2018 German GP (Hockenheim) (July 20 - 22) - Pre -Race news

Obviously, the 1965-2001 configuration was the fastest and remains my favourite.
But I am not sure the 3 chicanes always existed on this layout.
I think they were introduced progressively.
The Clark chicane near where the Scot died; the Ost chicane after Depailler's fatal crash. I have no idea about the Senna chicane.
All that is gone now, after the FIA got scared of the speed reached on the old circuit. Such a shame ...

 

With gearing changed, i can’t imagine how fast the cars would be with that much of a straightaway

 

Sad to see. What a thrill that circuit used to be......

 

What few people know is that Senna's biggest crash of his years in F1 was during an F1 test at Hockenheim, not sure if it was before or after the Clark chicane but it was on that portion, deep in the woods, he had a failure of some sort and barrel rolled end over end at high speed. He was only shaken. The only one who saw it apart of marshals was de Cesaris following him on track. His final accident at Imola was nothing in comparison if it weren't for that suspension part reaching his helmet he would have walked right out but we don't want to talk about that. This one at Hockenheim is very comparable to the one Michael Andretti had in Champcar at Mid Ohio, very spectacular but no actual major impact.

The old Hockenheim bears a very sad memory: that is where my hero in those days Didier Pironi had his career end, the humidity too high between the trees hiding slow driving Prost from his view as he overtook another car and he took off over him with disastrous results....I had just gotten my driver's licence the day before and was all set to celebrate it..but no...

In the earliest configurations the pointy bit at the bottom of the layout is when the circuit went into the eponymous city but when they built the Autobahn the course had to have that part deleted.

 

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Valtteri's?

 

https://www.planetf1.com/galleries/horner-honda-within-one-per-cent-of-renault/ --
Horner: Honda ‘within one per cent’ of Renault

 

I hope so. But doubt it.

 

Horner hopes he is correct LOL

 

That wing looks good! I would...

 

Incredible, beautiful, absurd.

 

Yep, massive contract for Hamilton widely announced, making him the highest paid F1 driver in history.
And some people had speculated on his retirement at the end of this year !!!! LOL

 

Length of the contract is 2 years I believe, no confirmation on amount.

 

Wait for the pixie dust to settle. Forbes is providing the number but I think that was being bandied about for a 3 year deal.

 

Mercedes will probably sign Bottas for 1/3 or 1/4 of Lewis's deal, leaving Ricciardo with a "take it or leave it" offer from Red Bull.

 

Ricciardo and Leclerc are the two drivers I wouldn't mind seeing at Ferrari. Leclerc still a bit green, but Ricci seems to be entering his prime.

 

I believe that Kimi is sitting in a helicopter in that shot.

 

Ricci replaces Kimi in 2020. Seb retires end of 2020, and LeClerc moves up.