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The fifth round of the DTM championship will be presented this week end at the Norisring, in the streets of the city of Nuremberg.
Leading by 36 points ahead of his closest rival, Gary Paffett (Mercedes) was dominant in the beginning of the season, by setting four podium finishes out of four races, including two wins. The Brit knows that his advance may disappear on a single race. Last year, he was forced to retire at the Norisring after he hit the concrete wall in race. Mattias Ekström (Audi), Jamie Green (Mercedes) and Bruno Spengler (BMW) remains a threat for the Mercedes driver.
Spengler is the man to beat at the Norisring, where the canadian driver always had good results. In 2005, as he made his DTM debuts, Spengler set the third best performance in qualifying with his old spec C Class Mercedes. In 2006, he clinched his maiden DTM win and took victory again the following year. He classified second both in 2008 and 2009, and concluded the race in third position in 2010. Last year, he took another win on this circuit, after a race that was shortened due to bad weather conditions, after he started, again, from pole position.
Will Spengler be able to continue his winning streak at the Norisring, this time with BMW?
Leading by 36 points ahead of his closest rival, Gary Paffett (Mercedes) was dominant in the beginning of the season, by setting four podium finishes out of four races, including two wins. The Brit knows that his advance may disappear on a single race. Last year, he was forced to retire at the Norisring after he hit the concrete wall in race. Mattias Ekström (Audi), Jamie Green (Mercedes) and Bruno Spengler (BMW) remains a threat for the Mercedes driver.
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| Bruno Spengler, BMW M3. (Photo: DTM) |
Spengler is the man to beat at the Norisring, where the canadian driver always had good results. In 2005, as he made his DTM debuts, Spengler set the third best performance in qualifying with his old spec C Class Mercedes. In 2006, he clinched his maiden DTM win and took victory again the following year. He classified second both in 2008 and 2009, and concluded the race in third position in 2010. Last year, he took another win on this circuit, after a race that was shortened due to bad weather conditions, after he started, again, from pole position.
Will Spengler be able to continue his winning streak at the Norisring, this time with BMW?