“It would be great if Germany was back on the calendar, but I doubt it,” Sebastian Vettel doubts having a home race again
Follow Us
Reports of Germany being added again to the calendar in the future could mean the last few races of Sebastian Vettel on home soil, but that’s only when we see the possible entry of Porsche and Audi into the sport by 2026.
But Vettel doubts he will stay in
Sebastian has only won once in Germany that too in 2013 with Redbull.
Vettel doesn’t have much in his hand when it comes to the home races, unlike Hamilton who has won eight races. In 2019 he managed to get P2 behind Max Verstappen.
But as the CEO of F1, Stefano Domenicali is keen on the return of the German Grand Prix in the coming years is a great thing for the fans but doesn’t make a difference in Vettel’s life as he is already coming to the end of his career.
Sebastian Vettel views other tracks as losing the Financial battle
Vettel talked about the German track, Nürburgring losing its place on the calendar due to financial circumstances as the sport is slightly moving to new rich tracks providing more “cash” to the sport.
Most of the new tracks added to the calendar are all American and middle east circuits sustaining the financial needs of the sport.
But it is sad to see old track losing their position as per the German, “I think in the end, if you look at the places we are going, Germany is not prepared to pay that sort of money to have the Grand Prix. Simple as that.”
He continues to talk about Spa and how they failed to refund the rainy race all the spectators missed and how the circuit, in general, is struggling to get itself on the calendar , “I think Spa is a very good example.
Also Read: “Alfa Romeo simulator quite a difference to the one at Mercedes”: Valtteri Bottas
And it’s a shame what we saw last year, with the rain cancelling the race and the people not getting a refund on their tickets. But to blame Spa I think would be wrong because they are already struggling to make up the money they lose in the first place.”
The sport is moving and exploring new countries and tracks but it is mostly money-driven and we might see Monza and Silverstone out of the calendar as well someday.
Stay Updated!
Soham Raj Jain
(480 Articles Published)