well, bernie said it all : http://f1.racing-live.com/f1/en/headlines/news/detail/060730114318.shtml i guess that was schumi's last race and last victory at the hockeimheim circuit. but since the long straights are gone, i won't miss the current hockenheim circuit.
"Ecclestone also expressed regret at the departure of NASCAR-bound driver Juan Pablo Montoya, arguing that Formula One 'needs' colourful characters like the Colombian more than those such as Fernando Alonso." say what? alonso is great on and off the track bernie has become what he tried to stop in the 80s
Pfff, for a moment I thought you meant that the results from yesterday's GP were cancelled due to ilegal dampers. This is old news isn't it? Hockenheim and Nürburgring will take turns. So Hockenheim isn't really out. Best, Peter
alonso is far from being great of the track . More like an ******* from people who have been around him . So much that a french magazine reports every month his latest class act .
I put this thread on FChat on July 25 - I think the F1.racing-live is a little behind the power curve: HOCKENHEIM NOT GONE!! German GP share proposal thru 2010 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- May know more this weekend . . . . Hockenheim and Nurburgring chiefs hope to get Bernie Ecclestone's final sign-off this weekend for plans for them to share the German Grand Prix. The circuit's bosses are due to meet with Formula One's commercial boss at this weekend's German GP to reach a deal over the future of the race. Ecclestone said recently that because of increased pressures on the F1 calendar from new venues, Germany could likely lose one of its races. The pressure from Ecclestone, allied to both venues not making as much profit as they did in the past, has resulted in Nurburgring and Hockenheim organisers agreeing to alternate the German GP. The two circuits are proposing a plan that will result in Nurburgring hosting the German Grand Prix in 2007 and 2009, with Hockenheim holding the race in 2008 and 2010. * * * * * Carol
Well, before we order a cake and send out invitations for this celebration, keep a skeptical eye out for what will stand in its place. In all likelihood we'll see the addition of another dull, ultra-modern facility in the outskirts of some city in some part of the world 90% of us will never visit. The first year BernieCo will rave about the VIP facilities, drivers will tell us how this "new" track, despite being a rehash of curves and straights from existing circuits, poses new challenges to the drivers. All in all, it will be a success. In year 2 attendance will be noticeably down due to the fact that they put this circuit in a country where the tickets cost the average citizen 2 months wages. By year 3, they'll be giving away tickets to the locals to create the illusion of interest for the TV viewers. By this time, Bernie will have begun levying threats to the circuit's owners about replacing its spot on the schedule. At that point, we will be having the exact same conversation. Rinse and repeat.
LOL, true enough, but that is what Hockenheim became. I believe Tilke has refined his craft, I've never been a fan of the guy but the track in Istanbul turned out brilliantly.
