Maximilian Götz wins Race 2 of the DTM at Norisring and becomes the 2021 Champion in the most incredible and absurd way.
The end of the season could not have been more exciting, with leader Liam Lawson hitting the Pole Position in Qualifying in front of the staunch enemy Kelvin Van Der Linde, who before getting into his Audi R8 LMS admitted that he wanted to try them all in order to win.
No sooner said than done. The ABT Sportsline driver forced the braking at the first corner, cutting the curb, hitting the innocent Ferrari in full, sending it wide, also involving the latter’s companion, Nick Cassidy, who was on the outside.
An infamous move that irremediably bent the steering of the 488 branded Red Bull, which returned twice to the pits and then sent back to the track by the men of AF Corse to cover the race distance, hoping for further tussle to try to take some points.
The start of race 2, Nick Cassidy, AF Corse Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo, Liam Lawson, AF Corse Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo, Kelvin van der Linde, Abt Sportsline Audi R8 LMS GT3
Photo by: Alexander Trienitz
The episode, in addition to giving Lucas Auer the opportunity to take the lead and run away, ended up under the lens of the stewards who rightly sanctioned K. Van Der Linde for “having returned to the track in an unsafe way”, more than for causing the collision.
Sanction that is observed at the pit stop by the South African, who returned to the track right in front of the Mercedes-AMGs of Götz and Daniel Juncadella. A very close fight between the three starts, “VDL” has cold tires, but tries to resist; a skid out of turn 7 inevitably causes a contact with the German’s car (who cannot avoid it).
Shortly after the left rear of K. Van Der Linde collapses sending him into a spin at the 4-5 chicane, with consequent hopes for a title in the wind. At this point it is all a game of branding, because in front is Auer’s AMG, followed by that of Philip Ellis, Götz and Juncadella.
The two Team Winward drivers slow down and let the Haupt Racing Team colleague pass, who is then protected by Cassidy’s ascent, being able to stretch and win both the race and the championship. In the penultimate lap, the New Zealander tries the assault on Ellis, but the collision knocks out his Ferrari, with the rival who instead struggles to lose pieces and finishes 10th.
Auer ranks second, Juncadella instead slips fifth due to a penalty of 5 “due to an infringement committed at the pit stop, so another Mercedes arrives on the podium, namely that of Maximilian Buhk (Mücke Motorsport).
The best Audi in the end is that of Mike Rockenfeller (ABT Sportsline), fourth, with Arjun Maini who instead leads the Mercedes of GetSpeed Performance sixth to the finish.
The points are completed by the BMW M6 of Marco Wittmann (Walkenhorst Motorsport), the Mercedes of Vincent Abril (HRT) and the Audi of Sophia Flörsch (ABT Sportsline), between seventh and ninth place.
This leaves Timo Glock (BMW-Rowe Racing), Lucas Di Grassi (Audi-ABT), Cassidy, Dev Gore and Nico Müller (Audi-Team Rosberg), Sheldon Van Der Linde (BMW-Rowe Racing) and Lawson empty-handed.
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Maximilian Götz wins Race 2 of the DTM at Norisring and becomes the 2021 Champion in the most incredible and absurd way.
The end of the season could not have been more exciting, with leader Liam Lawson hitting the Pole Position in Qualifying in front of the staunch enemy Kelvin Van Der Linde, who before getting into his Audi R8 LMS admitted that he wanted to try them all in order to win.
No sooner said than done. The ABT Sportsline driver forced the braking at the first corner, cutting the curb, hitting the innocent Ferrari in full, sending it wide, also involving the latter’s companion, Nick Cassidy, who was on the outside.
An infamous move that irremediably bent the steering of the 488 branded Red Bull, which returned twice to the pits and then sent back to the track by the men of AF Corse to cover the race distance, hoping for further tussle to try to take some points.
The start of race 2, Nick Cassidy, AF Corse Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo, Liam Lawson, AF Corse Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo, Kelvin van der Linde, Abt Sportsline Audi R8 LMS GT3
Photo by: Alexander Trienitz
The episode, in addition to giving Lucas Auer the opportunity to take the lead and run away, ended up under the lens of the stewards who rightly sanctioned K. Van Der Linde for “having returned to the track in an unsafe way”, more than for causing the collision.
Sanction that is observed at the pit stop by the South African, who returned to the track right in front of the Mercedes-AMGs of Götz and Daniel Juncadella. A very close fight between the three starts, “VDL” has cold tires, but tries to resist; a skid out of turn 7 inevitably causes a contact with the German’s car (who cannot avoid it).
Shortly after the left rear of K. Van Der Linde collapses sending him into a spin at the 4-5 chicane, with consequent hopes for a title in the wind. At this point it is all a game of branding, because in front is Auer’s AMG, followed by that of Philip Ellis, Götz and Juncadella.
The two Team Winward drivers slow down and let the Haupt Racing Team colleague pass, who is then protected by Cassidy’s ascent, being able to stretch and win both the race and the championship. In the penultimate lap, the New Zealander tries the assault on Ellis, but the collision knocks out his Ferrari, with the rival who instead struggles to lose pieces and finishes 10th.
Auer ranks second, Juncadella instead slips fifth due to a penalty of 5 “due to an infringement committed at the pit stop, so another Mercedes arrives on the podium, namely that of Maximilian Buhk (Mücke Motorsport).
The best Audi in the end is that of Mike Rockenfeller (ABT Sportsline), fourth, with Arjun Maini who instead leads the Mercedes of GetSpeed Performance sixth to the finish.
The points are completed by the BMW M6 of Marco Wittmann (Walkenhorst Motorsport), the Mercedes of Vincent Abril (HRT) and the Audi of Sophia Flörsch (ABT Sportsline), between seventh and ninth place.
This leaves Timo Glock (BMW-Rowe Racing), Lucas Di Grassi (Audi-ABT), Cassidy, Dev Gore and Nico Müller (Audi-Team Rosberg), Sheldon Van Der Linde (BMW-Rowe Racing) and Lawson empty-handed.
Collect the Lamborghini Huracán of T3 Motorsport of the duo Esteban Muth and Esmee Hawkey.
Maximilian Götz wins Race 2 of the DTM at Norisring and becomes the 2021 Champion in the most incredible and absurd way.
The end of the season could not have been more exciting, with leader Liam Lawson hitting the Pole Position in Qualifying in front of the staunch enemy Kelvin Van Der Linde, who before getting into his Audi R8 LMS admitted that he wanted to try them all in order to win.
No sooner said than done. The ABT Sportsline driver forced the braking at the first corner, cutting the curb, hitting the innocent Ferrari in full, sending it wide, also involving the latter’s companion, Nick Cassidy, who was on the outside.
An infamous move that irremediably bent the steering of the 488 branded Red Bull, which returned twice to the pits and then sent back to the track by the men of AF Corse to cover the race distance, hoping for further tussle to try to take some points.
The start of race 2, Nick Cassidy, AF Corse Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo, Liam Lawson, AF Corse Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo, Kelvin van der Linde, Abt Sportsline Audi R8 LMS GT3
Photo by: Alexander Trienitz
The episode, in addition to giving Lucas Auer the opportunity to take the lead and run away, ended up under the lens of the stewards who rightly sanctioned K. Van Der Linde for “having returned to the track in an unsafe way”, more than for causing the collision.
Sanction that is observed at the pit stop by the South African, who returned to the track right in front of the Mercedes-AMGs of Götz and Daniel Juncadella. A very close fight between the three starts, “VDL” has cold tires, but tries to resist; a skid out of turn 7 inevitably causes a contact with the German’s car (who cannot avoid it).
Shortly after the left rear of K. Van Der Linde collapses sending him into a spin at the 4-5 chicane, with consequent hopes for a title in the wind. At this point it is all a game of branding, because in front is Auer’s AMG, followed by that of Philip Ellis, Götz and Juncadella.
The two Team Winward drivers slow down and let the Haupt Racing Team colleague pass, who is then protected by Cassidy’s ascent, being able to stretch and win both the race and the championship. In the penultimate lap, the New Zealander tries the assault on Ellis, but the collision knocks out his Ferrari, with the rival who instead struggles to lose pieces and finishes 10th.
Auer ranks second, Juncadella instead slips fifth due to a penalty of 5 “due to an infringement committed at the pit stop, so another Mercedes arrives on the podium, namely that of Maximilian Buhk (Mücke Motorsport).
The best Audi in the end is that of Mike Rockenfeller (ABT Sportsline), fourth, with Arjun Maini who instead leads the Mercedes of GetSpeed Performance sixth to the finish.
The points are completed by the BMW M6 of Marco Wittmann (Walkenhorst Motorsport), the Mercedes of Vincent Abril (HRT) and the Audi of Sophia Flörsch (ABT Sportsline), between seventh and ninth place.
This leaves Timo Glock (BMW-Rowe Racing), Lucas Di Grassi (Audi-ABT), Cassidy, Dev Gore and Nico Müller (Audi-Team Rosberg), Sheldon Van Der Linde (BMW-Rowe Racing) and Lawson empty-handed.
Collect the Lamborghini Huracán of T3 Motorsport of the duo Esteban Muth and Esmee Hawkey.
Maximilian Götz wins Race 2 of the DTM at Norisring and becomes the 2021 Champion in the most incredible and absurd way.
The end of the season could not have been more exciting, with leader Liam Lawson hitting the Pole Position in Qualifying in front of the staunch enemy Kelvin Van Der Linde, who before getting into his Audi R8 LMS admitted that he wanted to try them all in order to win.
No sooner said than done. The ABT Sportsline driver forced the braking at the first corner, cutting the curb, hitting the innocent Ferrari in full, sending it wide, also involving the latter’s companion, Nick Cassidy, who was on the outside.
An infamous move that irremediably bent the steering of the 488 branded Red Bull, which returned twice to the pits and then sent back to the track by the men of AF Corse to cover the race distance, hoping for further tussle to try to take some points.
The start of race 2, Nick Cassidy, AF Corse Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo, Liam Lawson, AF Corse Ferrari 488 GT3 Evo, Kelvin van der Linde, Abt Sportsline Audi R8 LMS GT3
Photo by: Alexander Trienitz
The episode, in addition to giving Lucas Auer the opportunity to take the lead and run away, ended up under the lens of the stewards who rightly sanctioned K. Van Der Linde for “having returned to the track in an unsafe way”, more than for causing the collision.
Sanction that is observed at the pit stop by the South African, who returned to the track right in front of the Mercedes-AMGs of Götz and Daniel Juncadella. A very close fight between the three starts, “VDL” has cold tires, but tries to resist; a skid out of turn 7 inevitably causes a contact with the German’s car (who cannot avoid it).
Shortly after the left rear of K. Van Der Linde collapses sending him into a spin at the 4-5 chicane, with consequent hopes for a title in the wind. At this point it is all a game of branding, because in front is Auer’s AMG, followed by that of Philip Ellis, Götz and Juncadella.
The two Team Winward drivers slow down and let the Haupt Racing Team colleague pass, who is then protected by Cassidy’s ascent, being able to stretch and win both the race and the championship. In the penultimate lap, the New Zealander tries the assault on Ellis, but the collision knocks out his Ferrari, with the rival who instead struggles to lose pieces and finishes 10th.
Auer ranks second, Juncadella instead slips fifth due to a penalty of 5 “due to an infringement committed at the pit stop, so another Mercedes arrives on the podium, namely that of Maximilian Buhk (Mücke Motorsport).
The best Audi in the end is that of Mike Rockenfeller (ABT Sportsline), fourth, with Arjun Maini who instead leads the Mercedes of GetSpeed Performance sixth to the finish.
The points are completed by the BMW M6 of Marco Wittmann (Walkenhorst Motorsport), the Mercedes of Vincent Abril (HRT) and the Audi of Sophia Flörsch (ABT Sportsline), between seventh and ninth place.
This leaves Timo Glock (BMW-Rowe Racing), Lucas Di Grassi (Audi-ABT), Cassidy, Dev Gore and Nico Müller (Audi-Team Rosberg), Sheldon Van Der Linde (BMW-Rowe Racing) and Lawson empty-handed.
Collect the Lamborghini Huracán of T3 Motorsport of the duo Esteban Muth and Esmee Hawkey.