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Heidfeld On Thin Ice

Posted 26th February, 2007 in BMW | Leave a comment

BMW Sauber driver Nick Heidfeld was on hand to help mark the 100th anniversary of the St. Moritz event, White Turf.

The F1 star put on a great display of car control for the 15,000 spectators with his Formula One car on the frozen lake.

Special spiked Bridgestone rubber, an eight man crew, and two truckloads of equipment helped to make the spectacle possible. They had to warm the engine up every thirty minutes to prevent it from freezing.

“That was quite a unique experience – just seeing the magnificent mountain scenery surrounding the lake is really impressive. The frozen track was of course much rougher than what I’m used to in Formula One. Although it was by no means easy to apply force on such a surface, I enjoyed the drive immensely” commented Heidfeld.

[Source: F1 Technical]