Fernando Alonso has won the German GP after leading every single lap of the race. The Spaniard start from pole, and while being under threat, he was never passed. Sebastian Vettel finished in second place while Jenson Button is third. Their result though is still under investigation, as Vettel's passing move was a little dubious.
You mean like Monza?SeijaKessen wrote:How I wish they would restore the old Hockenheimring.
Would be really interesting to see a race where top speeds are a greater factor for the duration of the race.
The change from old to new hockenheim was much much later than those two deaths – 2001.RB_[Gnx] wrote:It is surely ..But a bit too dangerous..After the Death of Jim clark and Patrick Depailler they choosed to transform the circuit into sthg less risky..
I predict Ferraris On the Front Btw with the Red Bulls not far away ( And Maybe Lotus ..Or mclarens [ At least Hammy] )
Yes.beelsebob wrote:You mean like Monza?SeijaKessen wrote:How I wish they would restore the old Hockenheimring.
Would be really interesting to see a race where top speeds are a greater factor for the duration of the race.
It was a sad day when that happened.beelsebob wrote:The change from old to new hockenheim was much much later than those two deaths – 2001.RB_[Gnx] wrote:It is surely ..But a bit too dangerous..After the Death of Jim clark and Patrick Depailler they choosed to transform the circuit into sthg less risky..
I predict Ferraris On the Front Btw with the Red Bulls not far away ( And Maybe Lotus ..Or mclarens [ At least Hammy] )
Awesome post Marcus. =D>marcush. wrote: the original hockenheim track was built 1932 in 12 weeks just motorcycle racing and was just a triangle of sorts comprising of the Ostkurve and a Hairpin (today barely visible at the Firestation in Hockenheim) .The west part of the track in Hockenheim was lost when the Autobahn was built and it was Wilhelm Herz who pushed and succeeded in building the Motodrom to transform the remains of the old "Kurpfalzring" track into a permanent racetrack .
.. the Motodrom with the famous "Waldgerade" and Ostkurve ....but it was just too quick and if I´m correct the track was changed first adding the chicanes dividing the long Straights and after the death of Patrick Depaillier in a huge testing crash after a brake failure in 1980 adding a chicane just before Ostkurve ...With the chicanes it was not quite the same but still aweinspiring I remember standing at the fence in the forest during testing two weeks before the GP and you saw the cars at an amazing speed flying by...(Renault Turbo Jabouille and Arnoux !)..something I will never forget.
I´m not quite sure when the Jim Clark and Ayrton Senna Chicanes were changed as the first iteration was very fluid and quick but later it was very slow 2nd gear ..
