Germany look to Nico Rosberg to prolong the party at F1 grand prix | Giles Richards
Mercedes driver has to deliver but team-mate Lewis Hamilton looks to have the means to end World Cup euphoria
Germany, understandably, is in the mood to celebrate. Almost a week after the World Cup victory in Brazil the national flag still hangs from windows and flutters gaily from the windows of cars, and bicycles remain bedecked with flowers of black, red and gold. As Formula One brings its heavily branded colour to the countryside of Hockenheim, the only apparel that seems truly de rigeur is the Deutschland shirts worn, it seems, by almost every beaming waitress in the area.
Perhaps reminding punters of the joy they felt at clinching their first World Cup for 24 years is handy when it comes to tipping time, but even so the nation is revelling in its success. It isnt just the girls handing out frothy steins everyone in Germany is beaming.
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