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Ecclestone doubts German GP will happen in 2017
Formula 1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone is not sounding confident about the future of the German Grand Prix. Just a decade ago, the country was still in the grip of Michael Schumacher fever, which had revolutionised the popularity of F1 in Germany. But even though Sebastian Vettel, Nico Rosberg and Mercedes proudly wave the flag today, spectator numbers and television ratings are badly down and Germany did not even host a grand prix last year. 'It's a mystery to me,' F1 supremo Ecclestone told Die Welt newspaper. 'I don't know what's going wrong but obviously Germany has lost the joy for F1.' Currently, Hockenheim is confirmed to return with a 2016 race, but as the contract is for an annual...
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