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Nurburgring shows F1 calendar woes

Formula 1's next stop is a circuit in liquidation. Dieter Rencken analyses the implications of the arrangements made to keep the Nurburgring on the calendar

When news broke in January that the Nurburgring would be hosting this year's German Grand Prix, it was obvious a somewhat unorthodox deal had been struck, for not only was this classic circuit complex in liquidation, but doubts existed as to exactly which entity - liquidators, local state/council partnership or concession lessees - was legally empowered to negotiate with FOM, the sport's commercial rights holder.

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