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team owner Gerhard Berger
as chairman in March of this
year, along with Hans-Jürgen
Abt relinquishing his position
on the board of directors
to concentrate on the DTM
and Formula E activities that
his Kempten-based squad is
heavily involved with.
It also saw Berger replace
outgoing chairman Hans-
Werner Aufrecht, whose work
over the past three decades
has seen DTM evolve into
what it is today. So his e©orts
will be forever written in the
history books.
Doubts were originally cast
over the series, when all three
manufacturers reduced their
amount of cars from eight to
six for this year, with several
drivers including António
Félix da Costa, Miguel Molina,
Daniel Juncadella and
Martin Tomczyk making the
move on to pastures new or
completing their respective
contracts.
Mercedes will leave
at the end of next
season with one
impressive indelible
mark on the series’
history, having
achieved some
standout
successes.
The brand has also been
instrumental in assisting
towards the DTM’s ongoing
tenure as a very exciting,
highly-competitive
championship, with some of
the worlds best drivers racing
each other at some of the
premier race tracks
in Europe, including
Russia.
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POLE POSITIONS
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