This year’s German Grand Prix has been withdrawn from the calendar after F1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone failed to reach an agreement with the race promoters. Hockenheim, which hosted the 2014 race and is supposed to alternate each year with the Nurburgring, had been due to stage the event again this year after the Nurburgring deal fell through. However, Hockenheim’s owner told a German newspaper this week that the circuit would not be ready in time to stage the race on the weekend of 17-19 July. The FIA has now confirmed the race will not be on the calendar, meaning there will only be 19 races this season.