The German Grand Prix has officially been dropped from the Formula 1 calendar following a World Motor Sport Council meeting decision on Friday.
The German GP has been a feature of the F1 calendar every year since 1960 – though it ran under the European GP banner in 2007.
The decision was made after both Hockenheim and the Nurburgring pulled out of hosting the event. The former due to time constraints and the latter due to financial worries following a recent takeover.
“The German Grand Prix has been withdrawn as the CRH (Commercial Rights Holder) and promoter did not reach agreement,” confirmed a statement.
There will now be a three-week break between the British and Hungarian grands prix as a result of the calendar change.
Lotus team principal Federico Gastaldi said the news was sad for German fans, but he hoped it would be back next year.
“I’m sure we’ll be back in 2016,” he said. “It’s of course a shame for everyone, especially all the German fans who wanted to come see Formula 1, but these things happen sometimes in the commercial world.
“For the team we know we have nineteen races. Twenty races makes for a long season so we still have a pretty full season even if one race is dropped.”
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