The confirmation came from the circuit's very managing director Walter Kafitz, who told British magazine Autosport that the Nurburgring doesn't have the financial capability to host the 2010 German Grand Prix. The initial scheme set up by the FOM – actually Bernie Ecclestone – was to see both the Ring and Hockenheim host the German race in alternative years.
However, with Hockenhaim likely to miss out on next year's calendar because of the lack of financial support from the German government, the circuit based at the foothills of the Eifel mountains remains the only option for the F1 event.
“Definitely we are not available for next year, we are planning only for 2011. Bernie could manage it (by reducing the fee), but I cannot imagine that he is willing to accept my wish,” Kafitz was quoted as saying by the aforementioned source.
Ecclestone was scheduled to meet with Gunther Oettinger, the prime minister of Baden-Wurttemberg, to discuss the future of the Hockenheimring and maybe find a solution to reinstate it into the F1 calendar. The meeting was canceled, however, due to the F1 supremo's irresponsible and totally useless comments regarding Germany's WWII dictator Adolf Hitler.
Neither of the two parties – Ecclestone or the German politician – confirmed a future encounter on the Hockenheim problem. In case it doesn't happen soon, Bernie will have to start improvising for a decent 2010 schedule.
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