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F2/GP3 Calendar Omission ‘a serious surprise’ for Hockenheim Bosses

The Hockenheimring was omitted from both the FIA Formula 2 Championship and GP3 Series calendars in 2018, much to the surprise of the bosses at the German circuit. Following a year on the sidelines, the German Grand Prix will make a return to the Formula 1 calendar in 2018, and it was assumed that the traditional support races of Formula 2 (formerly the GP2 Series) and GP3 would also return, but it was left on the sidelines as races in France and Russia were added instead. Jorn Teske, Hockenheimring’s head of marketing, said there was no discussions beforehand with Liberty Media or Formula 1 bosses about plans for 2018, and it was a surprise to them that neither F2 or GP3 would be taking...
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