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From Mercedes-Benz press release
German car manufacturer Mercedes-Benz will run seven Mercedes AMG C-Coupés in this year's DTM.
The Mercedes-Benz driver line-up for 2014 is complete. Apart from former DTM champions Gary Paffett and Paul Di Resta, ex-formula 1 driver Vitaly Petrov will line up in this season's DTM for Mercedes, along with last year's Mercedes-Benz DTM drivers - Daniel Juncadella, Christian Vietoris, Pascal Wehrlein and Canadian Robert Wickens.
All seven DTM Mercedes AMG C-Coupé drivers prepared for the start of the season on May 4th in Hockenheim by working out in the Austrian town of Seefeld.
Robert Wickens is one of three DTM winners in the squad. The Canadian won his first DTM race in last year's race at the Nürburgring.
"My goal last season was to consistently finish in the points and maybe even achieve a podium - I did even better than that with three podiums and my first DTM victory," said Wickens, who finished fifth overall in 2013.
"I aim to build on those results in 2014 and improve further. I definitely got the taste for victory at the Nürburgring."
Preparations for the DTM anniversary year - 30 years after the inauguration of the touring car series - will end with two four-day ITR test sessions in Budapest (March 31st-April 3rd) and Hockenheim (April 14th-17th).
The first race of the season will take place about two weeks later and at the same venue, namely, the Hockenheimring Baden-Württemberg (May 3rd-4th).
German car manufacturer Mercedes-Benz will run seven Mercedes AMG C-Coupés in this year's DTM.
The Mercedes-Benz driver line-up for 2014 is complete. Apart from former DTM champions Gary Paffett and Paul Di Resta, ex-formula 1 driver Vitaly Petrov will line up in this season's DTM for Mercedes, along with last year's Mercedes-Benz DTM drivers - Daniel Juncadella, Christian Vietoris, Pascal Wehrlein and Canadian Robert Wickens.
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| Mercedes' seven drivers at the fitness camp. (Photo: Mercedes-Benz) |
All seven DTM Mercedes AMG C-Coupé drivers prepared for the start of the season on May 4th in Hockenheim by working out in the Austrian town of Seefeld.
Robert Wickens is one of three DTM winners in the squad. The Canadian won his first DTM race in last year's race at the Nürburgring.
"My goal last season was to consistently finish in the points and maybe even achieve a podium - I did even better than that with three podiums and my first DTM victory," said Wickens, who finished fifth overall in 2013.
"I aim to build on those results in 2014 and improve further. I definitely got the taste for victory at the Nürburgring."
Preparations for the DTM anniversary year - 30 years after the inauguration of the touring car series - will end with two four-day ITR test sessions in Budapest (March 31st-April 3rd) and Hockenheim (April 14th-17th).
The first race of the season will take place about two weeks later and at the same venue, namely, the Hockenheimring Baden-Württemberg (May 3rd-4th).