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The German Grand Prix moves to Hockenheim after a driver safety stand

The 1970 German Grand Prix moved from the Nürburgring to Hockenheim after drivers refused to race without promised safety improvements.

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Jochen Rindt takes his fourth consecutive and final Formula 1 victory

Jochen Rindt defeated Jacky Ickx by seven-tenths of a second at Hockenheim, taking his fourth consecutive victory and extending his championship lead.

Heikki Kovalainen 2010 Malaysia

Heikki Kovalainen inherits his first and only Formula 1 victory

Heikki Kovalainen won the 2008 Hungarian Grand Prix after Felipe Massa's Ferrari engine failed with three laps remaining.

960px Lewis Hamilton 2020 Tuscan Grand Prix race day (cropped)

Lewis Hamilton wins the British Grand Prix on three functioning tyres

Lewis Hamilton survived a front-left tyre failure on the final lap at Silverstone to win the 2020 British Grand Prix by 5.856 seconds.