During Liberty Media’s Q2 2026 earnings call, F1 CEO Stefano Domenicali revealed that Hockenheim had made contact with the championship to discuss the possibility of rejoining the calendar. In the Liberty Media Q2 earnings call, Stefano Domenicali said a German GP return 'definitely will happen'. #F11/3 — Mat Coch (@matcoch) August 7, 2026Why This Time Feels DifferentThe fundamental problem with a German GP return has always been money, and that hasn’t changed. Domenicali has made no secret of the fact that staging an F1 race demands a fundamentally different financial commitment than other motorsport events. Audi entered F1 as a constructor in 2026, and Nico Hülkenberg is on the grid racing for a German manufacturer.