GERMANY: HEAVY RAIN DOESN'T DETER FORMULA ONE FANS FROM CAMPING OUTSIDE HOCKENHEIM RACE TRACK

Record ID: 347587

  • Title: GERMANY: HEAVY RAIN DOESN'T DETER FORMULA ONE FANS FROM CAMPING OUTSIDE HOCKENHEIM RACE TRACK
  • Date: 29th July 2000
  • Summary: HOCKENHEIMRING, GERMANY (JULY 29, 2000) (REUTERS - NO INTERNET USE) 1. VARIOUS OF FORMULA 1 FANS, SOME DRESSED IN FERRARI COLOURS, ARRIVING FIR RACE 2. PAN ACROSS TENTS OUTSIDE RACE TRACK 3. VOX POP (German) MALE F1 FAN (commenting on Friday night's storm) SAYING: "It was terrible. We were soaked. There was so much water I could not take
  • Embargoed: 13th August 2000 13:00
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  • Location: HOCKENHEIMRING, GERMANY
  • Country: Germany
  • Reuters ID: LVA20ELKI25IV3ZZZB8XJNHBEXHO
  • Story Text: Heavy rain did not keep Formula One fans from camping
    outside the Hockenheim race track on Saturday (July 29)
    anxiously awaiting Sunday's German Grand Prix.



    A torrential downpour on Friday (July 28) brought chaos
    shortly after the end of Saturday's practice, forcing
    organisers to postpone Formula 3000 qualifying.

    Tens of thousands of fans raced for cover, tyres were seen
    floating outside the teams garages and the official news
    conference had to be cancelled because of the deafening noise
    made by heavy rain falling on the press tent.

    A strong smell of sewage was sensed in the circuits
    high-tech digital television centre.

    One fan, appearing slightly intoxicated, claimed that
    Schumi (Michael Schumacher) will be number one tomorrow and
    that's why this weather can't ruin the good mood.


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