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What does the future hold for the Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters,
following the sudden announcement that Mercedes-AMG Motorsport
made regarding its withdrawal from the series? MSD’s
Alex Goldschmidt delves deeper…
he Deutsche
Tourenwagen Masters,
the fastest touring car series
in a global perspective, was
pitched into turmoil
surroundingits future within
motorsport on 24
th
July, after
long-standing powerhouse
Mercedes-Benz took the
decision to withdraw its
brand from the championship
itself, e©ective as of the end
of the 2018 season.
The Stuttgart manufacturer
will now be following rivals
BMW and Audi into the world
of Formula E, with season six
starting in the second half of
2019, having delayed its entry
for a year, before committing
to the championship as a
fully-fledged works outfit.
DTM itself had been on
an upward scale as of the
beginning of this year,
having introduced significant
changes to the championship,
which included softer tyres
from Hankook, more power
to the rear wheels, reduced
aerodynamics and heavily-
restricted radio transmissions
during each race.
Rights holder and promoter
ITR e.V. also brought in a
fresh change of leadership as
former Formla 1 racer turned
b y A l e x G o l d s c hm i d t
Drama
Für
DTM
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PRO-AM
SUMMER 2017
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