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Cash causes conflict, and the bigger the pile, the bigger the conflict. Formula One is, if not the, then certainly right up there with, the wealthiest sports. And thus the potential for money-driven clashes is omnipresent, with only the members of the warring factions varying from time to time.
The situation Germany's two Formula One tracks find themselves in epitomises the conflict and, although they are not at war with themselves - unlike the tension between Silverstone and Donington or (possibly) Sepang and Singapore - collateral damage from Hockenheim's financial squeeze is impacting upon the 'Newburgring'.
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