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Focus on... FerrariFerrari arrives at Hockenheim in something of a crisis. Several days after team boss Maurizio Arrivabene called on critics and the media to let Ferrari work in peace amid mounting rumours of staff changes, it parted company with James Allison. The highly-respected technical director played a pivotal role in Ferraris 2015 resurgence, resulting in three wins, but his SF16-H has so far failed to live up to lofty pre-season expectations this year and is yet to record a victory.The tragic loss of Allisons wife earlier this year undoubtedly contributed to the mutual parting of ways, giving him more time to spend with his family. His departure not only comes at a crucial time in 2016, with Red Bull chasing down the Prancing Horse, but also as it ramps up development on its 2017 car. While it is unlikely Allison will be away from a top team for long it leaves a considerable hole for Ferrari at a time it needs unity and a clear path back to winning races and championships.F1 needed Ferrari to mount a serious title challenge this season -- the two-horse race developing between the Mercedes drivers was not supposed to happen again. Barring a minor miracle, the best Ferrari can now hope for this year is second in the championship ahead of a resurgent Red Bull. Sebastian Vettel moved to Ferrari to emulate his hero Michael Schumacher and win championships in red but at the moment his main focus has to be on salvaging what he and the team can from 2016 -- starting in front of his home fans in Germany.In need of a winAs outlined above, Ferrari is in a desperate situation. With a four-week summer break coming up, a win would at least quieten some of the dissenting voices as Ferrari attempts to regroup ahead of Spa and its homecoming at Monza.In need of pointsJolyon Palmer should have finished in the top ten in Hungary, but blew his chances with a bizarre spin. With Renault delaying its decision on the 2017 driver line-up -- and with Esteban Ocon still rumoured for a drive -- Palmer has time to save his seat with some strong drives but may well have squandered his best opportunity. Making amends in Germany is a must for the Briton.ESPN predictionTheres nothing quite like Lewis Hamilton on a roll, and thats exactly what hes on right now. More than that, he seems more comfortable in himself and in his driving than ever before in his career. Nico Rosberg needs to stop the rot but ESPN is backing Hamilton to win again at Hockenheim and retain the championship lead going into the August break.?BettingLewis Hamilton remains the bookies favourite at 8/11. Interestingly, the next two best bets after the Mercedes drivers are split between Ferrari and Red Bull - 8/1 for Sebastian Vettel and 14/1 for Max Verstappen and Daniel Ricciardo. Jolyon Palmer is 8/1 to make amends for Hungary and record a point.WeatherHockenheim is another weekend where rain will play a part. Showers are forecast for Friday, while Saturday looks likely to be mostly dry - according to F1 weather service Ubimet. Sunday could be interesting, with the threat of scattered showers throughout the day.A lap with...Romain GrosjeanAfter the start-finish line, the first corner is the most exciting one. Its a very high-speed, right-hand side corner. Normally you brake just a little bit, just one gear downshift, and then youre on a straight line. Turn two with tricky braking and certainly very tricky throttle application. Youre turning from right to left to go on the main straight.You really want to go on the power as early as you can to get a good straight line. Big braking for the hairpin next. Coming back to the Mercedes corner, a right-hand side corner flat out, then braking to the 110 degree left-hand side corner. Again, theres a challenging throttle application there as youre turning right straight after, just about flat. Then entering the stadium, theres a bit of braking to the right-hand side, very high-speed corner.The Sachskurve is a very high-banked corner, left hairpin. Its quite open, though, with a few lines through it. Then you go to the last couple of corners - theyre quite famous. You try to carry as much speed as you can to the first one, and go as flat as you can for the second one to get a good lap time.TyresAvailable compounds: Medium, soft, super-softTyre facts:? Theres a bit of everything, with fast straights as well as a more technical stadium section.? Weather is hard to predict: on Saturday in 2014 ambient temperatures peaked at 38 degrees.? 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And while hes prepared to finally walk away, he surely wouldnt mind another week in the position hes held since the Reagan administration.The ninth-ranked Wildcats made sure their coach would stick around a little longer with a win in their season finale and now face Northeast Conference champion Saint Francis on Saturday at Villanova Stadium in the first round of the FCS playoffs.Talley announced in January that his 32nd season at the helm of the Wildcats would be his last. He has become the winningest coach in school history since taking over the program in 1985, guiding Villanova to 12 playoff appearances, six conference titles and the 2009 national championship.Whether Talleys tenure would continue was in doubt before the Wildcats (8-3) secured a postseason spot with a 41-10 win at Delaware on Saturday. They finished tied with New Hampshire for second in the Colonial Athletic Association.Playing at home should provide a jolt of confidence for Villanova, which won its first four home games this season before a 20-7 loss to No. 5 James Madison on Nov. 12. Talley and the Wildcats are 8-2 on their own field in the playoffs, including 5-0 in openers.At some point in the Delaware game, I got emotional on the sideline, Talley said. That was the only time. I think Im over that. To be home is a comfort zone for us. If were fortunate enough to get past these guys, Ive been on the road against tough teams in the playoffs before. I know what were in for.A stout and physical defense has been the calling card for Villanova all season, ranking third in the FCS in average yards (265.1) and points (14.9) allowed per game. That unit is anchored by senior defensive lineman Tanoh Kpassagnon and junior safety Rob Rolle.Kpassagnon was named the CAAs Defensive Player of the Year after finishing 12th in the FCS with 19 tackles for loss and tied for 21st with 8 1/2 sacks. Rolle led the league with six interceptions and was First Team All-CAA.Quarterback Zach Bednarczyk tied a career high with four touchdown passes in the win over Delaware, one week after he threw four picks in the loss to JMU. The Wildcats, though, prefer to control opponents behind the rushing of Bednarczyk and runninng backs Aaron Forbes (745 yards), Javon White and Matt Gudzak.ddddddddddddSaint Francis (7-4) is something of an unknown to Villanova, though the teams share two common opponents this season. The Red Flash lost to CAA teams Albany and Towson after leading both games at the half, while the Wildcats posted home wins over both.They played toe-to-toe with Towson, toe-to-toe with Albany. They played really well in (a loss at) Montana, Talley said. They wont be awed against Villanova. Theyre very, very battle-tested.Saint Francis tied Duquesne for the regular-season NEC title and earned the leagues automatic bid with a 14-10 win over the Dukes during the season. This is the first postseason appearance in program history for the Red Flash, who won six straight games before closing with a 31-24 loss at Wagner.Its very exciting, Saint Francis coach Chris Villarrial said. Its been great to see the progress weve made. A lot of work to do still. We have to enjoy the moment. Villanova is a very good football team. Were going to have our hands full. Were going to have to play an errorless game and go down and play our type of game.There is some special talent on Saint Francis, evident by its NEC-high eight players on the all-conference first team. Standout free safety/kickoff returner Lorenzo Jerome is the first player in conference history to earn First Team All-NEC four straight years. Hes a four-time first-team selection as a defensive back and three-time pick as a returner.Jerome, though, is playing with a partially torn MCL and his explosiveness could be limited.Also in the special category is sophomore wide receiver Kamron Lewis, who was named the NEC Offensive Player of the Year after leading the FCS in receiving yards (1,349) and ranking in the top 20 in touchdown catches (10) and receptions (69).Junior running back Marcus Bagley was also a First Team All-NEC honoree and acts as a nice counterpart to Lewis downfield ability. Bagley ranks 29th in the FCS and second in the NEC with 868 rushing yards while adding 12 catches for 109 yards.The winner plays at No. 8 seed South Dakota State (8-3) in the second round Dec. 3. ' ' '