The Nurburgring’s chances of staging the German grand prix as scheduled next year have receded yet further. Bernie Ecclestone was already in talks with Hockenheim about replacing the mid-July event ...
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Hockenheim ready for 2013 in case of Nurburgring demise
Hockenheim is ready to step in at short notice, should the Nurburgring be unable to organise next year’s German grand prix. The Nurburgring has been given only a conditional date ...
Read More »Ecclestone denies fearing Hockenheim arrest
Bernie Ecclestone has denied skipping last weekend’s German grand prix because he was afraid of being arrested. The F1 chief executive’s familiar black motor home was in the Hockenheim paddock ...
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 »Vettel penalty like ‘death for chicken stealing’
Red Bull has stepped up its attack on the FIA after Sunday’s German grand prix. After stewards demoted Sebastian Vettel from second to fifth place for his late-race pass on ...
Read More »No summer deadline for new Hamilton deal – Whitmarsh
Martin Whitmarsh has played down Lewis Hamilton’s suggestion that a new deal for the 2008 world champion could be done and dusted by the end of the forthcoming August break. ...
Read More »Good form will ‘ensure’ Ferrari future – Massa
Felipe Massa is confident he just needs to keep up his improved form to “ensure” a new contract for 2013. In a pre-German grand prix statement posted on Ferrari’s official ...
Read More »Vettel insists Webber not Red Bull favourite
Sebastian Vettel insists his bid for a third consecutive drivers’ title remains on track. But with his teammate 16 points ahead and now fully signed up for 2013, while rumours ...
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