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Hockenheim future in doubt warns Ecclestone

F1 chief Bernie Ecclestone has warned that the fate of the German Grand Prix is by no means certain beyond 2018. After a controversial absence this year, the country is returning to the calendar for 2016 due to an existing contract with Hockenheim. But it was the Nurburgring that missed the 2015 race, and F1 supremo Ecclestone is not hopeful the circuit will sort its financial problems by the time it is due to host the next edition in 2017. 'I'm sitting here with my pen, ready to sign a contract,' he told Auto Motor und sport. 'I had hoped the new operators at the Nurburgring would be in a position to make a contract but that does not seem to be the case.' That means Germany is likely to...
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