Returning to the Formula 1 calendar does not seem to be a really interesting option for Nürburgring. Alexander Gerhard, spokesperson for the circuit, stated that the category is not necessary to remain relevant in the motorsport scene.
Recently, the German track has become a point of attention because of Max Verstappen’s frequent visits during his debut in the GT3 world. Not only that, McLaren and Mercedes conducted tests with Pirelli in April, raising the possibility of the racetrack’s return to the F1 calendar.
The last time Nürburgring hosted a Formula 1 race was the 2020 Eifel GP, during the Covid-19 period. But for the executive, the circuit does not need the category’s spotlight since it has its own attraction: Nordschleife.
“We have our own superstar: the Nordschleife. Because of the Nordschleife, people from all over the world come here. This also applies to the 24-hour race. Also because Verstappen is driving here now, but above all because the Green Hell — with its 21 kilometers and 73 corners — has parameters that do not exist anywhere else in the world,” he told GPblog.
Therefore, Gerhard states that it would not make sense for Nürburgring to take a place on the F1 calendar if that meant losing special events at Nordschleife. “And why, then, would we invest in a format, take commercial risks — for what? What would that improve here?” he concluded.
