Tom Kristensen (Audi Sport Team Abt Sportsline Audi A4 DTM #12)
1st / 3rd, 1m 34.770s (58 laps)
“The concentrated work we have done during the tests in March paid off.
Today, my A4 DTM was immediately very fast. That was a very good Friday
test, everything went much better than at Hockenheim. Now we will
carefully examine the data and continue like this tomorrow.“
Mattias Ekström (Audi Sport Team Abt Audi A4 DTM #5)
3rd / 6th, 1m 35.262s (58 laps)
“Not everything ran totally perfect today but nevertheless we completed a
good long-run and gathered much information for tomorrow’s practice.
This track definitely suits our Audi A4 DTM better than Hockenheim,
although overtaking is going to be very difficult on this narrow track.“
Christian Abt (Audi Sport Team Abt Sportsline Audi A4 DTM #11)
4th / 18th, 1m 35.273s (50 laps)
“I tested a lot and tried out many different set-ups. Today, I focussed on
working towards the race - tomorrow morning I will look for a perfect
qualifying configuration.“
Martin Tomczyk (Audi Sport Team Abt Audi A4 DTM #6)
5th / 15th, 1m 35.378s (47 laps)
“It was difficult to reach a good set-up today because track conditions were
forever changing. Generally, the track has little grip which does not make
life particularly easy. The track is demanding but really fun to drive.“
Emanuele Pirro (Audi Sport Infineon Team Joest Audi A4 DTM #44)
14th / 11th, 1m 35.632s (59 laps)
“I did not find a good set-up this morning but things improved during the
afternoon. My ‚long run’ was quite good, recording my fastest lap at the
beginning.“
Frank Biela (Audi Sport Infineon Team Joest Audi A4 DTM #45)
11th / 13th, 1m 35.782s (60 laps)
“In the morning session, I went quite well on old tyres although the track
was slower in the afternoon. The handling of the car was not bad but we
must make detail improvements. Every tenth counts, you can see how
close the field is.“
Hans-Jürgen Abt (Team Director Audi Sport Team Abt Sportsline)
“We did not chase times today but worked exclusively for Sunday. On this
track, the tyre wear is an important topic so we needed to collect as much
data as possible. We showed today good team work and split up our
programme amongst all four drivers. With all their data, we are well
prepared for the weekend.“
Ralf Jüttner (Technical Director Audi Sport Infineon Team Joest)
“We still have work to do but we are not unhappy. Compared to
Hockenheim, the gap to the front has become a little smaller. Frank was
immediately fast on old tyres, Emanuele found a good set-up in the
afternoon. Unfortunately it began to drizzle exactly in the moment we went
out again on fresh tyres.“
Dr Wolfgang Ullrich (Head of Audi Motorsport)
“17 cars within a second – this shows how competitive the field is. All cars
completed their programmes without major problems. Tom was fastest,
Mattias drove a very good ‚long-run’ – we have a very good basis.“
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