霍肯海姆与F1洽谈回归，尽管公共资金几乎为零
霍肯海姆赛道正在与F1讨论可能的回归，但该项目目前仍处于‘主要理论’阶段。
霍肯海姆尽管“几乎没有”公共资金支持，仍在与F1进行谈判
霍肯海姆在启动“移动之家”的同时，仍然希望举办F1赛事
霍肯海姆正在与一级方程式进行“讨论”，关于德国赛道可能回归的可能性，但该项目目前仍处于“很大程度上理论化”的阶段
霍肯海姆赛道的管理总监约恩·特斯克和乔奇恩·内佩尔在Motorsport.com的姐妹出版物Formel1.de的采访中详细讨论了这个问题，因为该巴登-符腾堡州的赛道推出了Motorworld，它被描述为“一个独特的中心，将赛车运动、零售、车间、服务提供商、商业、酒店、餐饮、活动和汽车热情汇集在一个屋檐下”。
巴登-符腾堡州的这条赛道首次在1970年举办了德国大奖赛，并在1977年至2006年期间一直是F1赛历上的固定项目，之后改为每年举办两次，最初与纽博格林赛道交替进行。2019年，在梅赛德斯的赞助下举办了一场最终赛事，但由于复杂的财务状况，进一步的赛事变得不可行。
如今，F1拥有24轮的赛历，有许多潜在的候选地，包括预计将在2030年代初加入的卢旺达，但霍肯海姆赛道仍然有兴趣将世界锦标赛作为其旗舰赛事。
“F1自然非常关注霍肯海姆赛道正在发生的事情，”特斯克说。
“我们正在进行讨论。当然，F1的首要任务是确保霍肯海姆赛道的整体条件适宜。汽车世界是一个美丽的建筑，但它并不是F1举办赛事的必要元素。我想他的重点将更多地放在整体基础设施是否适宜。尽管如此，我们发布的图片给每个人都留下了深刻印象，我包括F1首席执行官斯蒂法诺·多梅尼卡利在内。这仅仅是一个了不起的建筑，它象征着赛道上真正在向前发展的事实。”
Nerpel澄清说，如果Hockenheim想要再次举办一级方程式赛车比赛，它将需要临时看台，以便从“不到60,000个座位”增加到“接近10万个”，以及一个更大的维修区来容纳所有11支车队。
但问题的关键，正如经常发生的那样，是财务问题。Nerpel补充说：“我们经常坐在这里说，'你看过匈牙利那个维修区吗？'” “类似的东西几乎是一夜之间建成的——我故意使用这个短语，因为那些建筑在六到九个月内就建成了。
“这是两种完全不同的方法。当一个政府或国家表示兴趣并说，'这对我们很重要'——以卢旺达为例，它现在已经成为讨论的一部分——我们有时会想，一级方程式在德国的地位是多么微不足道，德国是一个以汽车工业著称的国家，对它的支持是多么少。当然，我们希望得到更多的支持，但如果我这么说的话，从任何来源获得公共资金的可能性几乎是零。
“有许多问题需要先解决，”Teske确认说。 “由于我们目前没有实质性的内容可以公开宣布或讨论，这仍然基本上是理论上的。”
在伊朗战争背景下，日历的不确定性正在减弱，Teske 也澄清说，从财务角度来看，一场临时性的单次替换比赛‘肯定不值得’Hockenheim去做。
“让我这样来说：如果举办一场替换比赛能显著打开一条通往多年合同和稳定一级方程式未来的大门，那么这肯定是我们会非常认真考虑的选项，”Teske 说。
“但如果很明显，这只是一场单次替换比赛，没有进一步的前景，我个人会质疑这样的努力是否值得。从财务角度来看，这肯定是不值得的。
“一场单独的比赛能带来什么持久的价值？一次媒体关注的爆发，该活动的巨大曝光度，然后一切又都消失了。这不一定是我想要的，尽管我必须强调，这只是我个人的观点，并且还没有在内部达成一致。”
目前F1赛场上22名车手中有14位曾在霍肯海姆赛道参赛，其中三位曾获得胜利——费尔南多·阿隆索（’05、’10、’12年）、刘易斯·汉密尔顿（’06、’16、’18年）和马克斯·维斯塔潘（’19年）。当地英雄迈克尔·舒马赫是纪录保持者，共获得四次胜利。
英文原文
Hockenheim in talks with F1 despite “virtually zero” public funding
As it launches a “home of mobility”, Hockenheim still wishes for an F1 race
Hockenheim is “in discussions” with Formula 1 regarding a potential return to the German track, but the project remains “largely theoretical” at this stage.
The Hockenheimring’s managing directors Joern Teske and Jochen Nerpel addressed the matter at length in an interview with Motorsport.com sister publication Formel1.de, as the Baden-Wuerttemberg-based circuit launched Motorworld, which it described as “a unique centre that brings together motorsport, retail, workshops, service providers, business, hotels, catering, events and a passion for motoring under one roof”.
The Baden-Wuerttemberg-based circuit first hosted the German Grand Prix in 1970 and was a staple on the F1 calendar from 1977 to 2006 before moving to biannual appearances until 2018, initially alternating with the Nurburgring. A final event was organised in 2019 with backing from Mercedes, but tricky financial conditions made any further races unfeasible.
Nowadays, F1 has a 24-round calendar with a number of potential candidates – including Rwanda, which is set to join in the early 2030s – but Hockenheim is still interested in making the world championship its flagship event.
“Formula 1 is naturally watching very closely what is happening here at the Hockenheimring,” Teske said.
“We are in discussions. Formula 1's priority, of course, is that the overall conditions at the Hockenheimring are right. Motorworld is a beautiful building, but it isn't the essential element Formula 1 needs to stage a race. I imagine his focus will be more on whether the overall infrastructure is suitable. That said, the images we released impressed everyone, and I would include [F1 CEO] Stefano Domenicali in that. It is simply a fantastic building, and it symbolises the fact that things really are moving forward at the circuit.”
Nerpel clarified that Hockenheim would need temporary grandstands if it were to host F1 again, in order to go from “just under 60,000 seats” to “close to 100,000”, as well as a larger pit building to accommodate all 11 teams.
But the crux of the issue, as is often the case, is financial. “We often sit here and say, 'Have you seen that pit building in Hungary?'” Nerpel added. “Something like that gets built almost overnight – and I use that phrase deliberately, because those buildings went up in something like six to nine months.
“These are two completely different approaches. When a government or a country shows an interest and says, 'This matters to us' – look at Rwanda, for example, which is now part of the discussion – we sometimes think it is extraordinary how little standing Formula 1 has in Germany, a country famous for its automotive industry, and how little support there is for it. Naturally, we would like much more backing, but the chances of public funding coming from any source are virtually zero, if I may put it that way.”
“There are many issues to resolve first,” Teske confirmed. “Since we have nothing substantial to announce or discuss publicly at this stage, it remains largely theoretical.”
Amid subsiding calendar uncertainty in the context of the Iran war, Teske also clarified that a last-minute, one-off replacement race ‘certainly wouldn’t be worthwhile’ for Hockenheim from a financial standpoint.
“Let me put it this way: if taking on a replacement race opened the door significantly wider to a multi-year contract and a secure Formula 1 future, then it would certainly be an option we would examine very seriously,” Teske said.
“But if it were clear that it would be just a one-off replacement race, with no further prospects, I would personally question whether the effort was worthwhile. Financially, it certainly wouldn't be.
“What lasting value would a single race bring? One burst of media attention, huge visibility for that event, and then it all fades away again. That wouldn't necessarily be my preference, although I must stress that this is just my personal opinion and hasn't been agreed internally.”
Fourteen of the current 22 drivers on the F1 grid have raced at the Hockenheimring, with three claiming victories – Fernando Alonso (’05, ’10, ’12), Lewis Hamilton (’06, ’16, ’18) and Max Verstappen (’19). Local hero Michael Schumacher is the record holder, with four wins to his name.
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