For the first time in since 1960 the F1 calendar will feature without a German Grand Prix after it was confirmed today by the FIA that it was being dropped from the 2015 Formula 1 Calendar.

The German Grand Prix alternates between Hockenheim and the Nurburgring each year. It was revealed in January that the Nurburgring’s new owners did not have a contract in place to host the 2015 German Grand Prix and that they could not afford to pay the hosting fee.

Formula 1 boss Bernie Ecclestone said in January that Hockenheim is the only alternative to host the German leg of the F1 Championship but at the Australian Grand Prix he was quoted as saying “The German Grand Prix is dead at the moment. It won’t get replaced if it doesn’t happen. As with any race, if it is cancelled it is cancelled. There’s not much we can do.”

This was confirmed earlier this week after Hockenheim boss Georg Seiler told BILD that it was too late to step in at this point.

This resulted in the FIA dropping the race from the 20 race calendar leaving just 19 races for the season and with a gap during the summer period.