Hockenheim has hit back at Bernie Ecclestone's suggestion that Germany might not return to the F1 calendar in 2016. The country has been controversially axed from this year's schedule, but that was essentially because of the ownership crisis at the sport's other German circuit, the Nurburgring. F1 supremo Ecclestone tried to save the 2015 race by negotiating with Hockenheim, but ultimately the parties did not agree on the financial details. But as per the original alternating scheme with the Nurburgring, Hockenheim is now contractually scheduled to return in 2016. When asked about that deal on Friday, however, Ecclestone refused to confirm Germany's 2016 return, notwithstanding the...
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