While the Silver Arrows continue their battle against Ferrari in Canada, Lucas Auer will be rising to the challenge of the ADAC GT Masters in what constitutes a home race for the current DTM championship leader at Spielberg.
- This is what happened: Weekend results and facts
- News from the Mercedes-AMG Motorsport teams
- Three questions for Lucas Auer
- Social media news: What’s new online?
- This week’s important dates and events
This is what happened: Weekend’s results & facts
- Blancpain GT Series Sprint Cup: Michael Meadows and Raffaele Marciello take the runner-up spot in the first race
News snippets
Canada, here we come: After all the razzamatazz of the Monaco Grand Prix played out on the street circuit in the Principality, F1 heads off to Montréal. Lewis Hamilton knows the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve very well. The three-time World Champion already features five times on the list of winners at Île Notre-Dame, most recently in the past two years at the wheel of a Silver Arrow. But Valtteri Bottas also has fond memories of the Canadian Grand Prix. In 2013, while still driving for Williams, he took the third slot on the grid in qualifying and has made podium appearances in both of the past two seasons. Cars powered by Mercedes engines have achieved 17 Top Three finishes in 22 of the races staged in Montréal, including eight wins.
New app: Mercedes-AMG Petronas Motorsport have released a new app! It is absolutely free and available for iOS or Android. After a simple registration process, the app is immediately ready for use. To mark the launch, there is an exclusive competition with a first prize of a unique experience with the team at the 2017 British Grand Prix. App users are always on pole for the latest news updates and insights from the team. They also get first sight of exclusive video content supplied by the team. And as a bonus to celebrate the launch of the app, registered fans also receive a 10% discount code on official Mercedes fan articles.
Further information: www.mercedesamgf1.com/en/mercedes-amg-f1/officialapp/
GT3 debut in home race: Lucas Auer is one of five Austrians who will be competing in the ADAC GT Masters at Spielberg next weekend. The current DTM championship leader will be making a debut appearance in a BWT Mercedes-AMG GT3 entered by BWT Mücke Motorsport. “I’m looking forward to the weekend,” says Lucas. “It’s my first ever GT3 race, and so I’m intrigued to find out what lies ahead. I have huge respect for the starter field. It’s a very strong one.” He does not foresee any problems adjusting to a different class of car. “Both vehicles have their special characteristics. But as a driver, you have to be able to switch between different types of car.”
Three questions for Lucas Auer
Luggi, you lead the DTM drivers’ championship after two race weekends. What would have been your response if anyone had forecast that before the start of the season?
Lucas Auer: Look, it’s like this – we’ve had four out of eighteen races so far. Of these, I’ve managed to win two, which is crazy in itself. But if you think back over the last few years, there were always drivers who were way out ahead after two race weekends. Then everybody immediately declared “he’s the favourite and he’s going to be the champion”. And ultimately, it came to nothing. Afterwards you don’t even remember that he got his season off to a good start. I’m simply enjoying the fact that it’s going well and that I feel at ease in the team and in the car. But I would be stupid if I started thinking about the championship or anything else at this early stage.
So that means you are fully focused on Budapest at the moment?
Lucas Auer: Correct. And I’ll say this right away – it’s not going to be easy for us. We haven’t looked all that good in recent races on this track. Sure, we now have a new car that has worked so far, but I’m still cautious about making forecasts. However, even if things don’t go perfectly for us, it’s important that we score as many points as possible.
Before you go to Budapest, you have a date at the ADAC GT Masters in Spielberg next weekend. What are your expectations for the weekend?
Lucas Auer: I’m obviously delighted to be driving my first race in a Mercedes-AMG GT3. Added to which, it’s Spielberg and I’ll be partnering Sebastian Asch who is a really strong GT3 driver. I myself don’t have quite as much experience with the car, so the first thing I have to do is develop a feeling for it. But I’m determined to put on a good show.
Social Media News
#StrategyAnalysis: In the Monaco Grand Prix, so much depends on having the right strategy. We take a look behind the scenes and reveal how the team developed the tactics for the street circuit in the Principality…
Watch video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vp9oDCFjFxU
#Highlights: There is so much going on during the most glamorous fixture of the season in Monaco, it’s hard to take it all in. Our brilliant photographer Paul Ripke shows some of the things that may have escaped fans’ attention…
Watch video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=a8pPY-p_YuA
#ChallengeAccepted: See what happens when Valtteri Bottas and Lewis Hamilton go head to head with other members of the team. In our brand-new series, the drivers take on other team members in unorthodox challenges. First up are race engineers Tony Ross and Ricci Musconi.
Watch video – Lewis vs. Ricci: www.youtube.com/watch?v=VNQ9JYH2twE
Watch video – Valtteri vs. Tony: www.youtube.com/watch?v=xOtt6cvUxC0
Upcoming events & dates
| Date | Event |
| Thursday 08/06/2017 | F1: Canadian Grand Prix 2017 – Media Day |
| Friday 09/06/2017 | F1: Canadian Grand Prix 2017 – Practice 1 & 2 |
| Saturday 10/06/2017 | F1: Canadian Grand Prix 2017 – Practice 3 & Qualifying
ADAC GT Masters: Race 1 |
| Sunday 11/06/2017 | F1: Canadian Grand Prix 2017 – Race
ADAC GT Masters: Race 2 |
Source : Mercedes.com
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