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Hockenheim denies blame for German GP demise
Hockenheim and Bernie Ecclestone on Wednesday denied responsibility for the demise of the historic German grand prix. The Nurburgring was scheduled to host this year's July 19 race, but confusion regarding the ownership of the fabled track moved Ecclestone to observe in January: "It can't be Nurburgring because there's nobody there". Talks, then, kicked off with Hockenheim about stepping in at short notice, even though the circuit is only contractually obliged every other year. "Someone had to be willing to bear the financial risk," Hockenheim chief Georg Seiler was quoted on Wednesday by Germany's Sport Bild. "As a medium-sized company, we could not. The decision...
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