Mazda 3 MPS on Nurburgring 8min 39secs

Racing driver Mark Ticehurst takes the Mazda 3 MPS around the famous Nurburgring circuit in just 8min 39secs only 5secs short of the lap record.

On paper it is the UK’s most powerful front-wheel drive hot hatch on the market. But just how well will it fare on the track, on its standard road tyres, suspension and brakes?