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Ecclestone: German Grand Prix may not happen

Bernie Ecclestone has warned there may not be a German Grand Prix at all in 2015 following contractual issues with the Nurburgring.

The German Grand Prix has been alternating between the Nurburgring and Hockenheim since 2006 with last year’s race taking place at Hockenheim. That means it was set to be the Nurburgring’s turn to host the race in 2015, but the circuit does not have a contract in place and discussions with Ecclestone have so far failed to reach a successful conclusion.

Ecclestone had also been negotiating with Hockenheim to see the race held at the circuit for a second consecutive year, but he now says there is no deal in place with either track which could lead to the race dropping off the calendar.

"We would do everything to stop them fading away, but in the end the only reason the race won't happen is because they can't afford to run the race," Ecclestone told Sky Sports.

Ecclestone also joked that there already is a German Grand Prix where fans can see Sebastian Vettel racing for Ferrari: "We've got one. It's called Austria."

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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.