Why The Hockenheimring is Abandoned in a forest

I have always been fascinated by this circuit, the massive race through the

forest

is what I consider an icon of speed in Formula One, but that section of the

forest

that I love so much for some reason was what caused the demise of this old track, The Hockenheim ring has a history and some of its ancient sections remain

abandoned

in a forest to this day. So what exactly happened on May 29, 1932? The drier course moved to the Triangle course, designed by a timekeeper named Earnest Christ, was officially opened. He simply wanted a race track in his hometown of Hockenheim, so he went ahead and designed one.

The first layout was called a triangular circuit for a reason simply because of its triangular shape, six mostly sharp corners in the layout with some long straights which are not the type of layout we are used to today the layout was used from 1932 to 1938 where the first important modifications would be carried out in 1938 the circuit had changed a lot and had much less of a triangle shape the circuit was shortened from 12 kilometers to just over seven and a half, one of the big changes was the inclusion of the OS curve , which included a long run into the woods that looped around and rejoined the original triangular hairpin.

The triangular circuit no longer existed and the circuits had a new name during World War II. This circuit would suffer some damage and, after repairs, the circuit would be renamed once again, this time the Hockenheim Ring. The track would eventually start to see real success with MotoGP racers racing around the Hockenheim ring, whilst alternating with other circuits. 1965 would see the Hockenheim ring changed once again with the addition of the stadium section and then, after the tragic death of racing legend Jim Clark in 1968, two chicanes and barriers were added, in 1982 another was added. chicane to the Oscar section, the first chicane would also be done with slight slower adjustments. would take place over the years and the forest section now featured three chicanes OST and Senna why did this circuit become so exposed as the years went by and why was it Formula One that would force the Hockenheim ring to change the character of the circuit once again?

It was extremely difficult, not exactly from a driving point of view, but more on the car setup side, opt for low downforce or the opposite to make up the time in the Stadium section, the length of the track was also quite a bit, meaning you'd be looking. In a 45 lap race, most of the grandstands were located in the Stadium section, which meant very limited viewing. The run into the forest was almost isolated from everything else. In the mid-1980s, new fuel restrictions were introduced that limited the amount of fuel allowed. During a race, drivers would sometimes run out of fuel, including Formula One legend Alam Prost, who ran out of fuel at the end of the 1986 race pushing his car to the finish line before giving up due to complete.

The year 2000 was when the Hockenheim Rings route was built. Under the spotlight again and more questions asked, change was almost certainly on the way in 2000. Ruben Sparicello would start from 18th place, but would win and achieve his first victory in Formula One, which has been recorded as one of the most emotional moments. In the Barakallo race, most of the overtaking throughout that race occurred deep in the woods, meaning that not many spectators witnessed the action. The weather was also changeable, with rain in the Stadium section and almost completely dry in the forest section halfway through. During the race, a disgruntled Mercedes employee who had recently lost his job decided to walk onto the track in what was a public display of the circuits near non-existent safety measures in the forest section, a sloth and Denise would crash causing a lazy man made a spin. and which caused him to feel dizzy for the next three days. 2000 was really all the evidence needed to show that things had to change at Hockenheim once again the safety of the spectators was in doubt, as Martin Brundle would say during the broadcast of the 2002 German Grand Prix.

A prize that he and many others Drivers of that era did not like racing at Hockenheim. There was a time when you were lucky to finish this race, or you would run out of fuel, suffer a failure due to the long straights or crash in the early 2000s. F1 were pushing for a change at Hockenheim and threatened to race elsewhere if something was not done, the state government came up with money and Herman Tilka was tasked with redesigning the Hockenheim ring by 2002. Much of the old Hockenheim forest section was torn down and trees were planted so that no one could race in that isolated forest again, still today fans and drivers missed the old Hockenheim ring designs with icons like Juan Pablo Montoya Yano Truly and Ron Dennis criticizing the new design and preferring the old, old Hockenheim ring It will always be. be one of the most emblematic circuits in Formula One and not only because of the old layout but because in 1970 the drivers decided to boycott the Nurburgring unless changes were made, meaning that the first time Hockenheim hosted the German Grand Prix It was due to a security boycott, I believe.

It's somewhat ironic that the reason this track not only won a Grand Prix but also became an

abandoned

piece of History was due to safety concerns. Hockenheim has not had such a stable relationship with Formula One in recent years, in 2006 it was announced that from 2007 to 2010, Formula One in Germany would be shared between the Nurburgring and the Hockenheim circuit. In a way, it was the best of both worlds. When 2010 arrived, the race was to be held at the Hockenheim circuit as per the agreements, although there was a potential problem that jeopardized the entire race, the track owners and City were not prepared to invest more money in the events, but A last-minute deal was reached in September 2009 that would see the Hockenheim ring remain on the Formula One calendar until 2018.

F1 in Germany would still be shared between the Nurburgring until 2013, but the Nurburgring would have a new owner in 2014. An agreement could not be reached to continue with the alternative agreements and the future of Formula One would return to the circuits. It is doubtful that the Hockenheim circuit would continue to hold the race every two years, so in 2015 and 2017 Germany would be absent from the Formula One calendar. Formula One in Germany would be in doubt completely after 2018, as the contract would end but another year was added. in 2019 and we got one of the best and most entertaining races of the year, there was no deal for the Hockenheim ring in 2020, but due to the cancellation of many races that year, the Nurburgring returned to the Formula One calendar and it was a great moment but Why didn't the Hockenheim ring return to the calendar for 2021 and beyond?

It all comes down to money when Michael Schumacher dominated the sport Germany's eyes were on the racing phenomenon sponsors wanted to get involved in the events a big broadcast An agreement was reached and it was simply a great business according to Forbes in 2006, 232,000 People attended the events over the course of the weekends. In 2014, attendance fell to just 94,000, a huge decline from its best years. A possible return to Hockenheim has been planned. It's been discussed numerous times, though there's been no solid plan or word that he'll be back anytime soon. Many F1 fans miss Hockenheim. The old design will never be forgotten even though it has become too big.

Forest When the sun sets and day turns into night. The only thing that remains in the forests of the Hockenheim ring are the screeching engines from bygone eras of Formula One abroad. Thanks for watching this video. Some of you may notice that this is a new version. Obviously, I sometimes look back at some of my old content. and I cringe a little and feel like videos on topics like this deserve a bit of remastering so I hope you enjoyed it, we're so close to 100,000 subscribers so I'd really appreciate it if you could help me out. by pressing the Subscribe button if you enjoyed the video.

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