Remember Nick Heidfeld’s storming Hillclimb record set in a McLaren MP4/13 Formula One car? Prepare yourself for a shock. It was 18 years ago! And now he’s back to break it again.
Video: Hillclimb record‑holder Nick Heidfeld sets his sights on 2017 record
Those unfamiliar with the standing Goodwood Festival of Speed presented by Mastercard course record, can watch former Formula-One stalwart Nick Heidfeld’s blistering 41.6 second run in a screaming McLaren MP4/13 below.
Fast-forward to the 2017 FOS and the fearless German is back aboard his brand-new Mahinda Formula E M4Electro (another first-look debut for the FOS this year) to silently snatch the record and take the Hillclimb into the 21st century. Watch to see how he gets on in Friday’s session.