F1: Ecclestone Hopeful Of German Grand Prix

Bernie Ecclestone says the Nurburgring may yet host the 2013 German GP...

Associated Press | Posted January 30, 2013 London (GBR)

Bernie Ecclestone says the 2013 German GP host could be Hockenheim or the Nurburgring. (Photo: AFP)

Formula One boss Bernie Ecclestone is hopeful that the German Grand Prix will take place this season despite problems with the troubled Nurburgring circuit.

Ecclestone says negotiations are ongoing with Nurburgring officials and hopes a deal can be struck this week. But the race could be switched to Hockenheim, which shares the German Grand Prix in alternating years with the Nurburgring.

Ecclestone tells The Associated Press, "I am doing my best to make sure we have an event in Germany. At the moment, I can't say whether it will be Hockenheim or Nurburgring."

Ecclestone was responding to Der Spiegel magazine reporting that developers with a stake in the Nurburgring had launched legal proceedings against management of the operating company.

Ecclestone says "it's a combination of things ... they have problems."

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