The record-breaking drives on October 28, 2022, had been arduous to beat when it comes to pleasure: at precisely 17:14:31, racing driver and AMG model ambassador Maro Engel took to the observe for the final try of the day and burned the brand new, fabulous time into the legendary and demanding Eifel asphalt. This was actually not a minute too early, as a result of the observe would have been formally closed at 17:15. Though Maro Engel had already set a brand new finest time beforehand, the DTM driver was not but happy. In the direction of the top of his observe slot, the circumstances had been getting higher by the minute. Thus, Maro Engel took benefit of the final alternative and improved the lap time to the brand new official document of 6:35.183 minutes.

“That was actually an unforgettable expertise,” stated Maro Engel after finishing the document lap. “I didn’t anticipate that we’d be capable of set such a lap time with these observe circumstances. In some essential areas of the observe, it hadn’t dried fully but and was subsequently tough. That was a particular problem. We tried to search out the optimum deployment technique in the course of the pre-tests. Like Lewis Hamilton and George Russell on their race weekends, I additionally needed to deploy {the electrical} power of the hybrid drive in the absolute best manner. That’s not straightforward, particularly with this size of observe. As well as, the DRS operate had for use optimally. However that’s additionally an actual System 1 feeling. I wish to thanks for this chance and the belief you’ve positioned in me. It was undoubtedly one thing very particular to drive this unimaginable automobile on the Ring.”

“I’m happy with the entire AMG group – everybody who was concerned on this mission. The varied departments in Affalterbach in addition to our colleagues at HPP in Brixworth by no means gave up and continued to push the dream of this car. This success is a well-deserved reward for his or her arduous work. Despite the fact that the AMG ONE is definitely extra at residence on a Grand Prix circuit than on the Nordschleife – as is so usually the case with this mission – we’ve merely gone one step additional. We’re the primary ever to have taken on the challenges of the Nürburgring with a brilliant sports activities automobile. That’s additionally what makes this mission so distinctive and I’m very completely satisfied about this unbelievable lap time,” stated Philipp Schiemer, Chairman of the Board of Administration of Mercedes‑AMG GmbH.

At first, it didn’t appear to be a brand new document. The climate was sunny with a light-weight wind, however the observe was – typical of the Nürburgring in autumn – nonetheless damp and partly soiled in some areas. In some sections, such because the quick “Kesselchen” part, the best line had not but fully dried. All in all, they weren’t perfect circumstances – particularly for a car on this excessive efficiency class. By the point the observe was satisfactory for a primary quick lap, the remaining time had whittled right down to lower than an hour. With air and asphalt temperatures of slightly below 20 levels Celsius, this was solely sufficient for a most of 4 quick laps.

Mercedes-AMG introduced two ONEs to the Ring, which meant that the restricted time may very well be used successfully. In line with the specs of Nürburgring 1927 GmbH & Co. KG, each automobiles had been inspected and documented by TÜV Rheinland to make sure that they had been in collection manufacturing. A notary confirmed the right situation of the automobiles and the proper execution of the document runs.

Report car in series-production situation
Technically, the record-breaking car had all the things that the Mercedes-AMG ONE affords as commonplace – the hypercar brings System 1™ hybrid-drive know-how from the racetrack to the highway for the primary time. With one combustion engine and 4 electrical motors, the E PERFORMANCE hybrid delivers a complete of 782 kW (1,063 hp), with the highest pace capped at 352 km/h. The opposite motorsport know-how ranges from the carbon monocoque and carbon physique to the engine/transmission unit as a burdened member and energetic aerodynamics to the push-rod chassis. With its advanced know-how, the two-seater Mercedes-AMG ONE affords much more than a System 1™ racing automobile in some circumstances. It options the absolutely variable AMG Efficiency 4MATIC+ all‑wheel drive with a hybrid-driven rear axle and electrically pushed entrance axle with torque vectoring.

For the document drive, the utmost camber values throughout the supply tolerance had been chosen. Maro Engel selected the “Race Plus” driving program. This implies energetic, most attainable aerodynamics, tight chassis tuning, car reducing by 37 mm on the entrance axle and 30 mm on the rear axle, and, in fact, full energy from all motors. The Drag Discount System (DRS) is activated by the motive force by urgent a button on the steering wheel. This retracts the entrance louvers on the wings in addition to the higher aero ingredient of the two-stage rear wing. If the system detects deceleration or a sure diploma of lateral acceleration, the aero components prolong once more in a flash.

Clever driving for optimum power administration
The document lap within the hybrid tremendous sports activities automobile with System 1™ know-how required not solely driving expertise but additionally an clever driving type: Maro Engel used particular power administration for the lap of the 20.8 km Nordschleife. Which means he couldn’t speed up to the utmost attainable pace on all sections of the observe, but additionally needed to handle his power. To do that, he used the four-stage Vitality Circulate Management (EFC) of the AMG ONE and let off the fuel somewhat earlier in some sections, generally known as “raise and coast” in technical jargon. As well as, Maro additionally used power restoration within the braking phases. Thus, even on the lengthy Döttinger Höhe, the high-performance battery nonetheless supplied sufficient energy for a 338 km/h high pace.