Nico Müller: Returning to the scene of success 🎥
FIRST TIME DTM LEADER This weekend, Nico Müller will start to the Lausitzring as the clear leader of the standings after his two wins at Spa. The Audi factory driver won there in 2019. Fabio Scherer also has good memories. The DTM stays at the Lausitzring for two race weekends. The teaser shows how Nico Müller cheered there in 2019. The best news first: On Friday, 14 [...]
The DTM stays at the Lausitzring for two race weekends. The teaser shows how Nico Müller cheered there in 2019.
The best news first: On Friday, August 14, Nico Müller was also awarded victory in the second race at Spa. As the leader, René Rast, who was just ahead of him at the finish, had twice activated the push-to-pass system, which is prohibited under the regulations.
The subsequent time penalty throws the champion back to third place and gives Müller the one-two in Belgium. Even though the man from Berne prefers to win on the track, he can accept this as a gift, especially since he has already had to back down in the past for Rast's sake.
Good memories of the previous year
The DTM is a guest at the Lausitzring for two weekends in a row. On August 15 and 16, the 3.478-kilometer short sprint circuit will be used for two races. The lap times on the 4.570-kilometer track variant used on August 22 and 23 are around 20 seconds longer.
The DTM drivers last raced on the short version in 2017. It doesn't offer as many overtaking opportunities as the longer version, so the two qualifying sessions are even more important in order to secure chances for top positions in the races with good grid positions.
This will therefore also be the main focus for Nico Müller. For the first time in what is now seven seasons in Europe's most popular and fastest touring car series, the 28-year-old from Blumenstein will be traveling as the leader of the standings (see new championship status) to a DTM weekend.
Nico Müller: "I'm looking forward to returning to the DTM and to the Lausitzring. It's cool that both versions are being driven, because the longer version is more demanding. I actually like this track. Last year I won on Saturday and was second on Sunday. Hopefully I'll be fighting for the podium in both races again."
Back to conventional format
Unlike the two-day event in Belgium, there will again be two free practice sessions on Friday. Müller therefore expects the races to be more competitive and that BMW will not allow itself to be outclassed again.
Nico Müller: "This gives everyone more time for analysis and improvements. We'll concentrate on doing everything as perfectly as possible and getting the car into the optimum working window. Then that will come good."
Confidence with Fabio Scherer
Fabio Scherer is also entering the second DTM weekend of his career with high expectations. For him, the return to the Lausitzring is also linked with good memories: in 2016, the then almost 17-year-old won his first race in ADAC Formula 4.
After the man from Engelberg had been in the points in the Team WRT Audi at Spa until shortly before the end of the second race, he wants to stay there until the finish. He also clearly knows where to pull the lever.
Fabio Scherer: "We still have to improve in qualifying. But the basis is good, we can be satisfied so far. I was the best rookie at Spa and didn't make any serious mistakes. At Lausitz, I want to make up for the points I missed. I'm looking forward to these races and I'd like to thank my sponsors and everyone in the team who did a great job under difficult conditions."
Live on TV or streaming platforms
Spectators are also not allowed in Lausitz. Instead, SAT1 will broadcast the races live and exclusively on TV (Saturday and Sunday from 1 p.m. each day). In Switzerland, they can also be seen on MySports2.
The new streaming platform grid.dtm.com also delivers fascinating images of selected sessions, different camera perspectives and the frame series live and on demand to home screens and smartphones.
