The German GP could return to replace the axed Russian GP in 2022

The German Grand Prix could reportedly return to the calendar this season in Formula 1, as the sport continues to look for a replacement for the now-axed Russian Grand Prix, that had been set to take place in Sochi.

F1 was, and still is, planning to hold a record-breaking 23-race long campaign between this coming weekend in Bahrain and mid-November in Abu Dhabi but, as things stand, only 22 races are currently confirmed.

Indeed, Russia’s ongoing invasion of Ukraine has seen sports organisations join in sanctioning the country where they can, and F1 has stripped them of their race in Sochi and future races, too, with a St Petersburg event originally on the horizon.

A replacement, then, is now being considered for the 23-25 September slot, with the likes of Turkey, Malaysia and China all seeing their circuits get a mention.

The German Grand Prix at Hockenheim, though, is now reportedly being linked as a potential destination, in a move that would surely please the traditionalists as well as more modern fans of the sport.

Formula 1 is a global sport of course and it’s right that, as a world championship, we head all over the planet – a race in Africa is surely needed as a sidenote, then.

It’s important, though, that the sport also retains some of its heritage with events like the British, Italian, French and Belgian Grands Prix all on the calendar once again in 2022.

The German race, though, has dipped in and out in recent years with both Hockenheim and the Nurburgring explaining that costs have not made it financially viable to always hold an F1 race each season.

Even so, there are murmurings that an ‘Imola-like’ financial deal could be struck to restore Germany to the calendar in the near future.

Christian Danner, an