Vettel: German GP demise about 'dollar bills'
Sebastian Vettel thinks the demise of the German GP is about "dollar bills".
With Vietnam and Zandvoort joining the already bustling calendar for 2020, it appears that Hockenheim will be ousted.
"We've had this situation before," German Vettel, who drives for Ferrari, said at Hockenheim.
"It depends on whether we find someone who can put some more money in," he told the German broadcaster RTL.
"Thankfully Mercedes did that this year, so it's great that we are still here. For the future, I don't know what that looks like.
"Apart from the fact that I am German, I see Germany as a place where the fans still have a great appetite for racing," Vettel added. "It's a place where the automotive industry plays a very important role.
"It's not the first time that certain people think differently and basically only have dollar bills in their eyes," he said.
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Not having a grand prix in Germany is like moving Oktober Fest to Singapore!!! Or replacing Ferrari with Hyundai. Its not only about tradition, but also about great racing, great automotive classic and contemporary history, brilliant fans, and lots of fantastic German drivers through the years. Vettel is right. Its all about the almighty dollar. Some will say it has been about the dollar and to a certaion extent that is true, but when major events like the German, Spanish, French and Argentine races disappear because of it, then we have a problem. Especially when the racing heritage of Viet Nam, China, Singapore, Abu Dahbi, Baku and Sochi has none....zero. Then how can we believe anything else.