Stuck angry with Ecclestone over German GP demise

  • Published on 15 Apr 2015 10:31
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  • By: Rob Veenstra
Racing legend Hans-Joachim Stuck has slammed Bernie Ecclestone over the demise of the German grand prix. Stuck, a former F1 driver and now chairman of the German sanctioning body DMSB, admitted to the Austrian broadcaster Servus TV he is angry with the F1 supremo for ruling out a 2015 race at either the Nurburgring or Hockenheim.

The blank weekend in July will be Germany's first F1 absence in the history of the modern world championship. "Ecclestone got to where he is now thanks to many German manufacturers, suppliers, sponsors," said 64-year-old Stuck, "but he let the grand prix go over a matter of two, three million (euros)."

It is believed Stuck was personally involved in the talks between the Nurburgring and Ecclestone, with the German claiming that a "really good sum" was turned down as a proposed race fee by Ecclestone. "The answer came in his typical style," said Stuck. (GMM)

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  • khasmir

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    Doesn't surprise me a bit, if he wanted Bernie could have made it happen...
    He's a business man so he knows damn well that with the current fees most promoters cannot organize a profitable F1 race. Then why would you bother? If this continues F1 will run out of tracks to race on...

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    • Apr 16 2015 - 17:29
  • longbchgp

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    If Schumacher were with us this event would never have been canceled.

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    • Apr 17 2015 - 04:48

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