For years, Germany was a leading motorsport country. Of course, the Germans were in the luxury position of producing two absolute icons of the sport with, Michael Schumacher and later Sebastian Vettel. With two top performers, it made sense that Germany also had their own Grand Prix. That has disappeared from the F1 calendar for some years now, and the management of the Hockenheim circuit is keen to see Formula 1 return. But not at any price.