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Ecclestone: German GP decision this weekend

Bernie Ecclestone says a decision will be taken on the future of the German Grand Prix "by this weekend".

This year's race is in doubt because the scheduled venue - the Nurburgring - does not have a contract in place to host the race. The German Grand Prix alternates between the Nurburgring and Hockenheim in order to help share the costs, but so far there has yet to be an agreement reached with either circuit to host the race in 2015.

Asked by German news agency dpa when a decision is due regarding this year's race, Ecclestone replied: "Certainly by this weekend ... [I'm] not sure it's going to happen."

Nico Rosberg admitted he fears for the "legendary" grand prix, which could drop off the calendar despite the current F1 grid boasting three German drivers - including quadruple world champion Sebastian Vettel - and the Mercedes team.

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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.