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.


To mark F1's 75th anniversary celebrations, F1.com is counting down the sport's 25 greatest races with a new feature every week. While you may not agree with the order, we hope you enjoy the stories of these epic races that have helped make this sport what it is today. You can read the introduction to the series and see the list of races here.
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…

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