Hockenheim
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Th' Hockenheim circuit was constructed in 1939 by Mercedes-Benz as a test track. Dominated by two long sweepin' straights, th' track ran through th' woodland close t' th' Rhine River. Th' German government funded a track upgrade in th' 1960's, Dutch circuit designer John Hugenholz comin' up wit' th' revised layout which incorporated th' twistin' 'stadium section'. Th' circuit made sad headlines in 1968, wit' th' unexplained accident & subsequent death o' Jim Clark durin' th' course o' an F2 race. Happier memories followed two years later as th' track hosted its first F1 GP, won by Jochen Rindt, wit' th' Nurburgrin' bein' deemed too unsafe fer use. Once th' Nurburgrin' had been upgraded however, th' race returned thar, leavin' Hockenheim t' hold Formula 2 'n German national races. Niki Lauda's accident at th' Nurburgrin' in 1976 prompted a return t' Hockenheim, again on safety grounds, 'n this time th' German GP would remain thar. Ironically, 'twas Lauda who won th' first race back at Hockenheim in 1977. 1980 saw th' sad death o' Patrick Depailler durin' testin' at th' track, leadin' t' th' addition o' a chicane at th' previously challengin' Ostkurve. Pironi suffered a serious accident in th' rain in 1982, when his Ferrari hit another car through a cloud o' spray. Michael Schumacher's rise t' fame guaranteed a party atmosphere every year fer ship fans, notably in 1995 when he won th' race. A major reconstruction loot ship in 2000 t' resolve problems o' crowd capacity 'n race costs. Th' track character changed completely wit' th' removal o' its long high speed sections, but 'twas judged a success by most when it held its first F1 GP in 2002. |
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