BMW driver Marco Wittmann scored his first DTM victory in two years by winning Sunday’s race in Solder.

The two-time German Touring Car Series champion started from the pole and retained the lead in the first corner, as he did on the restart a few laps after the safety car due to Vincent Abril’s departure. In fact, for the entire race, Wittmann’s lead position was only threatened as the wave of pit stops progressed. The German stopped two laps ahead of his main pursuer Lucas Auer, but the “trim” from the Austrian did not work. Wittman got back in front, fended off the attack and soon pulled away by more than a second.

Auer was subsequently given a five-second penalty for speeding in the pit lane, so he dropped out of the race not only for the win, but also for the podium. Deprived of his only real competitor, Wittman had no trouble bringing the race to a winning finish and won for the first time since Brands Hatch 2019.

Auer crossed the finish line second, but moved up to fifth place due to penalties. Maximilian Goetz came in second that way, with Liam Lawson moving up to third.

Former F1 driver Alex Albon, who finished third on Saturday, finished sixth.

The racer team Dale Coyne Racing in the IndyCar series Romain Grozhan can sign a contract with a famous team Andretti Autosport.

After a long career in Formula 1, Romain moved to the ocean and managed to establish himself, already in his third race on the road version of Indianapolis, winning the pole and climbing to the podium.

Andretti Autosport puts four cars on a full schedule for the 2021 season, piloted by Alexander Rossi, Ryan Hunter-Reay, James Hinchcliffe and Colton Herta. In the event of a move to Andretti, Grosjean will replace 2012 champion Hunter-Reay, who has not won since Sonoma 2018. According to British Autosport, a large transport company DHL, Andretti’s longtime partner in the series, is interested in the deal.

“I think Romain is happy with us, although I understand that many other teams are interested in him,” said team owner Dale Coyne. – Andretti has a good team, and we understand if the pilot has a desire to be there, but I still hope that we will continue to work together for next year. Romain has a great rapport with the race engineer and a good relationship with everyone in the team.”

McLaren Group announced Thursday the sale of its Applied division, which develops high-tech “green” products in the field of vehicle monitoring and electrification systems. UK-based investment firm Greybull Capital became the new owner of the division. The transaction, the amount of which is not disclosed, will not affect the operating activities of McLaren Applied.

The sale of McLaren Applied – another step in the program of restructuring the company’s assets, the lion’s share of income which generates the lion’s share of the income of the car division McLaren Automotive. McLaren faced severe cash shortages last year amid a pandemic, but thanks to investments from Gulf investors and a sale-leaseback deal for the Technology Center, it was able to stay afloat.

“The sale of the Applied division is another step in making McLaren Group a more profitable and narrowly focused company,” McLaren Group chief executive Paul Walsh was quoted as saying by the press office. – McLaren is now fully committed to a strategy to achieve our ambitions of becoming a global premium supercar manufacturer and an elite motorsports business backed by a strong financial structure.

As for McLaren Applied, we are delighted that the investment from Greybull will enable the company to continue to innovate and move towards becoming a world-class technology and analytics business.

Team Aston Martin remained dissatisfied with the decision of the FIA, which did not accept its new arguments in the situation with the disqualification of Sebastian Vettel in the Hungarian Grand Prix. An official statement said another appeal was possible.

“The appeal for reconsideration is rejected on the grounds that the new facts are not relevant compared to the demand for 1 liter of fuel. The team is considering filing an appeal,” Aston Martin said in a statement.

The team cited fuel pump problems as evidence of its innocence, but the FIA said the malfunction could not be an excuse for not having a fuel sample to test.