A senior auto industry source who we trust has told us that Capricorn Nürburgring GmbH, the company that currently owns and operates the famed track, appears to be ready to get rid of the speed limits it has imposed on auto manufacturer testing.
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Our source claims that an official statement backtracking from the earlier position is in the works. But would the elimination of speed limits also mean that lap record attempts could return? The most obvious beneficiary of a possible resumption of lap record attempts would be Koenigsegg, which wants to take a shot at the 918's title with the One:1, and was planning to do so when the ban was implemented.
We will update you as soon as the Nürburgring ownership makes an official statement on the matter.