Mattias Ekström (Audi Sport Team Abt Audi A4 DTM #5)
2nd / 5th, 1m 35.650s (55 laps)
“Today we gathered much information which we will evaluate now and
make the best of in qualifying. I am glad that everyone shows their cards
tomorrow and that things are finally getting serious.“
Tom Kristensen (Audi Sport Team Abt Sportsline Audi A4 DTM #12)
7th / 2nd, 1m 35.660s (49 laps)
“That was my first day on the new Hockenheim track. I like it very much and
obviously also my Audi. I am pleased that we learnt a lot and in addition
we are also among the front runners – that is good reward for the
mechanics who sacrificed their Easter holiday for the preparation of the
cars.“
Martin Tomczyk (Audi Sport Team Abt Audi A4 DTM #6)
14th / 8th, 1m 36.053s (52 laps)
“We worked a lot with the A4, and happily everything went in the right
direction: My long-run was perfect, and we also found a good qualifying
setup – exactly the way I hoped to start the weekend.“
Emanuele Pirro (Audi Sport Infineon Team Joest Audi A4 DTM #44)
15th / 9th, 1m 36.125s (53 laps)
“We have a lot of work to do because the Audi A4 DTM in this configuration
is still quite new for us. We already learnt many things, but we still have
more things to do tomorrow.“
Christian Abt (Audi Sport Team Abt Sportsline Audi A4 DTM #11)
8th / 12th, 1m 36.498s (38 laps)
“Generally I am happy with the car and the start for the season.
Unfortunately I did not drive so much today because we had to search for
an oil leak and therefore lost a lot of time. But that is now resolved, and
now everything is fine.“
Frank Biela (Audi Sport Infineon Team Joest Audi A4 DTM #45)
17th / 18th, 1m 36.785s (38 laps)
“In the morning session I drove only with used tyres saving the new tyres
for the afternoon. That’s why my spin makes me even more unhappy. The
set-up is not yet perfect, otherwise I think I would not have spun. But we
are heading in the right direction. “
Hans-Jürgen Abt (Team Director Audi Sport Team Abt Sportsline)
“It was our task to try out everything with our new car today and to gain
further experience on the Hockenheim track. We succeeded with that, and
we are also among the top runners. Therefore the day was a success –
tomorrow we’ll start the chase for times.“
Ralf Jüttner (Technical Director Audi Sport Infineon Team Joest)
“We’ve got a car in the top 10, so we can be satisfied with our first day in
the new DTM. Unfortunately Frank did not drive so much. Emanuele,
instead, completed a good long-run.“
Dr Wolfgang Ullrich (Head of Audi Motorsport)
“We had an extensive programme and completed the majority of what we
intended. You can see how close the times are. I think, the 2004 DTM is
what we expected: very close. “
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