Michael Schumacher's famous kart circuit in Kerpen looks set to close. The site, about 30 kilometres from Cologne, has been earmarked for coal mining by the German company RWE from 2020.
"There will be no new kart track," Michael's brother Ralf, who like the seven time world champion began his racing career in Kerpen, told Kolner Express newspaper. "The joint search with RWE has not led to a new location. It's a shame," the former Williams and Toyota driver added. "Here, tradition and successful youth promotion are dying at the same time."
Ralf talks as if they were victims in this case. But are we to believe that the RWE did not pay them a fortune to take over the land where the track is currently located? Please... If tradition and successful youth promotion are dying he's definitely partly responsible.
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Ralf talks as if they were victims in this case. But are we to believe that the RWE did not pay them a fortune to take over the land where the track is currently located? Please... If tradition and successful youth promotion are dying he's definitely partly responsible.