Audi Motorsport press release
The 2010 DTM season that will start at the Hockenheimring on April 25, 2010 is marked by maximum efficiency: Audi will compete with the known model generations of the Audi A4 DTM and is expecting a potential to reduce the fielding cost by more than 30 percent.
Audi will compete with the same vehicles again in the 2010 season because a progressive moratorium on developments that was decided in August 2009 has precluded the design changes which are typically made in motorsport from year to year.
Consequently, there will be no preparation of – typically four – new race vehicles for the new season, nor the usual continuation of development activities to improve performance capabilities.
This has resulted in significant development cost reductions. Mattias Ekström, Martin Tomczyk, Markus Winkelhock and Alexandre Prémat will continue to drive their race cars from 2009. Oliver Jarvis will take over Tom Kristensen’s vehicle. Mike Rockenfeller will take the wheel of the car previously driven by Oliver Jarvis.
DTM rookie Miguel Molina has received the A4 driven by Katherine Legge last year, while the Briton will drive Mike Rockenfeller’s previous car. Only title defender Timo Scheider has received an A4 DTM (chassis number R14-606) which has not been used in any races before.
The 2010 DTM season that will start at the Hockenheimring on April 25, 2010 is marked by maximum efficiency: Audi will compete with the known model generations of the Audi A4 DTM and is expecting a potential to reduce the fielding cost by more than 30 percent.
Audi will compete with the same vehicles again in the 2010 season because a progressive moratorium on developments that was decided in August 2009 has precluded the design changes which are typically made in motorsport from year to year.
Consequently, there will be no preparation of – typically four – new race vehicles for the new season, nor the usual continuation of development activities to improve performance capabilities.
This has resulted in significant development cost reductions. Mattias Ekström, Martin Tomczyk, Markus Winkelhock and Alexandre Prémat will continue to drive their race cars from 2009. Oliver Jarvis will take over Tom Kristensen’s vehicle. Mike Rockenfeller will take the wheel of the car previously driven by Oliver Jarvis.
DTM rookie Miguel Molina has received the A4 driven by Katherine Legge last year, while the Briton will drive Mike Rockenfeller’s previous car. Only title defender Timo Scheider has received an A4 DTM (chassis number R14-606) which has not been used in any races before.