This year's German Grand Prix is set to be staged at Hockenheim, according to Formula 1 boss Bernie Ecclestone. Hockenheim and Nürburgring have shared hosting duties of the race since 2007 and the 2015 edition was provisionally set to be held at the Nürburgring . With organisers having yet to sign a contract, the venue for the 2015 race has remained uncertain on the most recent Formula 1 calendar and Ecclestone said on Thursday that Hockenheim will host this year's event. "It's going to be […]

Rating the drivers for their performances during a spectacular German Grand Prix at Hockenheim 1 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull-Renault | Q: 6th | R: 4th | 9/10 Vettel appeared to be struggling with the handling of the RB10 throughout the weekend but he salvaged sixth in qualifying. Start collision benefited him as he moved up to third, from which he embarked on a race long battle with Alonso, once which he ultimately won. Fourth was probably the best possible result in the circumstances. […]

Kimi Raikkonen believes that damage to his Ferrari F14T compromised his chance of points at the German Grand Prix. Raikkonen finished in 11th but reckons more might have been possible had he not been involved in a couple of collisions with rivals. Raikkonen was firstly hit by Lewis Hamilton and latterly by Sebastian Vettel and Fernando Alonso - both times at the hairpin. The Finn switched from Primes to Options at his first stop but reckons such a strategy was hampered by the damage. "We […]

Nico Rosberg takes his fourth win of the year at the German Grand Prix as Lewis Hamilton recovers to third place

Red Bull duo Sebastian Vettel and Daniel Ricciardo could barely contain their enthusiasm after a battling performance in the German Grand Prix at Hockenheim. Vettel finished his home race in fourth position after a fight with Ferrari's Fernando Alonso. "It was fun with Fernando today – we started maybe where we left off in Silverstone," he joked. "It was quite entertaining the first half of the race and at one point it was quite tight with both the Ferraris, but we managed to stay ahead. […]

Jenson Button was at odds to explain Lewis Hamilton's thinking during the German Grand Prix after their pair made contact while scrapping over position. Button was ahead of Hamilton on track when the Mercedes driver made a move into the hairpin as Button took a wide approach to take a late apex. Hamilton hit the McLaren, causing damage to his own front wing, and later admitted that he thought Button was allowing him through. Button, who went on to claim eighth position, was puzzled by […]

Felipe Massa has blamed Kevin Magnussen after the pair collided on the opening lap of the German Grand Prix. Massa and Magnussen were running in third and fourth as they approached the first corner, with Massa attempting to go around the outside of his Danish rival. But the Williams and the McLaren made contact, with Massa being flipped into the run-off and into retirement. The Stewards investigated the collision but deemed that no party was at fault but Massa blamed Magnussen. "If anyone needs to […]

Nico Rosberg hailed a 'very special' German Grand Prix after he eased to victory at Hockenheim. Rosberg started from pole position and led into the first corner, from which he was never seriously challenged as he beat Valtteri Bottas by over 20 seconds. As a result, Rosberg has extended his championship advantage over Lewis Hamilton - who battled his way from 20th to third - to 15 points ahead of next weekend's Hungarian Grand Prix. "[It's a] great feeling to win at home, a great […]

Lewis Hamilton said he was pleased with his drive at the German Grand Prix after he raced from 20th place into a podium position. Hamilton was forced to start from 20th after his Mercedes team had to change his gearbox as a result of his brake failure induced accident during qualifying. Hamilton nonetheless raced through the field and came home in third place, to limit the damage to his title hopes as Nico Rosberg eased to his fourth win of the year. "I came from […]

Valtteri Bottas expressed his delight after he raced to his third successive podium by finishing in second place at the German Grand Prix. Bottas started from the front row of the grid and maintained second into the first corner, despite making a slow getaway. He executed a two stop strategy and defended against a charging Lewis Hamilton during the final stint to collect his third straight top three finish. "I was close to Lewis when he stopped and then there were 20 laps to go," […]

Nico Rosberg claimed victory for Mercedes at a thrilling German Grand Prix at Hockenheim. Rosberg coasted to the win while behind him there were scraps up and down the field, with Valtteri Bottas resisting a charging Lewis Hamilton to claim second. The Brit started from 20th but flew through the field to complete the podium places. The Safety Car was immediately deployed at the start when Kevin Magnussen and Felipe Massa made contact at the first corner, causing the Brazilian to flip. Massa was uninjured […]

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