The new DTM (German Touring Car) season kicks off this weekend. This is the first season under the new spec cars, heavily based on GT3 specifications. This is good nees as the previous DTM seasons had less and less manufacturer interest and ended being BMW and Audi the only ones left.
The change of car means there are a lot of renewed interest and we will get to see some familiar names on the grid, including Alex Albon, the Van Der Linde brothers and DTM familiars like Timo Glock.
There has been some banter about GT3 drivers having an immidiate upper hand, but the racing should be nice and close.
All races are available on grid.dtm.com and the old Tube. Round 1 is at Monza this weekend and the cars sound amazing in FP1!
The DTM faithful has been moaning about the new spec. They complain that GT3 specialists (like the van der Linde brothers) have an advantage as the cars are pretty much GT3 spec now.
When the flag changed from the old regime I was very resistant to the new look. But I can faithfully say now I am proud of my flag and country. I love what it represents.
