THE well-known Hockenheimring circuit in Germany was remodelled in 2002 – with a lot of the outdated observe now left lined in forestry.
Positioned in Baden-Wurttemberg, it first performed host to the German Grand Prix approach again in 1970.
The legendary venue attracted well-known spectacles similar to residence hero Michael Schumacher coming third behind British winner Damon Hill in 1996Credit score: AP:Related Press
Rising bushes now cowl the outdated circuit at HockenheimCredit score: imago pictures/Motorsport Pictures
This shot from the 1960 German GP exhibits how a lot F1 has modifiedCredit score: Getty
Benetton’s Italian driver Giancarlo Fisichella was concerned in a crash with Michael Schumacher initially of the German GP at Hockenheim in 2000Credit score: Reuters
Right here’s how the long-lasting circuit appeared and has now been remodelledCredit score: Rex
However simply two years earlier, Method 1 world champion Jim Clark was killed in an accident on the observe whereas competing within the Method 2 race Deutschland Trophae.
His Lotus 48 veered off the circuit and crashed into the bushes.
The Briton, who had gained the 1963 F1 world title, suffered a damaged neck and cranium fracture, and died earlier than reaching the hospital on the age of 32.
The reason for the crash was by no means definitively recognized, however investigators concluded it was almost definitely as a consequence of a deflating rear tyre.
These days, the Hockenheimring seems very totally different.
The stadium part, start-finish straight and a small a part of the primary straight have stayed the identical.
However the remainder of the 4.2 mile has been consumed by the forest and changed by a brand new infield circuit.
By the outdated circuit – now a wooded space – there’s a memorial for Clark.
In the meantime, a Grand Prix has not taken place on the Hockenheimring since 2019.
No new deal was struck after the final version 4 years in the past, with a race titled the German Grand Prix being omitted from the calendar ever since.
As a consequence of a number of races being cancelled because of the Covid pandemic, the Eifel Grand Prix was held on the Nurburgring in October 2020 as a alternative occasion.
The picturesque Hockenheim Motodrom Water Tower is immediately identifiable to tens of millions of F1 loversCredit score: Alamy
Massive names like Jody Scheckter, John Watson, James Hunt, Niki Lauda, Jacques Laffite, Carlos Reutemann and Hans-Joachim Caught competed in 1977Credit score: Getty
Luciano Burti’s automobile is seen breaking up after a collision with seven-time world champion Michael Schumacher’s Ferrari in 2001Credit score: EPA