HOCKEHEIMRING

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The old Hockenheimring consisted of long, speed loving straights mixed up with hard braking points and challenging corners. Challenging for drivers and entertaining for spectators, which is the crucial combination for any good track. The twisty stadium section, surrounded by the grandstands, has seen some great drama, including Rubens Barrichello's first F1 win in 2000. Unfortunately the track was re-designed in 2001 after demands from F1 officials. Historic parts of the track, such as the forest area, are now consigned to the history books. It was controversial, and those who demanded the move have still not been forgiven by some.

FORMULA ONE

The Hockenheim Circuit hosted the German Grand Prix for the first time in 1970 when the F1 drivers decided at the French Grand Prix to boycott the Nürburgring unless major changes were made. The next year the German Grand Prix went back to the Nürburgring until the 1976 German Grand Prix. From 1977 to 2006, the Hockenheimring hosted the German Grand Prix with the exception of 1985, when the race was held at the reconfigured Nürburgring.

In July 2006, Bernie Ecclestone announced that from 2007 onwards, there would be only one Grand Prix per year in Germany. Since 1995, there had been two Grands Prix every year in Germany; the German Grand Prix at Hockenheim, plus either the European Grand Prix or the Luxembourg Grand Prix at the Nürburgring. From 2007, the Nürburgring and Hockenheimring alternate hosting the German Grand Prix, starting with the Nürburgring in 2007.

Ongoing deficits of the Formula One races, amounting to up to 5.3 million Euro per race that had to be covered by the local communities, made it likely the contract between the Hockenheimring and Formula One Management would not be extended after the Grand Prix of 2010. However, in October 2009 the contract for the circuit to hold the German GP was extended to 2018, with the FOA agreeing to cover any losses the event incurs.

LINKS

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hockenheimring

http://www.hockenheimring.de/en

Snetterton

http://www.snetterton.co.uk/

Snetterton_Motor_Racing_Circuit

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snetterton_Motor_Racing_Circuit

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aut%C3%B3dromo_Hermanos_Rodr%C3%ADguez

http://www.autodromohermanosrodriguez.com/app/h

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E Tracks Online

http://www.etracksonline.co.uk/europe/united_kingdom/rockingham.html

http://www.racing-school.co.uk/rockingham-motor-speedway.asp

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Rockingham_Motor_Speedway

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rockingham_Motor_Speedway

Rockingham

http://www.rockingham.co.uk/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goodwood_Circuit

www.oultonpark.co.uk

http://www.oultonpark.co.uk/calendar/2014/june/btcc-7-8-june-op.aspx

2014_British_Touring_Car_Championship_season

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2014_British_Touring_Car_Championship_season

http://motorsport-events.knockhill.com

http://motorsport-events.knockhill.com/british-touring-cars-btcc.php

www.brandshatch.co.uk

http://www.brandshatch.co.uk/calendar/2013/october/btcc-1213october-bh.aspx

http://www.silverstone.co.uk/events/dunlop-msa-british-touring-car-championship/

http://www.btcc.net/

http://www.goodwood.co.uk/home.aspx

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