German GP Possibly Moving To A New Venue

In 2017, the German Grand Prix has been dropped because the Hockenheim authorities and the Nurburgring authorities failed to reach an agreement. In 2018, it will reappear on the calendar hosted by Hockenheim. But, F1’s new owner Chase Carey has dropped a few hints that a new host may soon join as the host of the German GP. “It is certainly one of our goals to be represented in the German market,” Carey told news agency DPA. “We are just about to investigate how best to manage this. We don’t have any answers yet. I have already met with some German representatives and naturally we are talking about the two race tracks that have held the German Grand Prix in the past. But we are also looking at other options. Ultimately, however, it is too early to make concrete statements.”

Asking a circuit to host a Formula One race is not as simple as ABC. It requires significant investments, safety checks and armfuls of paperwork to sort out. Formula One is an expensive sport, just ask India and South Korea.

However, Liberty Media is aiming to optimize costs for the host circuits, which could prove to be extremely lucrative for new venues and old venues to come knocking on their doors.
Coming back to the German GP, it is entirely possible for Germany to feature again on the F1 calendar and that is due to its popularity. There is a German team that has been dominating the sport for 3 year in a row. Not to mention that there are currently 3 German drivers on the grid and at least one of them is a world champion. Germany have bagged 12 world championships in its 50 years of running.
Besides the Hockenheimring and the Nurburgring, Germany boasts of a number of racing circuits like the Sachsenring, Oschersleben, Racepark Meppen, Lausitzring, Norisring and the Berlin Street Circuit, to name a few.