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German GP demise serious for F1 nation

Norbert Haug has lamented the demise of Germany's historic grand prix. "It does not send the right signals about the car industry in Germany," the former Mercedes chief told the Sudwestrundfunk broadcaster. F1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone confirmed that "money" was the stumbling block as he negotiated with the Nurburgring and Hockenheim about keeping the July 19 race on this year's calendar. 2015 will be Germany's first absence from the annual schedule for six decades. "Germany is a formula one nation," Haug insisted, "and not just because there was a race. This is serious," he lamented. Indeed, F1 has a German quadruple world champion as well as a...
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