Yep, seen it. I suppose if you pay to run a junior team, you can run them as you pleaseā¦
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hehe they are teasing us
Its a 99% chance for Lewis to renew
Because they have both seats open next year currently. It will be interesting to see who their second driver will be
Hallo aus Deutschland! Willkommen zurĆ¼ck am Hockenheimring!
Having missed out on a Grand Prix last year because, moneyā¦ Der GroĆe Preis von Deutschland is back on the F1 calendar where it belongs this year. Hopefully the fans pack the stands for the whole weekend and the Hockenheim owners make truckloads of money and we never have to see it removed again!
Das Programm:
Pirelli bring the Mediem, Soft and Ultrasofts for the weekend:
And the Hockheim Circuit guide:
And Seb showing us around the circuit (and claiming to be a sim racing newbā¦)
And some stats to keep you entertained between practice sessions 
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Lewis Hamilton won the last Hockenheim race in 2016 by leading from start to finish, and he has led more laps here (121) than any other active driver (Fernando Alonso is next on 117).
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All of Valtteri Bottasā four podium finishes this season have been for second place, and his only Hockenheim podium was also for second place in 2014 (when he also started second for Williams).
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Despite sitting third on the all-time laps led list (3,235), Sebastian Vettel has only ever led three laps on this track in his career.
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Kimi Raikkonen comes into this race having been outqualified by Vettel at the last nine races, but heās only been outqualified by a team mate at Hockenheim once in the last 17 years (by Felipe Massa in 2008).
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Speaking of qualifying, Daniel Ricciardo has never been outqualified by a team mate at Hockenheim, but he trails Max Verstappen 7-3 this season and has been beaten by the Dutchman in qualifying at the last four races.
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Having finished 10th at Silverstone, Sergio Perez has also finished 10th in the last two German Grands Prix at Hockenheim, and has never failed to score on this track, having also been 6th for Sauber in 2012.
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Although he has a 100% finishing record here, Nico Hulkenberg has never finished in the top six in any Formula 1 race in Germany (he secured 7th at Hockenheim in both 2014 and 2016).
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Fernando Alonso took his most recent pole position at the 2012 German Grand Prix for Ferrari, 116 races ago. The Spaniard is also tied with Hamilton for the most German GP wins by active drivers (three each), and has won two of the last four Hockenheim F1 races (2010, 2012).
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Kevin Magnussen has scored in three consecutive races for the first time since the 2016 Russian, US and Brazilian GPs, and both he and Romain Grosjean have reached Q3 at the last three Grands Prix in a row, something no Haas driver had managed at any time before in team history.
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Sergey Sirotkin won the 2016 GP2 (now F2) feature race from pole position with the fastest lap (the last of his three wins in the series), and the Russian followed it up with second place in the sprint race, making Hockenheim the most successful circuit of his GP2 career.
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Oh and something else I just found which may interest others:
Itās 152 pages and readable online or as a PDF download (clocks in at 80MB). And actually pretty damn good.
(I am now determined to find some time to go trawling through the F1.com site find out if they made similar electronic programmes for the other races.)
EDIT: Found some more:
https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/features/2018/4/china---free-digital-race-programme.html
https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/features/2018/7/BRITAIN-free-digital-race-programme.html
Missing Australia, Monaco, and Canda
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Another 2 years at Ā£40m annually.
http://www.skysports.com/f1/news/12430/11195315/hamilton-signs-new-mercedes-deal
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yaaaay, Hockenheim is back! My alltime favourite track.
Sadly I prefer the track before the redesign happened in the early 2000ās, but it still has a special place in my heart as a gamer. As i fondly remember those big trees on the left side that is still there 
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Goeie fok, I donāt know how they justify these salaries compared with other drivers.
Not too surprising; However I donāt think Lewis will see the 2021 season. I honestly believe heāll announce his retirement at the end of the 2020 season.
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Insane indeed. Thatās a paycheck of 1.4 Billion ZARs over 2 years. For one person. And that doesnāt even include the added millions he makes from sponsorship and endorsements.
100% agree. In fact, Iād go so far as to suggest that if the rest of this season turns bad for him, and he and Merc struggle to get back to the top through the 2019 season, that he may even abandon the contract before 2020.
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Im actually shocked he signed for 2 years, I figured one max, but the money will keep him in his lifestyle
Formula One Drivers 2017 Salaries
DRIVER YEARLY SALARY CONTRACT
Sebastian Vettel (Ferrari) $50 million (Ā£33.4m) guaranteed in first year, Basic $30m a year plus bonuses afterwards 3 Years Deal (2018-20)
Fernando Alonso (McLaren) Max $30 million a year including all bonuses (opt-out clause for 2019) 1 Year Deal (2018)
Lewis Hamilton (Mercedez) $31 million a year (Ā£20.9m) basic salary plus performance bonuses upto $10m a year new 3 year deal
Kimi Raikonen (Ferrari) Took a big pay-cut with guaranteed $7 million plus performance bonuses of max $10 million Signed 1 year extension for 2018 season
Valtteri Bottas (Mercedes) Valtteri will earn around $8.5 million a year (Ā£7m) including bonuses with switch to Mercedes 1 Year Deal (2018)
Daniel Ricciardo (Red Bull) $6.5 million a year (Ā£5.2m) guaranteed salary plus bonuses Re-negotiated financial terms. New 2 year deal from 2017 to 2018
Felipe Massa (Williams) $3.5 million a year ā came out of retirement and took a paycut to drive for Williams 1 year extension for 2017
Nico Hulkenberg (Renault F1) $3 million a year Joins Renault F1 with 1 year deal
Max Verstappen (Red Bull) $3 milion a year ā Although Verstappen already had long-term contract with Red Bull, he re-negotiated financially Multi-year contract with Red Bull
Sergio Perez (Force India) $2.5 million a year (Ā£2m) 2017 will be last year into his multi-year contract.
Romain Grosjean (HAAS F1) $1.5 million a year ā Signed one year deal with HAAS F1 Signed new 1 year for 2017 season.
Kevin Magnussen (HAAS F1) $1 million a year ā Signed one year deal with HAAS F1 after rejecting 1 year contract extension from Renault F1 Signed new 1 year for 2017 season.
Jolyon Palmer (Renault F1) $1 million a year Retained for another year (2017)
Daniil Kvyat (Toro Rosso) $750,000 a year ā Retained by Toro Rosso after intense speculations of them letting Kvyat go in 2016. 2017 could be his last chance as f1 driver. Retained for 2017 season.
Carlos Sainz (Toro Rosso) $750,000 a year. Extended his contract for 2017 season 2017 will be his third consecutive season with the team.
Esteban Ocon (Force India) $185,000 a year ā Force India promoted him to partner Sergio Perez after Hulkenburg left the team. Signed new 1 year for 2017 season.
Stoffel Vandoorne (McLaren) $300,000 a year plus bonuses 1 year deal for 2017
Marcus Ericsson (Sauber) $285,000 a year Signed 1 year extension for 2017
Pascal Wehrlein (Sauber) $150,000 a year Joined Sauber for 2017 season.
Lance Stroll (Williams) Not known. Some reports suggest his father Lawrence Stroll is investing $35 million to the team for Lance to drive for them. 1 year deal for 2017.
That was last year - I didnt even realise Vettel was that highly paid. I actually am sad at the difference between the no 1 and no 2 driver.
https://www.totalsportek.com/f1/formula-1-driver-salaries-revealed/
I think a lot of drivers will retire before or at the end of the 2020 season due to the rule changes being implemented for the 2021 season and beyond. The biggest changes for the 2021 season is yet another shift on engines effectively with simpler, smaller, cheaper hybrids with some fuel limits and standardized parts.
I also think we might lose a longstanding team like Williams or McLaren in the next 5 years.
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I can see Williams and Mclaren moving to Formula E rather.
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Lance apparently earns a $1.5m p.a salary.
but he is still a stroll so he has money from else where
I would like to know how much he is paying for that seat
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And Bottas is signed again - that was the obvious choice
But I wonder how much they are offering him to play backup
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Noooooooooooooooo. FFS.
What a shame for Vettel.
And Lewis gets another free pass lol
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