World champion Sebastian Vettel is copping some of the blame for the small crowd at Hockenheim last weekend. After buzzing atmospheres and big crowds in Canada, Austria and Silverstone, the ...
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F1 left to muse reasons for small Hockenheim crowd
Elsewhere in Germany on Sunday, the Nurburgring hosted an event called the ‘Truck Grand Prix’. Watching the unwieldy trucks from the grandstands were about 100,000 excited spectators — about twice ...
Read More »Boss ‘not worried’ about Hockenheim future
Hockenheim is not looking at this weekend’s German grand prix as its last. That is the claim of circuit boss Georg Seiler, amid reports a deal between Bernie Ecclestone and ...
Read More »Weekend could be last blast at ‘new’ Hockenheim
The “phones have been running hot” ahead of the German grand prix, according to Hockenheim boss Georg Seiler. That is because, before Germany’s shocking 7-1 victory over Brazil in the ...
Read More »Hockenheim furious as Ecclestone eyes F1 axe
Bernie Ecclestone could terminate Hockenheim’s contract, as he looks to secure the long-term future of formula one in Germany. Currently, Hockenheim – to host the German grand prix next month ...
Read More »German spectators losing interest in F1
German journalist Michael Schmidt has expressed concern about the half-empty grandstands at Hockenheim last weekend. In Auto Motor und Sport, he said he was “surprised” by the “lack of interest” ...
Read More »No sell-out for German GP at Hockenheim
Hockenheim is expecting a race-day crowd of 65,000 for Sunday’s German grand prix. In 2010, with F1 featuring six German drivers including the returning Michael Schumacher, the capacity of the ...
Read More »No German GP sellout yet despite Schumacher factor
July’s German grand prix is not yet sold out, despite the Hockenheim race being held for the first time in two years.
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