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Hockenheim (dpa) – This will be the last Formula 1 race in Germany for the moment. One more reason for Sebastian Vettel to finish his time without a win at Hockenheimring.

Heppenheimer, 31, leaves his pole position in the German Grand Prix (15.10 hours). His biggest rival is far off for now: Lewis Hamilton is expected to start after a hydraulic breakdown on his Mercedes in qualifying 14th in the Vettel home race.

DEPARTURE FROM VETTELS

He can almost only lose the race at the start – unless something extraordinary happens. In the race, the Ferrari is usually even faster, said Vettel after his brilliant pole lap ahead of the Finns Valtteri Bottas in the Mercedes and Kimi Raikkonen in the Scuderia's second car. The second row of the grid completes Red Bull's Max Verstappen and this brings a lot of explosiveness: in France, Vettel and Bottas have started after the start, England's Raikkonen had stamped Hamilton.

THE HOUSEHOLD OF HAMILTON

Hamilton raved Hockenheim of his catch-up in his home race two weeks ago at Silverstone. After falling far behind in the first place, Hamilton literally shot his silver arrow across the field to finish second. Now he must catch up. It will start in the third third, where it is particularly close at the start. "I'm going to try everything, but it's hard to overtake on this track," Hamilton said.

THE MOOD IN THE MOTODROM

It was built in 1964/65. And since then, the Motodrom is the unique selling point of Hockenheimring . The riders look forward to the track section with a ringing factor turn after lap. Because there is a stadium atmosphere.

THE PRELIMINARY FELLOW OF THE HOCKENHEIMRING

It does not go further with Formula 1 in Germany. The contract of the premier category of motorsport with the Hockenheimring is the history of the race. There is no new one. Instead, a lot of question marks and a lot of sadness, especially at Vettel, who wants to make at least a small bonus of contribution to the preservation of Formula 1 in Germany with a win. If he wins, he could try his luck on the podium.
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