Harder, better, fasterpublished at 12:45 British Summer Time 31 July 2016
Image source, Getty ImagesDaft Punk have just popped onto the grid.
Righto.
Summary
Hamilton wins, Ricciardo 2nd, Verstappen 3rd
Rosberg has poor start but recovers to fourth
Rosberg handed five-second penalty after aggressive Verstappen overtake
Massa and Nasr out
Harder, better, fasterpublished at 12:45 British Summer Time 31 July 2016
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Jennie Gow has just had a natter with film actor Nicholas Hoult, star of X-Men: Apocalypse and he's backing Red Bull to cause a surprise.
"I think they have a good chance," he said. "We have seen a few slow starts by the Mercedes team. I also heard a rumour about rain at 3pm so let's see if that kicks in."
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PhilSlocombe: Given the way Lewis and Daniel swept past him in Hungary, Nico will be nervous on the start line with them alongside, and just behind.
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BBC Radio 5 LiveJennie Gow and Allan McNish are scouring the grid for people to talk to. If you want to find out who they manage to snag, tune into 5 live now.
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Osakyna namoso, external: Plenty of room to overtake #GermanGP, external is going to be epic..can't wait.
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There's overtaking opportunities at Hockenheim, particularly at Turn 6.
Thirteen changes of the lead at the inaugural race at Hockenheim back in 1970 - a record. How many will we see today?
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Image source, Getty ImagesSix of the previous 10 races have been won by the driver on pole. That includes the last one at Hockenheim in 2014 - a race Nico Rosberg one. It was also memorable for Lewis Hamilton rising from 20th on the grid to finish third.
Thirty minutes to gopublished at 12:31 British Summer Time 31 July 2016
Thirty minutes until lights out and the pitlane is open so off go the drivers to the grid.
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Image source, Getty ImagesThirty years ago, Nico Rosberg's father Keke also started on pole at Hockenheim.
Nico, though, will be hoping his race goes a bit better than his old man's.
Keke lead for much of the race but ran out of fuel and eventually finished fifth.
Image source, Getty ImagesButton calls for changes to F1published at 12:24 British Summer Time 31 July 2016
An interesting story on the Mirror website, with former world champion Jenson Button calling for dramatic changes to Formula 1, external to attract younger fans.
The 2009 title winner wants shorter races and rallycross-style heats to make qualifying more interesting.
“In the UK F1 popularity is exactly the same as ever but people are getting older. The younger generation is an issue,” said Button.
“A race is an hour and a half long and people don’t have much time these days. People’s attention span is a lot shorter than it used to be. Races being long and drawn out is tricky, and people want action all the time."
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Topher Smith: Under normal circumstances it should be a Mercedes walkover, but I think Ricciardo could do something special today.
Could be wurstpublished at 12:20 British Summer Time 31 July 2016
Today's newspaperspublished at 12:18 British Summer Time 31 July 2016
The Sunday Times
The front page of the Sunday Times' sport section leads with a picture of Lewis Hamilton not looking too impressed at missing out on pole position for today's German Grand Prix.
Will Hamilton be smiling at the end of the race though?
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Alex Withington: First lap today should be great. Whoever gets off the line first will need to defend down the long straight into a prime overtaking spot. High levels of tyre degradation in the GP2 and GP3 races this morning. Tyre use and strategy could be key here today.
'I can make a difference'published at 12:16 British Summer Time 31 July 2016
Andrew Benson
Chief F1 writer at Hockenheim
Image source, Getty ImagesLewis Hamilton was beaten by Nico Rosberg in a straight fight at the end of qualifying for the first time this season, and the world champion was grumpily uncommunicative as a result.
Hamilton really does not respond well when he loses out to Rosberg - especially in circumstances such as Saturday, when he felt he had pole in the bag but hadn’t delivered.
"I brought it to qualifying,” Hamilton said. “I was quickest, quickest, quickest and I was easily quickest again in the end but I didn't deliver. So that's something I have to handle to deal with and that's just how I view it. You know, when you kick yourself a little bit.
"My mechanics who are building my car were all hoping to get pole. I've got my engineers who work until 1am, 2am every night so it's a lot of weight when you don't deliver the way they have delivered. So that's where I am in my head. But you know there's nothing I can do about the past and we're moving forwards now and on Sunday I can make a difference - so I will.”
Get involved #bbcf1published at 12:13 British Summer Time 31 July 2016
Lose out to Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg will head into the second half of the season behind the world champion. Win, and he will be sitting pretty in first place for the next four weeks.
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