Rast: "I love it here"
Zehntausende Fans erlebten am Sonntag einen echten Rennkrimi. Die Hauptdarsteller: René Rast und Thomas Preining. Letztere heftete sich im letzten Drittel des Rennens ans Heck von Rast. Der BMW-Routinier verteidigte seine Position bis ins Ziel und wiederholte seinen Sieg aus dem Vorjahr. „Gewinnen ist natürlich immer super, speziell auf dem Red Bull Ring. Ich liebe es hier“, strahlte Rast nach seinem Triumph.
Tens of thousands of fans witnessed a real racing thriller on Sunday. The main actors: René Rast and Thomas Preining. The Austrian clung on to the rear of Rast in the final third of the race, but the BMW veteran was able to defend his position to the finish and repeat his victory from the previous year. “Winning is always great, of course, especially at the Red Bull Ring, said Rast with a beaming smile after the race. “I love it here.”
Preining: "The fans are great"
Preining may have had to settle for P2 on the track, but off it, he was the clear number one. The fans decked out in red-white-red took every opportunity to rub shoulders with the reigning champion, including the pit walk and Meet the Drivers. “When the time came to sign autographs, it got pretty hectic,” said Preining. “The fans are great.” Dakar Rally hero Matthias Walkner also lined up for a selfie with the local favourite on the grid.
Various other sporting celebrities were also spotted in the DTM paddock at the Red Bull Ring, including German Olympic rowing champion Oliver Zeidler, 2018 Hahnenkamm winner Thomas Dreßen and the newly crowned endurance world champion in the LMGT3 class, Klaus Bachler.
Volles Programm, das unter die Haut geht
Fans – big and small – experienced an unforgettable weekend with autograph sessions, VIP talks and a ball pit. And the best part? On a booked service road tour, visitors were able to feel several hundred horsepower up close. They drove along the Grand Prix track in specially provided vehicles, just a few meters away from the curbs where the DTM cars raced past.
