The car driver country Germany is left behind.
There hasn't been a Formula 1 race at the Hockenheim or Nürburgring since last year.
In addition, fewer German drivers got the chance to participate.
Their successes suffered particularly.
Never in the past twelve years have the German drivers scored so few points in the first nine races of the season as this year.
Mercedes held up the German flag for a long time.
But this year the team is weakening, so far it is behind Red Bull and Ferrari in the constructors' championship.
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