The midway point of the 2009 FIA Formula One World Championship arrives next weekend with Round nine, the German Grand Prix, to be held at the historic Nurburgring circuit in the Eifel Mountains. The home race for Brawn GP's engine partner Mercedes-Benz, the venue for the German round of the championship alternates between the Nurburgring and Hockenheim, with the last Grand Prix taking place at the Nurburgring in July 2007. Today's Nurburgring is much shorter in comparison to the famous Nordschleife, its intimidating 22.5km and 172 corner predecessor, however the current 5.148km layout, which dates from 1984 with further reprofiling in 2002, still poses some significant challenges for the cars and drivers. The lap has a good range of low to high speed corners and significant undulation change which is unusual for most modern circuits. ... (Full Story)