Formula 1 Live Ticker: When will Formula 1 be back in Germany?

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I’m closing up shop for today!

Thank you for your attention to the Formula 1 live ticker on Wednesday. Please continue to send me feedback on the rotation model for the race calendar; your opinion genuinely interests me.

You can easily reach me, Kevin Scheuren, via Twitter, Instagram, or our contact form.

We’ll read each other here again tomorrow, I’m looking forward to it. Have a nice evening!

I had asked you to send me feedback on the rotation idea.

I just received an email from Marcel, which I’d like to share here because I would 100 percent endorse it:

“Fundamentally, I think that absolute classics must not be missing from the race calendar: Melbourne, Monte Carlo, Silverstone, Spa, Sao Paolo, Budapest, Monza, Montreal, Suzuka.

There are certainly other racetracks that must have a permanent place in the race calendar, not just because of their financial importance: Abu Dhabi, Qatar, Bahrain, USA in general.

Thus, a core of 12-15 racetracks could exist, and the rest of the race calendar could be filled with rotating racetracks. This way, racetracks that have not hosted races in recent years could potentially play a role in the race calendar again.

Examples include races in China, Malaysia, Turkey, and of course Germany (Nürburgring & Hockenheimring).

In addition to increasing anticipation among fans, this could also ensure a more varied race season, although race dates from the previous season cannot always be relied upon.

Additionally, further locations could be developed, for example in South America (Santiago de Chile) or Africa (Marrakech), for which building a racetrack is not worthwhile, but a street race represents a suitable solution. The race calendar would thus continue to have a balanced ratio between racetracks and street races.”

Thanks for the feedback, dear Marcel! I find the approaches he brings up very good and far-sighted. If the financial situation between FOM and the track promoters could be clarified, this idea would allow for a truly very varied race calendar!

A Formula 1 car on the Nordschleife, for many an absolute dream, perhaps even 20 of them for a Grand Prix.

There won’t be 20 on September 9, 2023, when the Red Bull Formula Nürburgring brings a colorful array of motorsport attractions as part of the Nürburgring 12-hour race.

Daniel Ricciardo was presented as a star guest today! However, other former Formula 1 drivers will also be present alongside him.

Ricciardo will drive a Formula 1 car on the Nordschleife as part of a show run. Nick Heidfeld in 2007 and Michael Schumacher in 2013 were the last to do so.

For Formula 1 CEO Stefano Domenicali, single-team dominance is more of a problem that annoys long-time fans of the premier class. New fans from new markets don’t really care about that.

He says about it:

“This is more of an issue for the most avid fans, who find the sport less interesting when one car is dominant. For new fans from new markets joining Formula 1, it’s not really important.”

Kevin’s opinion: A bold claim, as in my opinion, Domenicali can certainly be accused of Formula 1 currently being more interested in attracting as many new fans as possible, while increasingly losing its long-standing hardcore fans.

One might want that, but at the end of the day, perhaps the fans who were already there 20 years ago are also the ones who, from today’s perspective, would still be there in 20 years. Why? These fans have been very loyal through every crisis with Formula 1.

The question is whether all these new social media and Netflix fans will be sustainable fans or if they will be looking for the next big thing in five years.

How do you see Domenicali’s statement? Let me know!

Jaime Alguersuari was active in Formula 1 from 2009 to 2011. He drove for Toro Rosso, was part of the Red Bull squad, and started a total of 46 times, collecting 31 points.

On his Twitter channel, he has now commented on a driver who was his Toro Rosso teammate during those years, started 55 times in Formula 1, and collected 29 points: Sébastien Buemi.

According to Alguersuari, the Swiss driver has been vastly underestimated. He writes:

“My old teammate Sébastien Buemi collects victories and trophies. I honestly don’t even know anymore how many world championships he has collected by now, and I’m just happy for and proud of him, but as time goes by, I do wonder how many victories and titles he would have collected with Red Bull Racing in Formula 1.”

In another tweet, he also clarified that he only raised this question based on Buemi’s statistics and successes and does not want it to imply anything about his own potential.

Since his Formula 1 days, Buemi has won the 24 Hours of Le Mans a total of four times and achieved several victories in the World Endurance Championship (WEC) with Toyota, as well as winning the Formula E Championship once with Renault e.dams.

Do you think he would have become a Formula 1 World Champion too?

Another area of Aston Martin’s brand-new factory will be completed next month. The path to a modern and successful working environment continues.

The team today provided an impression of what the construction site in Silverstone looks like. Fascinating insights:

Every Wednesday, there’s also a new episode of the Formula 1 podcast “Beyond the Grid” with Tom Clarkson.

Today, Yuki Tsunoda is a guest. The 22-year-old Japanese driver talks in a very open and heartfelt conversation about his very special relationship with former teammate Pierre Gasly. It was quite obvious that Gasly taught him a lot, as he himself went through a phase at Red Bull where he was said to be too hot-headed.

Tsunoda also talks about advice his idol Fernando Alonso gave him and how Daniel Ricciardo’s former trainer Michael Italiano got him fitter than ever before.

The mastermind behind the greatest successes is and remains Adrian Newey.

No one is as adorned with titles when it comes to the aerodynamic design of a Formula 1 car as he is.

Immerse yourself in the illustrious history of Adrian Newey’s championship-winning cars in this small photo gallery:

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You’ve surely been waiting for the #OnThisDay content, haven’t you? Here it is!

On April 19, 2009, a certain Sebastian Vettel celebrated a special triumph. The first victory for Red Bull Racing in Formula 1. Under the most difficult conditions at the Shanghai International Circuit, Vettel and his teammate Mark Webber impressively prevailed at the 2009 Chinese Grand Prix. Vettel had previously also achieved the team’s first pole position in Formula 1.

Red Bull now has 95 victories to its name, but they will never forget the first one!

Friends, a controversial book is coming out tomorrow!

In “Surviving to Drive,” Haas team principal Günther Steiner addresses the hottest topics of the 2022 Formula 1 season. It is his very personal diary of a wild year in the history of the Haas F1 Team.

Of course, it’s also about Nikita Mazepin, who had to step down due to Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine and was replaced by Kevin Magnussen.

Steiner writes in his book: “The decision was naturally not difficult for us, but before we could announce it, we had a lot of work to do with the FIA.”

We have summarized some of the statements regarding Mazepin and also about the separation from main sponsor Uralkali in a short article for you. There you will also find a link through which you can order the book directly!

Honda is currently looking for a partner in Formula 1 and has apparently chosen Aston Martin as the object of its desire.

Owner Lawrence Stroll’s team is highly regarded by the Japanese. If Red Bull starts producing its own engines from 2026, Honda will still need something to do, as they are officially registered as an engine supplier.

My colleague Ruben Zimmermann has summarized Aston Martin’s advantages in an article and explained why it could be more than just an engine deal.

Before we discuss the possible rotation models and see if they really make sense, a small digression.

One of the key questions is indeed whether Germany is still relevant enough for Formula 1 and vice versa. If we consider the current situation: no Formula 1 on free-to-air TV, but exclusively on Sky. No German driver fighting for the world championship; only Nico Hülkenberg is somewhat keeping the flag flying. Only in 2026 will we have a truly German team with Audi, as Mercedes, in the eyes of many fans, is only partially one.

So how can the relevance of Formula 1 in Germany be increased again, or can this even succeed, or is it utopian in 2023?

Bernie Ecclestone and Norbert Haug, two Formula 1 veterans, view the development of Formula 1 in Germany very critically. Ecclestone even goes so far as to think that Germany has lost its significance as a Formula 1 nation.

Haug echoes this sentiment. Germany has “regressed from a central Formula 1 superpower to a barely noticed developing country without its own race and without drivers with chances of victory, let alone titles, which is a tragedy,” Haug said some time ago in the “Pforzheimer Zeitung.”

So, it looks a bit bleak at first, but there are also opportunities…

Actually, I wanted to open this topic yesterday, but due to the Sainz story, I naturally changed that.

We all wish for a German Grand Prix again. Either at the Nürburgring or Hockenheimring, but the main thing is that we have Formula 1 races in Germany again. Unfortunately, finances play a very big role here, as both tracks absolutely do not want to run at a loss with a Grand Prix.

We discussed this and other financial topics in the “Starting Grid” podcast with our data expert Kevin Hermann. He also shared his thoughts on this topic, and we even developed ideas on how the German Grand Prix might still be implemented.

Feel free to listen in or watch the video on our YouTube channel, as you can now also see “Starting Grid” there.

Right at the beginning of today’s ticker, we’re going back to yesterday’s ticker, specifically about Carlos Sainz.

The Spaniard himself has issued a statement regarding the FIA stewards’ decision. In this statement, he writes:

“I am disappointed that the FIA did not grant us the “right of review”.

Even two weeks later, I believe the penalty was disproportionate and, based on our evidence and reasoning, should at least have been re-examined. We must continue to work together to improve certain things for the future. The consistency of penalties and their application has been a hot topic for several seasons now, and for the good of our sport, we need more clarity.

What happened in Australia is now in the past; I am 100 percent focused on Baku.”

Hello, dear Formula 1 fans,

Finally Wednesday, we’re taking tiny steps towards the weekend! The Formula 1 live ticker is starting, and Kevin Scheuren warmly welcomes you.

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