F1 Europe Preview
After a short break following on from the British Grand Prix, it’s time to head across the water to Germany. Or to be precise, to Nurburgring the home of the European GP.
On the show this week Christine takes a look at Nick Heidfeld’s recent run in a Formula 1 car around the Nordschleife track, plus we take a quick lap around the comparatively mini F1 circuit and catch up on the ING F1 Race Index. Finally we look at how the championship standings look following Lewis Hamilton’s relatively poor showing (by his standards) at his home Grand Prix.
On the show this week Christine takes a look at Nick Heidfeld’s recent run in a Formula 1 car around the Nordschleife track, plus we take a quick lap around the comparatively mini F1 circuit and catch up on the ING F1 Race Index. Finally we look at how the championship standings look following Lewis Hamilton’s relatively poor showing (by his standards) at his home Grand Prix.
11 comments
Christine
"Like I said, this race is called the European Grand Prix. It used to be that there were two races in Germany, so one of them had to be called the European race. This year there is no German race, except this is the German race. They can't call it the German Grand Prix because Hockenheim have the rights to that name. From this year, the German Grand Prix will alternate between Hockenheim and Nurburgring but they're still not allowed the name."
"Next year, there's the added complication that Valencia joins the calendar, thus making two Spanish races. They could borrow the European Grand Prix name, although there's talk that Valencia will become the Spanish Grand Prix, whilst Barcelona becomes the Catalunyan Grand Prix."
"PHEW! So now you know why it's called the European Grand Prix, here’s the lap."
The page you need is - http://www.formula1.com/races/in_detail/779/
That is the OFFICIAL site of Formula 1! Enjoy.
"2007 FORMULA 1™ Grand Prix of Europe"
There is not a German GP this year, not by name anyways!