At Hockenheim, they have already come to terms with not organizing an F1 race next year. Nevertheless, the organizers still see the door closed.
The current situation is such that F1 will be playing in Hockenheim for the last time this year, and thus also in Germany. The contract with Hockenheim expires after the race, which will be scheduled for this weekend, and those in charge currently have no hope that the F1 caravan will be hosted in Germany next year. This was also confirmed for the German news agency dpa by the director of the racetrack, Georg Seiler, who reveals that they are still talking to Liberty Media about the future of this race. “For 2020, it looks like there will be no race for the German GP here. The calendar will contain 21 races, but because Hanoi and Zandvoort join, someone has to drop out. It seems that these candidates, in addition to us, include Mexico and Barcelona. "
German auto motor und sport also reports that the first man of the F1 Chase Carey has assured the teams that the 2020 season calendar will also include 21 races. And here the calculation is very easy, because at that time there are 2020 racetracks valid contracts for the 19 season. It means that only two more cities are free, for which Monza, Barcelona, Mexico and Hockenheim are currently fighting.
And since an agreement is likely to be reached with Monza as well (the contract is expected to be extended until 2024), there is only one place left. And according to media reports, this place is likely to be acquired by Mexico. An oral agreement was allegedly reached there. In short: Hockenheim will not run an F2020 race in 1. “Of course, that’s not 100 percent certain yet,” Seiler is optimistic. Last year, Mercedes, as the main sponsor of the race, made sure that Hockenheim stayed on the calendar for this season as well.
“Even though the door isn’t completely closed, I don’t see much of a chance at the moment,” Seiler explains. It is also open to how things will look after 2020. Maybe Mick Schumacher will play a certain role in the future. If he manages to get into F1 in the coming years, interest in F1 could increase again in Germany. This would be important for Hockenheim, because, after all, it is a question of whether you can organize an F1 race, especially for financial aspects. "I'm afraid Hockenheim can't afford it," Toto Wolff announced some time ago. Any enthusiasm around Mick Schumacher, however, could bring extra money to the organizers at the box office. But for 2020, this is not a realistic scenario anyway.
