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Hockenheim keen to secure future of German Grand Prix

In the wake of the grand prix weekend at Hockenhem, a cloud continues to hang over the future of the Formula 1 world championship race in Germany. The Nurburgring's woes meant there was no race in Germany last year, and it appears unlikely the track will be able to resume its alternation deal with the Hockenheim for 2017. '2017 is the Norburgring's turn,' track chief Georg Seiler told DPA news agency after Hockenheim staged Germany's F1 return last weekend. Seiler had targeted a crowd of at least 60,000 on Sunday to ensure Hockenheim breaks even, but the final figure was just short of that, at 57,000. 'On the positive side we sold more tickets than in 2014 so the trend is right,' he told...
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