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Nurburgring ‘surprised’ by Ecclestone comments

The apparent demise of F1's historic German grand prix is causing a stir in the country. Although he later diluted his comments, Bernie Ecclestone triggered controversy when he told the Rheine Zeitung newspaper that Germany will not host a race in 2015. And major dailies including Welt and Bild are reproducing the F1 supremo's subsequent claim that the reason for the uncertainty is due to 'lousy' crowds at the Nurburgring and Hockenheim. A Nurburgring spokesman, meanwhile, said he was 'surprised' when Ecclestone declared that there will be no German GP in 2015. 'What I can say,' Pietro Nuvoloni told Sport1, 'is that we had a conversation with Mr Ecclestone about two weeks ago and we agreed...
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