GREATEST RACES #6: Hockenheim plays host to a wet and wild F1 classic – 2019 German Grand Prix

Wet weather, countless incidents and some surprise names at the top of the field – the 2019 German Grand Prix at Hockenheim was one for the history books.

Sep 26, 2025 3:30pm UTC

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Coming in at No.6 on our list is the rain-hit and incident-filled 2019 German Grand Prix, which saw Mercedes suffer a nightmare on home soil and produced an unlikely podium that included Toro Rosso’s Daniil Kvyat, who shares his memories of the day with Greg Stuart…