As for me, I just do the best as I can possibly do and that is another thing about DTM, if you are driving a lesser car, you could be driving it well enough to win races, but the car underneath doesn’t have what it takes so if you finish sixth, seventh or eighth it doesn’t matter. You have win races in GP2 and be with the best teams but being in a 2005 DTM car is different – I just need to be am consistent so that they know what I am able to do. If I finish tenth, it impresses them and since I have been running in the middle of the Audis, I think I can get into a position to score some points.
Of course this is a change from racing in GP2, but the transition has not been a problem. The DTM car is fast and has a lot of grip, although it's heavier and the vision is terrible when you first get in, making you worried about getting it out of the garage let alone driving it on the track!
It does feel a little bit different but you soon realise it is a proper racing car and you soon settle in. They do feel a little bit different, particularly over a race distance. I think it is because it is a long race and the balance can change dramatically and that can be hard to manage in these cars because it changes a lot.
Still, this is definitely a more professional championship. In GP2 you cannot earn a living because they don't pay you and it costs millions instead. There comes a point in your career where you have to make a decision, but you still want to be in a professional championship and since Formula 1 is so difficult to get into, you have to look elsewhere.
You can get into
F1 from DTM, but then it comes down to backing again. DTM is a very high profile championship, particularly with the amount of British drivers, and it’s big in Germany with great TV coverage, so it does give you a platform to get the money you need to get into
Formula 1.
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