First up, the DTM, then Formula 1: Lucas Auer has a couple of interesting weeks ahead of him, with the DTM event in Moscow followed by an F1 test debut in Budapest.
- 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: Results and facts
- F1: Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas secure the second Silver Arrows one-two finish of the season
- F1: Mercedes-AMG Petronas Motorsport now lead the Constructors’ World Championship by 55 points
News snippets
Silverstone specialist: Lewis Hamilton is shaping up to be the undisputed ‘King of Silverstone’. Last Sunday, the three-time world champion won his home race for the fourth time in a row. He also recorded the fifth grand slam (start-to-finish victory, pole position and fastest race lap) of his career. This fifth victory on the circuit puts him on level pegging with the other two record winners of the British Grand Prix, Jim Clark and Alain Prost. As early as qualifying, Lewis equalled a record set by British racing legend Clark, namely a fifth Silverstone pole. It was also Hamilton’s 67th F1 pole, just one short of the record set by former world champion Michael Schumacher.
Stat-Attack – Silverstone: But it wasn’t just Lewis Hamilton enhancing his Formula 1 credentials at Silverstone with a fourth win of the campaign. He and his team-mate Valtteri Bottas also made it a second one-two victory for the team this season. The first came in the Canadian Grand Prix in Montreal. Furthermore, Hamilton’s triumph in his home race was the 70th victory in the Formula 1 history of the Silver Arrows. Hamilton had already confirmed the strong qualifying performance of the team this year on Saturday with his sixth pole of 2017. In eight of the ten races so far, an F1 W08 EQ Power+ has started from pole position.
F1 test debut: After the DTM race weekend in Russia, Mercedes-AMG Motorsport DTM driver Lucas Auer will be stopping off in Budapest. There will be two Formula 1 test days at Hungaroring in the week after the Hungarian Grand Prix (28th – 30th July). This is the framework within which the Austrian will be making his F1 test debut for Sahara Force India. “This is really exciting news – the most wonderful moment of my life so far,” says Lucas. “My childhood dream of driving an F1 car is about to come true. I am especially proud to be given this opportunity at Sahara Force India, one of the top teams in Formula 1.” Also invited along is Russian Formula 3 driver Nikita Mazepin. They will each spend half a day in the car on either Tuesday or Wednesday.
Russia, here we come: The 2017 DTM race in Russia will be the fifth time the country has hosted the event. Since the DTM made its debut on the 3.93km Moscow Raceway in the 2013 season, six races have taken place there. For the Mercedes-AMG Motorsport DTM Team, the journey to the half-time fixture is the longest of the campaign. The total round trip from the team headquarters in Affalterbach to Volokolamsk (approximately 80 kilometres northwest of the Russian capital Moscow) and back is about 4,000 kilometres. Mercedes-AMG Motorsport DTM drivers have so far registered two victories on Russian soil: in his championship-winning season 2015, Pascal Wehrlein won the Saturday race in Moscow; one year later, Robert Wickens ran out winner on Saturday in a 1-2-3-4 lockout for the team.
Three questions for Lucas Auer
Lucas, it was announced yesterday that you’ve been invited to a Formula 1 test for Force India. How do you feel about that?
Lucas Auer: Obviously, this is a dream come true. It’s something I’ve been working towards all my life. But again, the focus has to be on the DTM.
But isn’t it difficult in the circumstances to maintain that focus?
Lucas Auer: Not at all. I’m not thinking about the F1 test yet. This weekend, we have DTM races in Moscow. That’s what I’m concentrating on and working towards. I’m in my third year and have at last got myself into a superb position regarding the championship, so I’d have to be stupid to allow myself to become distracted.
How do you rate your chances for the weekend?
Lucas Auer: It’s going to be brutally tough, especially on Saturday. I already see Audi as the favourites. We have to make sure that we finish in the points and come away with as many as possible. Hopefully, we’ll get more out of Sunday. Our objective must be to stay somewhere near the top.
Social Media News
#HomeRace: How does the F1 team start its day at the British Grand Prix? We show the journey from the Mercedes-Benz Silver Arrows Formula 1 factory to the racetrack at Silverstone – in just 90 seconds!
Watch video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ovdp5NwJHo4
#F1Explained: A glimpse behind the scenes of the F1 circus: this is how the fantastic Grand Prix track marshals and paramedics extract a Formula 1 driver from his car in an emergency.
Watch video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=NHGVai_4tpI
#LongtermFuture: The association between the Silver Arrows and title partner PETRONAS is assured for the future. PETRONAS President & Group CEO Datuk Wan Zulkiflee Wan Ariffin tells us how he sees the partnership developing.
Watch video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=f_AvWa_B1r4&t=1s
#F1Live: Incredible scenes during the F1 live event in the streets of London: Valtteri Bottas performs donuts and burnouts on the tarmac of the British capital city.
Watch video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=MHMvZON035k
#TrackPreview: The Moscow Raceway is one of the more recent tracks to be included in the DTM racing calendar. Last year’s race winner Robert Wickens describes the challenging Russian circuit to us in detail.
Watch video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=9z5hVKKk25Q
Upcoming events & dates
| Date | Event |
| Friday 21/07/2017 | DTM: Moscow – Practice 1 |
| Saturday 22/07/2017 | DTM: Moscow – Practice 2 / Qualifying 1 / Race 1 |
| Sunday 23/07/2017 | DTM: Moscow – Practice 3 / Qualifying 2 / Race 2 |
Source : Mercedes.com
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