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Schumacher's karting circuit to close

The karting circuit where stricken ex-Formula One world champion Michael Schumacher started his career is to close ahead of it being torn up by a mining company, despite efforts to find it a new home. The go-karting track at Kerpen-Manheim near Cologne, where Schumacher, his brother Ralf and four-time Formula One champion Sebastian Vettel all began their motorsport careers, is due to close in 2020. The ground under the track, two-thirds of which is reportedly owned by Michael Schumacher, is set to be torn up for coal as it lies on the edge of a planned mining area. "There will be no new go-kart track," Schumacher's younger brother, Ralf, also a former Formula One driver, told...
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