2012 DTM Season

[Xosé Estrada]

Molina is in, now only Mehri left to be confirmed at Mercedes, live TV coverage confirmed Spain, and we are ready to go.

 

[Xosé Estrada]

No easy to compare as DTMs now aren't touring cars anymore.

 

[Caramidaru Andrei Bogdan]

like Xose said,today's DTM's are not touring cars anymore so kinda they lost there apeal,at least for me
also i like the E30 but i am a bigger fan off big touring cars like this 635Csi

 

[Hampus Andersson]

LET THE GAMES BEGIN!

 

[Simon Melhuish]

Single seater drivers Robert Wickens and Roberto Merhi have been pointed out to be the top candidates for two of the remaining seats at Mercedes in the 2012 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters.
Wickens, who won the Formula Renault 3.5 series last year, was according to The Globe and Mail on his way to GP2 this year with Carlin, the team he claimed the Formula Renault title with. But as Carlin confirmed Max Chilton and Rio Haryanto for GP2 this year, the Wickens is reported to be set for Mercedes and DTM.

Spaniard Merhi won the Formula 3 Euro Series in 2011 and got to test the new Mercedes C-Coupé DTM as prize for his title earlier this year.

Source: TouringCarTimes

 

[Simon Melhuish]

David Coulthard is going to continue for Mercedes in the 2012 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters.
"In 2012, the DTM enters a new era. New cars, new technical regulations and a third manufacturer [BMW] promise to make the championship more exciting than ever before. That's why I'm looking forward even more to my third year with Mercedes-Benz in this highly competitive championship," said Coulthard.
The Mercedes driver starts his third straight DTM season this year, after finishing 16th in the championship last year.
"In the past two years, I've had to learn a lot about the engineering, the driving technique and about DTM racing in general. I know my team well now and, after 15 years as a member of the Mercedes-Benz family, I feel really at home. In 2012, I want to continue my progress and post some respectable results," said Coulthard.

The Scot has got a first taste of the new Mercedes AMG C -Coupé DTM and is positive.
"My first impressions of our DTM Mercedes AMG C-Coupé are very positive - especially the paddle shift on the steering wheel, which I know very well from my time in Formula 1," said Coulthard.

Source: TouringCarTimes

 

[Dino Paolini]

Show event is kind of a "shoot-out" i presume?

The show event last year was a Race of Champions type thing with Audi vs Mercedes competing aganainst each other 1 on 1 in a tournament
Now they have to include BMW into it someway^^

 

[Bram Hengeveld]

Lets hope he starts performing now. Can't understand apart from the marketing value why DC still has a seat in the DTM.

 

[Bram Hengeveld]

In special LOL-livery

 

[Hampus Andersson]

All in 1920x1280, enjoy!

I really hope we get to see these liveries on one of the teams cars.

If that is the case it would be,

BMW
Crowne Plaza
Castrol
Post Office

Mercedes
AMG Livery
Post Office
Unknown

Audi
Audi Livery
Post Office
Unkown

 

[Manuel De Samaniego]

That Mercedes looks epic

 

[Peter Eckhardt]

That is horrible, they look exactly the same : Look at the shape : No i like the racing cars from past DRM or Touring car from 1960-1980

 

[Simon Melhuish]

I think the BMW looks great... im not biased, honest

 

[Hampus Andersson]

Racing should be better this year with more mechanical grip and less aerodynamic grip.

I wonder if the rear arch of the BMW is just a dummy or the gap will be that big.

 

[Knut Omdal Tveito]

That is horrible, they look exactly the same : Look at the shape : No i like the racing cars from past DRM or Touring car from 1960-1980

I like the cars, but I have too agree with you the similarity is quite striking. Just a quick overlay:


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[Hampus Andersson]

...aaaand we can scratch the M livery...

 

[Simon Melhuish]

Glad they released this livery at last to public

 

[Bram Hengeveld]

 

[Bram Hengeveld]

 

[Bram Hengeveld]