Eifel

American

[ahy-fuhl] / ˈaɪ fəl /

noun

a hilly region in North Rhine-Westphalia and Rhineland-Palatinate states in W Germany.

Eifel British

/ ˈaifəl, ˈaɪfəl /

noun

a plateau region in W Germany, between the River Moselle and the Belgian frontier: quarrying

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The 28-year-old Red Bull F1 driver will get behind the wheel of a Mercedes AMG GT car at the event in May, which sees showroom-style cars take on the famous 15.8-mile circuit in the Eifel mountains in Germany.

From BBC

Ricciardo scored Renault's first podium for nine years at the Eifel Grand Prix towards the end of the 2020 season, and took a second at the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix two races later.

From BBC

In 2020, there was a safety-car period during the Eifel Grand Prix at the Nurburgring.

From BBC

The flooding that struck communities across the Eifel mountain region of western Germany and eastern Belgium in mid-July left more than 200 people dead.

From BBC

Sebastian Frenkel, who often visits the western Eifel region of Germany that has been devastated, initiated an online crowdfunding scheme to help.

From Reuters

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