Hockenheim set for a thriller

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With six German drivers in the field, including the returning hero Michael Schumacher and championship contender Sebastian Vettel, the klaxon-wielding fans at Hockenheim are likely to be deafening.

Schumacher's season seems to have flat-lined, while team mate and countryman Nico Rosberg took his third podium of the season at Silverstone. Michael has won at this 'Ring four times, and a starling six times up the road at the Nurburgring. On current form, though, it's Vettel that's going to be the flag bearer.

Vettel is bruised after the British Grand Prix, when a puncture took him out of contention, and Mark Webber's angry comments about being the No.2 have cast Vettel, rightly or wrongly, as the recipient of preferential treatment from Red Bull Racing.

Schumacher remains the only German to win the Formula One World Championship, but Vettel, who was nicknamed "Baby Schumi" when he made his GP debut aged 19, is out to change that this year.

Hockenheim was a spectacularly fast and dangerous circuit until it was neutered in 2002. The long forest straights have gone, and with it the atmosphere that made the track what it was. But that doesn't mean to say the new track doesn't provide excitement. No, I predict that Sunday is going to be a belter.

The hairpin provides overtaking opportunities galore, as cars downshift from seventh to second, and shave off 240km/h. Judging one's braking is critical, as is power application at the apex so as to achieve maximum get-away traction.

I had first-hand experience of this this week, when I was given exclusive access to Red Bull's state-of-the-art simulator. In 15 laps, I spun seven times at this corner - not easy!

Another element that will spice things up grandly come the race are the tyres. Bridgestone are experimenting with a greater disparity of compounds. With drivers forced to use both hard and soft compound rubber, we're likely to see a two-stop race with the softs lasting between 10 and 15 laps of the 67 lap distance.

Just as Canada saw severe degradation, and  a thoroughly exciting race, Germany should serve up a thrilling battle from lights to flag.


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