At Silverstone, we saw a change in winner, with the arguments over blown exhausts ultimately coming to nothing. Red Bull put themselves in the headlines for all the wrong reasons, and the weather made conditions tricky throughout the weekend, which made things interesting for us. What can Germany offer us up? We've got just two races left before the summer break - can they see us off in style?

Event schedule

The new Silverstone gave us some issues in the pitlane, with Red Bull and McLaren both compromising their races, with Force India and Sauber also struggling. From new to old, the Nürburgring looks like it's set to be another wet weekend, one in which tyres and conditions, pit stops and pace will play a vital role.

Fernando Alonso took the win at the last race, but Sebastian Vettel will want to get back on top form for his home crowd. Likewise Mercedes will want to put on a great show, billed as they are as the German team.

Towards the back, rumours of driver changes continue to plague HRT, whilst Virgin have bolstered their technical department, and may be making a step in the right direction.

Support racing for this event includes GP2, GP3 and the Porsche Mobil 1 Supercup.

The weather

From one wet race to another, the early forecasts for the weekend look to be wet. Rain is predicted for Friday and Saturday, and although at the moment it seems Sunday may avoid precipitation, the chances of it staying like this will change.

Circuit map

The circuit

The Nüburgring circuit is tucked away in amongst the trees, and although it is only a small part of the epic 22km original circuit, it is still capable of providing some good racing. There are a couple of good overtaking spots around the track, although the DRS zone is yet to be confirmed.

The cars run at full throttle for just over half the track, meaning that the priority goes towards downforce rather than straight line speed. This weekend we'll be seeing the soft and medium tyres from Pirelli, and the tyre manufacturer expects two-stop strategies to be prevalent.

Tyre compounds

Press conference schedule

Official press conferences are organised by the FIA and happen four times during the weekend. The qualifying and post race press conferences will take place after the television unilateral interviews.

Race stewards

The FIA stewarding process was changed last year to include a former F1 driver to give added insight. These are the stewards overseeing this weekend's action.