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Ecclestone not to blame for German GP demise says Lauda

Organisers, not F1 boss Bernie Ecclestone, are to blame for the demise of the German Grand Prix according to Niki Lauda, after the sport's supremo Ecclestone declared the race essentially dead for 2015. It will end Germany's six-decade run on the annual F1 calendar, and deprive Mercedes – for whom Lauda is the team chairman – of its home race. 'Of course it would be a shame if there is no grand prix in Germany this year,' the triple world champion told Tagesspiegel newspaper. 'But in this case you have to say ‘If the host is not able to organise a race, then this is not the fault of Bernie Ecclestone',' Lauda added. This year, the Nurburgring was scheduled to host a...
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