
Such a shame Ron Howard didn't mention anything about Niki's passing on his social media accounts. Was waiting for it, but it never came...
paso por Bergwerk donde fue el accidente?
Did this at much slower pace in a C180 hire car in December, that pedestrian crossing just before Ardenauer Forst is best treated as a real one with someone on it, cause even at walking pace the steering gets squiggley twixt the following left hander and the Ardenauer Forst right hander, its where much of the Nurburgring Crash footage seen all over the tube is made.
4:10 , the first left corner after this time. Niki said it in the video also.
funny that people are saying Niki is driving slow, Topgear's commercial car lap record is merely 9-10 minutes and Niki is already 63 and this is also a 9minutes ish lap while the top gear drivers are like 3-4x.
Whoever that is totally holding on to dear life or has motion sickness. GO NIKI!
Now that"s a track!
4:10 if I would go to the Nordschleife, I would drive through that corner really slow to remember Niki Lauda
The real corner got cut
i would expect that's the last place niki would want to be.
I guess the demons of the past don't haunt him. Respect for one of the best from Finland!
isn't he from austria
mike roma yes he is!
@@MichaelRoma91 But sahiblindberg is from Finland ;)
Why did you cut the part from the kink before Bergwerk to Kesselchen?
We want answers!
The guest is Ron Howard. The director of Rush and A Beautiful Mind.
Those lines are beautiful
Smooth driving, true pro
The comments have me dying 😂😂 i was trying to figure out who was breathing like they were taking a crazy shit
Niki Lauda is a legend!
Imagine passing an S class that day only to later realise you passed an absolute legend.
RIP Niki Lauda
You guys cut the Berkwerk corner at 4:20!! Why! That was going to be the best part!!! :'(
alter schwede wer von denen auch immer so schwer atmet...das geht mir voll aufn sack xDDD
XD
"This left corner was my crash"....Cue the THUGLIFE!😎
You know what would be cool ... Just imagine being able to sit in the back seat and play on the new PS6 "GT 7 Nordschlefie Special Limited Addition" on the S-Class Mecedes in car video system.. while Niki drives ....
Legend!! Epic!
did we skip bergwerk and lauda left or didi i miss it?
Its Ron Howard such a obvious hint in the description.
Omg, that GPS panel on S class. The biggest screen i ever seen.
Yeah, mate. Great minds think alike. :D
what is the strange interior noise??? it sounds like as if someone doesn't enjoy the ride very much:D
The Camera man behind is Darth Vader.... Niki Lauda and James Hunt the best in their generation!!! Michael Schumacher and Sebastian Vettel the best in the modern era. :-)
Yep..only won 4 Titles..what an unsuccessful Driver...!
WHY this is the only track to have kept the OLD TRACK LAYOUT? please bring back Hockenheim
What time is the part where Niki drives past his near fatal crash sight?
Brooklands is a good one.
Yes buy and save the ring!
I've always wondered what it would be like to drive a king size mattress around nurburgring. It's just like I imagined it...sleep inducing.
Whoever it is in the passenger seat, it sounds like they're having a crisis.
The guest is Helmut Kohl :-)
It is Lewis :D
💋💯💖😇😘Niki Lauda 🥰 Forever 😘😻💖😇💖😇💖🌈
4:22 The very corner...
No
It's the Howard himself!
That is awesome isn't it? :D
But check out the Tesla Model S's screen ;) Like it's the size of a door ;P
nonsense....
iPhones don't capture that good of a picture! :p
Unbelievable that such a great driver and figure in the motorsport milieu has nothing to say during the video! and Mercedes posts it!
Sounds like Ron Howard for sure!
Was it Lewis or Nico?
Steering wheel is humongous! Like driving a bus.
Efsane yeşil cehennemde o bir efsane
guest is ron howard
Mercedes can you recommend me some good places where I can get a degree in automobile or motorsport
With an old Ferrari 312T2 from 1976, driving on the Nordschleife almost kills people named Niki Lauda.
With a nice and comfy new luxury sedan like a Mercedes-Benz S-class, driving on the Nordschleife is about as relaxing as a nice summer with half naked girls at the beach. Even if your name is Niki Lauda.
Is Mercedes-Benz happy to see the Ring be closed forever, or why are they not speaking publicly about this issue? Come on Daimler, #SaveTheRing!
good lord this is the future of interiors ? we are doomed :(
+Creative1722 Why? This is possibly the best interior on any car or any land, sea or air vehicle ever made.
i dunno i dont like it looks like piece of shit to me just huge fucking tablet thingy really hate it sorry ! im all about the good old "clocks" i hate touch screens they dont respond very well and are slow compare to analog buttons
It was Ron Howard.
ADAC will save it :) Hope so :9
*UP* ! STR !!
it was Daniel Brühl
RIP
guest is russel crowe
Whoever has the camera is breathing mad heavy
director of the movie, rush i guess:D
ron howard on board with niki
niki: cool. cameraman: wtf?
Is the camera man alright? 😂😂
must be Ron Howard!! But the cameraman did not like this ride I think!!