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Lewis Hamilton may have been celebrating on home soil at the British Grand Prix, but it’s time for the German Grand Prix, Nico Rosberg’s home race at Hockenheim. Join The Roar for live race coverage from 9:30pm (AEST).
Hamilton was able to seriously reduce Rosberg’s championship lead with a home victory after the German suffered his first retirement of the season, gearbox troubles hampering Rosberg.
With only four points separating the two Mercedes drivers heading into this weekend’s race, both Hamilton and Rosberg will be looking to consolidate a lead going into next week’s Hungarian GP before the winter break.
Hamilton was able to take all 25 points from sixth place on the grid, but it was an equally impressive drive from the newest ‘flyin’ Finn’, Williams’ Valteri Bottas, who secured second place in Silverstone after qualifying 14th.
It continued a strong run of form for the Williams team, after finally starting to show some of their pre-season form when it matters most, although Felipe Massa was involved in an opening lap shunt with Ferrari’s Kimi Raikkonen.
Speaking of Ferrari, they’ll also be looking to make a run back to the front in Hockenheim, the scene of their infamous team-orders debacle, ordering Massa to let Fernando Alonso past.
As the German GP alternates with Nurburgring, the last race at Hockenheim was held in 2012, which saw Fernando Alonso win from pole, controlling much of the race with a two-stop strategy.
Sebastian Vettel will be looking for some home luck, after failing to make the most of a front-row start in Silverstone, finishing fifth for Red Bull Racing.
Despite the high temperatures shown over the opening practice sessions, changeable conditions have been forecast over the rest of the weekend.
Pirelli has brought their two softest compounds to Germany this time around, the red Super soft (option) and yellow soft (prime) tyres, after bringing harder compounds two years ago, and a two-stop race could still be expected.
The Hockenheim circuit is a race of two stories, with a high speed first half of the lap, before entering the stadium section towards the end of the circuit, so teams will need to get their set-ups on the limit.
With 67 laps of action, and heading into the halfway stage of the season, this is shaping as a very exciting race.
Join us on The Roar from 9:30pm (AEST) covering the build-up, before the lights go out at 10:00pm (AEST).
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