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Rosberg fears for ‘legendary’ German GP

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Nico Rosberg says it’s “very disappointing” the German Grand Prix may not go ahead this year, describing his home race as “legendary”.

The German Grand Prix has alternated between the Nurburgring and Hockenheim since 2006, with the schedule resulting in the Nurburgring being set to host the race this year. However, with no contract in place at the circuit and Hockenheim unable to pay to host the grand prix on a yearly basis, there is a danger that the race will drop off the calendar this year.

Having won his home race last year and fought for the championship in 2014 following four consecutive titles for fellow German Sebastian Vettel, Rosberg feels the race needs to remain as a permanent fixture.

“For me, for as long as I can remember, the German Grand Prix has been legendary,” Rosberg said. “Like the British Grand Prix, it is such a fundamental part of the F1 season. So it is very disappointing to hear it has not been fixed yet into the calendar, and not just for me, but for all the German fans.

“There are so many motor racing fans in Germany, and Germany has such a large representation in the sport with me, Sebastian, Mercedes etc. A big part of F1 is Germany, so I hope it works out.”

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Andrew first became a fan of Formula 1 during the time when Michael Schumacher and Damon Hill were stepping into the limelight after the era of Alain Prost, Nigel Mansell and Aryton Senna. He's been addicted ever since, and has been writing about the sport now for nearly a quarter of a century for a number of online news sites. He's also written professionally about GP2 (now Formula 2), GP3, IndyCar, World Rally Championship, MotoGP and NASCAR. In his other professional life, Andrew is a freelance writer, social media consultant, web developer/programmer, and digital specialist in the fields of accessibility, usability, IA, online communities and public sector procurement. He worked for many years in magazine production at Bauer Media, and for over a decade he was part of the digital media team at the UK government's communications department. Born and raised in Essex, Andrew currently lives and works in south-west London.