European Grand Prix – LIVE on ESPN STAR Sports McLaren – Ferrari fight it out for edge

NEW DELHI:ESPN STAR Sports, Asia's leading sports broadcaster, will bring LIVE all the excitement of F1 racing this weekend with the European Grand Prix. The channel will telecast LIVE and EXCLUSIVE the Grand Prix from Nurburgring with its signature show Race Day (pre race) and Chequered Flag (post race) as part of its comprehensive F1 programming for Indian viewers.

The season has opened up again after a brief spell of domination by McLaren with their rookie Lewis Hamilton. With the resurgence of Ferrari's Kimi Raikkonen, his victory in England earlier this month followed by a similarly impressive performance during the French Grand Prix, the European Grand Prix at the Nurburgring is set for cut throat competition.

The McLaren pair of Hamilton and Alonso looked set to run away with the championship after dominating the two North American races last month. Since then though, Raikkonen and his Brazilian teammate Felipe Massa have picked up speed and have gained momentum for the Drivers' and Constructors' Championships. Ferrari's recent comeback has blown the championship race wide open but with just eight races remaining the Red Team would look to ride on its current speed advantage.

Ralf Schumacher was born into racing at the Nurburgring and as he heads into his home race this weekend, the Toyota driver retains his youthful love of speed, even in his tenth year of Formula One racing. Mercedes-Benz also has reason to celebrate their home race as it is the 80th anniversary of their first win at Nurburgring.

The new Nurburgring is a relatively high downforce track, and there are plenty of grips from the surface itself. The circuit replaced Hockenheim for the event after the removal of the European Grand Prix from the calendar meant that only one German circuit would host a race this season. The circuit, with its interesting mix of corners, straights and chicanes always promises some fascinating racing.

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European Grand Prix, Nurburgring

India Time. Schedule subject to change;
L: LIVE.
S: Same day delayed.