DTM: Fingers crossed for Nico Müller
The 2016 German Touring Car Masters starts at Hockenheim this weekend. For Nico Müller, it's the third DTM season with Audi. Like his employer Audi, he's hoping for a lot from the switch to the renowned Team Abt. After the protracted winter, the mood among many motorsport fans in Europe is rising along with the outside temperatures. From [...]
After the protracted winter, the mood among many motorsport fans in Europe is also rising with the outside temperatures. From Friday to Sunday, many Swiss will be among the tens of thousands of spectators at the Motodrom in Baden, who will be keeping their fingers crossed for Nico Müller in particular. The 24-year-old from Berne is in need of it because in his third year with Audi, more countable results are expected from him than in the past. His employer itself is helping him by transferring him from Audi Sport Team Rosberg to Abt. One reason was that the chemistry between him and his race engineer wasn't right, which Audi's Head of DTM Dieter Gass also saw: "That's why such a team change brings a breath of fresh air that can work wonders. Nico Müller himself expects the same, but without relying on a divine power..."
His first podium is only a matter of time
Everyone knows that the day of his first podium will come once everything falls into place. Nico Müller: "That's why I'm not putting myself under pressure. This is just a matter of time." In any case, the Sunnboy, who now advertises for the men's magazine Playboy, considers himself well prepared for 2016: "Since my switch was clear, I went to Abt in Kempten almost every week to get to know the team in detail, although I knew some people from the racing events. During the tests we had time to find out who ticks how. It was worth investing it, because I already feel at home there."
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You can read what else he says and why the Italian Edoardo Mortara can also be considered Swiss in the current print edition and in the free-to-download ePaper of AutoSprintCH. There, we also introduce you in more detail to Yves Meyer from Wauwil and Philip Ellis from Zug, who are both competing in the Audi TT Cup as part of the DTM. Tickets for this major event are available at the Hockenheimring box office. Tickets can also be purchased and printed out from the comfort of your own home via the official DTM homepage at advance booking prices thanks to the Print@Home service.
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Photos: Factory, Peter Wyss
