Sunday's race will be the 64th German Grand Prix to count towards the Formula 1 World Championship. It has been held at just three tracks, AVUS, Nurburgring and Hockenheimring, although significant changes to the last two means one could claim it's been held on five different tracks. Scuderia Ferrari has 21 German wins to its name. The German GP first appeared on the calendar in 1951, held on the 22.8 kilometres of the Green Hell as the Nurburgring was known, reputed to be a very difficult track fit only for champions. Scuderia Ferrari was the first name engraved on the winner's trophy courtesy of Alberto Ascari. The Italian repeated himself the following year and the team had a hat trick...
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