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German GP returns to Hockenheim

Tue 20th, July 2010

Hockenheim, Germany (Sports Network) - Series: Formula One. Date: Sunday, July 25. Race: German Grand Prix. Site: Hockenheimring. Track: 2.842-mile (4.574- km), 13-turn road course. Start Time: 8:00 a.m. (et). Laps: 67. Miles: 190.4 (306.458 km). 2009 winner: Sebastian Vettel. Television: FOX (tape delay - noon et).

The Formula One season resumes this weekend with the German Grand Prix, which returns to the 2.842-mile (4.574-km), 13-turn Hockenheimring circuit.

With 10 of 19 rounds completed this year, Lewis Hamilton from McLaren enters the German GP as the championship points leader. Hamilton has accumulated 145 points so far, compared to 133 for Jenson Button, who is the defending F1 champion and Hamilton's teammate.

"I won the last race at Hockenheim in 2008," said Hamilton, who also captured the F1 title in '08. "We had a fantastic car. I got pole position and had a great battle through the field after a mid-race safety car to win. So I'd really love the same outcome [this] weekend."

Red Bull Racing teammates Mark Webber and Sebastian Vettel sit third and fourth, respectively, in the point rankings.

Last week, Webber won the British Grand Prix with a flawless performance at Silverstone. Webber started alongside Vettel on the front row, but Vettel quickly got pushed wide, as his teammate made the pass for the lead coming out of the first corner. He ran in front for the remainder of the event to claim his third win of the season.

Webber got redemption at Silverstone one day after Red Bull officials pulled the newly developed front wing off of his car and gave it to Vettel prior to qualifying for the British GP. Vettel's front wing had been damaged during final practice.

The Australian felt Red Bull showed favoritism to Vettel, particularly after the young German easily won his fifth pole this season.

But Webber claims the air has been cleared at Red Bull, as the team prepares for Germany.

"The British Grand Prix was a wonderful result for myself and the team," Webber said. "However, time moves fast and looking in the mirror for too long doesn't prepare us for Germany. We've moved on."

Webber won last year's German GP, which was contested on the 3.2-mile (5.148- km), 16-turn Nurburgring course. He rebounded from a drive-through penalty in the early going to become a first-time race winner in F1. Webber's maiden win came in his 130th grand prix, which set a record for making the most starts before his first victory on the circuit.

The German GP will be a home race for six F1 drivers -- Vettel, Nico Rosberg, Adrian Sutil, Timo Glock, Nico Hulkenberg and seven-time F1 champion Michael Schumacher.

"There is one thing for sure; no matter how long you are around, it is always something special to race in front of your home crowd," Schumacher said. "The German Grand Prix is very special for any German driver."