FORMULA ONE supremo Bernie Ecclestone has blamed political infighting as one of the reasons behind a lack of a venue to date for this year’s German Grand Prix.
Under the rotational system it shares with Hockenheim, this year the race should be taking place at the Nurburgring on July 7.
However, the Nurburgring has endured severe financial difficulties.
The knock-on effect has led to a stalling in negotiations with regard to the hosting of this year’s event.
The fall-back position is for Hockenheim to play host this year, but according to Ecclestone, therein lies further difficulty for the 82-year-old.
The two circuits come under the auspices of different automobile associations in Germany, who pride themselves on staging a race known as the “German Grand Prix”.
‘‘It’s all a little bit political, with different political groups fighting each other,’’ Ecclestone explained.
‘‘You have the AvD, one club there that looks after the Nurburgring, and the ADAC, another club, which looks after Hockenheim.
‘‘The Nurburgring is where the race should take place, and the AvD say unless they can’t do it then it can’t take place.”
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