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luglio 22, 2019 - Audi

Mike Rockenfeller wins tire battle at Assen

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A spectacular #DTM premiere at #assen in the Netherlands: Following the rain battle on Saturday, the spectators on Sunday got to watch a crazy tire thriller on a dry track of the famous TT Circuit that #mikerockenfeller from #Audi Sport Team Phoenix decided in his favor. With Nico Müller in third position, #Audi, just like the day before, achieved a double podium. In spite of a second pit stop, leader of the standings René Rast still finished his 50th #DTM race in fifth place.

 

With five #Audi RS 5 #DTM cars in the top five spots of the grid, #Audi had a perfect starting base for the first race of the second half of the season. However, even in Friday’s free practice, it was apparent that the tires are exposed to extreme stress on a dry track at #assen. “Today was about driving fast and taking it easy on the tires at the same time,” said #mikerockenfeller after his first #DTM victory since 2017 at Zandvoort. “It was difficult to sense what the tires were doing. In my second stint, I was able to manage them well and to attack, but it was anything but easy. Thank you to my team! Today was a perfect day: in qualifying and in the race, everything went superbly. That’s how you can win in the #DTM.”

Having entered the race from third position on the grid, Rockenfeller, after the start, was initially in second behind pole sitter René Rast from #Audi Sport Team Rosberg. The #DTM leader had a comfortable advantage some of the time but then, while leading the race, had to pit for a second tire change. “I thought I had everything under control but suddenly the tires hit rock bottom,” said Rast, who dropped to 13th position due to his second stop. With a spectacular fightback and lap times that occasionally were up to five seconds faster than those of his rivals, he fought back to fifth position on the last nine laps.

Nico Müller from #Audi Sport Team Abt Sportsline secured third position. During his pit stop, the Swiss lost a lot of time due to a problem on the impact wrench and in the end had to reduce pace because of an impending puncture. “A rear tire was already losing air, otherwise I could have still attacked Marco (Wittmann),” said Müller. “At the beginning, behind the other cars, I stressed my tires a little too much. That’s why I pitted earlier and was facing a long second stint. It was extremely difficult to keep the tires alive. In the end, it was a really close call. I’m very happy with two podiums this weekend.”

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