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McLaren preview the German Grand Prix

Hockenheim was built in 1929 as a test track for Mercedes Benz. It first hosted the German Grand Prix in 1970, although it only became the permanent home of the race in ’77, following Niki Lauda’s accident at the Nürburgring Nordschleife the previous year. What makes it unique: The long straights, although the high-speed character of the circuit changed irreversibly in 2002, when it was shortened and re-profiled by Hermann Tilke. It’s now more of a classic stadium circuit, requiring less extreme car set-up parameters. Grip levels: Medium. Most of the asphalt dates back to 2002, when the track was re-profiled. It’s a very smooth surface, similar in micro-roughness to the Red Bull...
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