Hockenheim August 3 1pm Germany

Track traits Hockenheim-Ring, Hockenheim TV-inspired revamp has tran- Tel: +49 6205 9500. www.hockenheimring.de formed a daunting high-speed

chase through the pine forests TV into a more conventional, 70 1 100 110 spectator-friendly track. Spitzkehre 4 4 C Mobil 1 Best race Kurve Jochen Rindt’s Lotus 72 beat- 3 95 ing Jacky Ickx in 1970 before Süd even a single chicane had been Kurve installed. “A monkey could 200 7 have won in this car," he said. Hochgeschwin- Worst race digkeits Kurve Tedious 1999 proces- B A sion when was 60 1 gifted victory by temporary Sachs team-mate Mika Salo. Pit lane Drivers’ den 70 190 Circuit Hotel behind the main 1 6 185 Entrance 6 grandstand for a handful of Parabolica 120 80mph B 3 pampered favourites, alterna- Gear 2 Nordkurv tives in pub-strewn Heidelberg and Mannheim. No of laps 45. Lap length 4.24 miles. Race distance 190.76 miles. Fastest lap 1min 16.462sec Top TV angle TV (M Schumacher, Fer, 2002). First used 1970. World championship races 26. Most wins Williams Computer-controlled over- (8). Pole last year M Schumacher (Fer). Winner last year M Schumacher (Fer). head wire-mounted movable camera in front of massive Inside track is into the first chicane on Mercedes grandstand. the new section. That has Hot fact been quite well designed, In 2000 a sacked Mercedes Hard work specifically to promote close employee ran on to the track A The old stadium section racing. mid-race, forcing out the is probably the most challeng- Weekend highlight safety car and effectively los- ing point on the circuit This is always a very impor- ing the race for McLaren and because it is hard to balance tant race for because their Mercedes engines. the required tyre grip with the we have our Admission (3 days) £105-£220. ideal stability. headquarters in Germany (at Easy life Cologne) and there is sure to Rival attraction B There are a couple of long be a lot of interest from the straights to take a breather on workforce. The biggest horse in the world here. But I would say it's not Weekend lowlight 90-ton stainless steel horse measuring 13mx15m in Heidelberg the most exciting of tracks to Well, the circuit is shorter The hard sell: “Finally drive. Past the pits to the and slower than the old, we have now here a Nordkurv and then the short epic Hockenheim. The con- completely modern large spurt up to the entrance gestion is all a bit tiresome, animal. And to see it parabolica. I find, and it's difficult to everyone wants, even the Where to overtake work out a good set-up on Federal Chancellor Schroeder.” C The best overtaking point the track.

Race result Pole Fastest lap Pts Time 1 10 : . 2 8 Drivers’ standings Constructors’ standings Pts Pts 3 6 1 1 4 5 2 2 5 4 3 3 6 3 4 4 7 2 5 5

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