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October102020 by Tomaž StrgaršekNo Comments

Bottas qualifiers at the Nürburgring

Valtteri Bottas qualified at the Nürburgring with a time of 1:25.269 and will thus start the race from first place. Alongside him, his teammate Lewis Hamilton will start from the first row. The third time was set by Max Verstappen ahead of Charles Leclerc. Alex Albon and Daniel Ricciardo will start the race from the third starting row, the Australian was slightly faster than Esteban Ocon. Lando Norris, Sergio Perez and Carlos Sainz finished in the top ten. For the top ten, Sebastian Vettel finished in eleventh place, ahead of Pierre Gasly and Daniil Kvyat. Antonio Giovinazzi and Kevin Magnussen took fourteenth and fifteenth place. Romain Grosjean, both Williams drivers (Russell ahead of Latifi), Kimi Raikkonen and Nico Hulkenberg dropped out in the first part.

Mar202015 by Blaž ŠtremfeljNo Comments

German race canceled!

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The International Automobile Federation (FIA) has also officially confirmed that the Formula One caravan will not stop in Germany this year. "There will be no race for the German Grand Prix, as the race promoter and the owner of the commercial rights have failed to reach an agreement," the statement said. This year's race in Germany should be hosted by the Nurburgring on July 19, after last year's race was prepared by Hockenheim, with whom they take turns every other year. But the Nurburgring was unable to organize for financial reasons, and Hockenheim, where the race was poorly attended last year, did not have enough time to prepare for the event. The racetrack bosses stated as the main reason that it would be difficult to sell tickets in such a short time. For the first time since 1960, Formula One will be left without a domestic Formula One race. From the first s

Feb102015 by Blaž ŠtremfeljNo Comments

Will Ecclestone be the organizer of the German GP at the Nurburgring?

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The Nurburgring circuit has made an offer to Bernie Eccleston to resolve the uncertainty of this year's German Grand Prix, media relations representative Carsten Schumacher has revealed. "We have made an offer to Bernie Eccleston and now we are waiting for his response." According to Schumacher, the organizer of the race, which is supposed to be held at the Nurburgring this July, would be Ecclestone himself, who would be entitled to all possible earnings.

Jan152015 by Blaž ŠtremfeljNo Comments

Hockenheim remains on the calendar

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Bernie Ecclestone told Reuters that this year's German Grand Prix will be held at the Hockenheim racetrack, although it is expected to be replaced by the Nurburgring for the eighth time. The Hockenheim and Nurburgring have alternated between the German Grand Prix since 2008, and the latter was next in line for this year’s race. But Ecclestone said Formula One will not return to the Nurburgring this year. “The race will be in Hockenheim,” he said. "We have a contract with them, so we just have to fix the part where it says the race alternates with the Nurburgring." The Nurburgring is currently changing ownership, and race organizers in Hockenheim came across some criticism last year for poor spectator turnout. The German Grand Prix will be broadcast on July 19.

Jun222013 by Blaž ŠtremfeljNo Comments

Death lunch also at the Nurburgring

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Wolf Silvester, 55, died of heart failure at the German Endurance Race GEC, at the German Nurburgring. Sylvester was a two-time GEC series champion and died behind the wheel of his Opel. The fourth of ten races was canceled after three hours due to an unfortunate incident.