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Canadian driver Robert Wickens (Mercedes) emerged fastest at the end of the first of the four days of collective DTM testing staged in Barcelona, where the DRS has been tested for the first time on DTM cars.
At the end of the day, Wickens was fastest by a margin of 0,052 seconds over BMW driver, Martin Tomczyk, who completed the most laps : 170, for a total mileage of 506,09km.
DTM reigning champion, Canadian driver Bruno Spengler, had a very interesting first day aboard his M3 DTM.
"Being back behind the wheel was big fun, he said. You can feel increased pleasant anticipation of the season everywhere. The day of testing was okay - we successfully completed our scheduled programme. Of course, the new Hankook option tires and the DRS made for extra excitement.
"When it comes to the tires, we took a close look on the impact the new spec makes over a longer distance. And we learned a lot by doing so. The DRS quite obviously is big fun for a racing driver. You clearly feel that you can change up earlier and that the top speed on the straights is higher. That's something you have to accustom to and you have to focus on finding the limit lap by lap. Therefore, the tests here at Barcelona - and the ones in three weeks at Hockenheim too - are so important."
At the end of the day, Wickens was fastest by a margin of 0,052 seconds over BMW driver, Martin Tomczyk, who completed the most laps : 170, for a total mileage of 506,09km.
DTM reigning champion, Canadian driver Bruno Spengler, had a very interesting first day aboard his M3 DTM.
"Being back behind the wheel was big fun, he said. You can feel increased pleasant anticipation of the season everywhere. The day of testing was okay - we successfully completed our scheduled programme. Of course, the new Hankook option tires and the DRS made for extra excitement.
"When it comes to the tires, we took a close look on the impact the new spec makes over a longer distance. And we learned a lot by doing so. The DRS quite obviously is big fun for a racing driver. You clearly feel that you can change up earlier and that the top speed on the straights is higher. That's something you have to accustom to and you have to focus on finding the limit lap by lap. Therefore, the tests here at Barcelona - and the ones in three weeks at Hockenheim too - are so important."
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| Photo: Audi Motorsport |