🗣️'The incident at Turn 8 had nothing to do with the double file restart.' While some drivers are eager to see the DTM's Indy-style restarts ditched after chaos at Hockenheim, the series is clear it will remain in place for the foreseeable future ⬇️
Saturday’s penultimate race of the season featured a series of crashes immediately after the safety car restart, which led to some drivers being taken to hospital for precautionary checks.double-file restart format. It followed similar criticisms
Rolf Ineichen, Grasser Racing Team Lamborghini Huracan EVO GT3, Marius Zug, Attempto Racing Audi R8 LMS GT3, crashThe first major crash took place immediately after the race resumed on lap six, following a safety car called for Arjun Maini's opening lap crash.
“I'm personally a fan of it in the sense that it is good for the fans and racing of course,” said the 2022 champion. Instead, he feels some of the 10 title contenders were too desperate to keep their faint championship hopes alive, while others were simply keen on making an impression in the final round of the season.
“The rest of the field had nothing to lose, they obviously tried to shine and to show what they can deliver in the last two races and I think this kind of mix brings a bit of a risk as well in the last two races obviously.“Speaking to media immediately after Saturday’s race, DTM race director Scot Elkins echoed Wittmann’s suggestion that the restart procedure wasn’t the primary cause of the chaos that ensued at Turn 8.
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