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'Redesigned circuit could never be as mighty as the old Hockenheim'

The tenth round of the Formula One season takes place at the Hockenheimring on Sunday. It's the 61st German Grand Prix, the 34th at Hockenheim. Ferrari has the most wins at 21 but finds itself third in the constructors' championship behind Red Bull and runaway leader Mercedes. Hockenheim was built in 1932, a 6.7-kilometre track on which Mercedes-Benz tested its road and racing cars. A stadium section was added after World War 2 and chicanes were added in 1968 following world champion Jim Clark's death in a Formula Two race. It became part of the F1 calendar in 1970 and remained largely unchanged. It has hosted the German Grand Prix on a biennial basis since 2007, sharing with the...
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