Under the terms of the rotation agreement with the Nürburgring, Hockenheim is back on the calendar in 2008 as the venue for the German Grand Prix. This is, therefore, the only F1 race taking place on german soil this year. The Hockenheimring has lost something of its allure since the forest straights were removed, but there should be a fantastic atmosphere at the track again after a year without Formula One.

The Hockenheimring is a circuit with numerous slow and medium-fast cor-ners, which require a lot of downforce. At the same time, though, the Parabolika is a long flat-out section where straight-line speed is of the essence, as there is an overtaking opportunity under braking into the subsequent hairpin. However, as well as a high top speed you´ll also need good braking stability and optimum traction when accelerating out of the corner in order to nail a passing move here. Hockenheim alternates on the F1 calendar with the Nürburgring.