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No 'hype' means no German F1 drivers - Schumacher

May 13 Ralf Schumacher thinks a reduction in motor racing "hype" in the country could mean that not a single German driver is on the grid in 2020. There is speculation Sebastian Vettel, who is definitely leaving Ferrari, may actually now retire. He is currently the only German driver in F1. But ten years ago, a full one third of the grid was German, including Vettel, Michael Schumacher, Nico Rosberg, Nico Hulkenberg, Adrian Sutil, Nick Heidfeld and Timo Glock. "There were always phases in Formula 1 in which certain countries are very strong," former Williams and Toyota driver Schumacher told RTL. "The Germans benefitted from a huge hype that for sure was triggered...
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