Vettel: Losing the German GP would be “a shame”

When asked whether the victory on Sunday (15.10:25 p.m.) in Hockenheim would be worth more to him than XNUMX points, Vettel, who was born in nearby Heppenheim, energetically answered in the affirmative and explained: “It would be a shame to miss the German Grand Prix, one of the classic ones Race to lose”.

The Ferrari star has not yet won in Formula 40 on the traditional circuit, which is barely more than 1 kilometers from his parents' house. In order for it to work in the sixth attempt, Vettel wants plenty of support from the around 70.000 expected spectators. “We Germans had a bad World Cup. I hope that people haven’t thrown away their flags and come to Hockenheim to support me,” explained the 31-year-old.

In 2010, Vettel achieved his best result to date in the Electoral Palatinate with third place. His only victory at a German Grand Prix came at the Nürburgring in 2013. The 2015 and 2017 races in the Eifel were canceled for economic reasons, and the future of the Hockenheimring in Formula 1 is also extremely questionable beyond Sunday's race.

Also Hamilton for Hockenheim What is certain so far is that there will be no German Grand Prix in 2019. The operators of the Hockenheimring and Nürburgring no longer want to pay the required signing bonus; they would only continue if the risk was shared or as a rental company to Formula 1. Vettel's World Cup rival Lewis Hamilton also campaigned for his Mercedes team's home race. “Formula 1 must never lose its roots,” explained the 33-year-old Briton: “The German Grand Prix is part of the legacy of Formula 1. I very much hope that there is a future here.”

The second remaining German in the Formula 1 field would also regret it if the premier class no longer had a future in Germany. “Hockenheim is a place full of memories, I drove my first ever formula race here and also had good Formula 1 results here,” said Nico Hülkenberg from Emmerich. The Renault driver, who wore a cap with a black, red and gold peak, continued: “Germany is the number one car nation. It would be a great shame if the race ended, but unfortunately economic factors play a role.”

Hülkenberg also blamed a “certain saturation”. Twelve of the last 24 drivers' titles in Formula 1 went to German drivers: seven to record world champion Michael Schumacher, four to Vettel and one to Nico Rosberg from Wiesbaden.

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Vettel: Losing the German GP would be “a shame”

Because of the uncertain future, four-time Formula 1 world champion Sebastian Vettel is particularly motivated going into what is currently the last German Grand Prix.

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