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Hockenheim boss confirms no German GP this year

There will be no German Grand Prix this year, Hockenheim circuit boss Georg Seiler confirmed in a decision that ended months of uncertainty over the country's Formula 1 race. The absence of Germany, home of reigning world champions Mercedes, for the first time since 1960 leaves the calendar with 19 races. 'We have no hope any more of having a Formula 1 race here (this year),' Seiler told Bild newspaper. 'We did everything in the last few years to keep the fans happy.' Formula 1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone had kept the door ajar but Seiler said time had run out because 'quality would now suffer' if they went ahead with the 10th round of the championship. 'We had declared ourselves...
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