Nuerburgring, 28th August, 2022
Felipe Fraga’s twelfth place and Nick Cassidy’s retirement wrap
up a weekend devoid of satisfaction for the AF Corse Red Bull
Alphatauri Ferraris. After an overnight BoP change, the two 488
GT3 Evo 2020s were forced to head off from mid-pack, with Fraga
and Cassidy starting 16th and 19th respectively.
More collisions
The race saw Cassidy get off to a brilliant start, allowing him to
climb numerous positions up the order to twelfth place, while
Fraga slipped back to twenty-first. Cassidy tried to close in on the
top ten but once again a collision – this time the work of Engel –
sent the New Zealander into a spin, who pitted on lap seven just
as the Safety Car was being deployed. The no. 37 driver slowed
down – excessively so according to race stewards – and
subsequently received a 10” sanction. Fraga, who had held 14th
spot until that point, was also penalised for contact.
Heading to Spa
On lap 27 Cassidy made a final withdrawal into the pits, while
Fraga concluded the race in twelfth place. Celebrating victory was
Luca Stolz, in a Mercedes, while Sheldon Van Der Linde, who, in
spite of a ninth place finish, lengthened his lead in the general
standings over Bortolotti, now lying 21 points behind.
The next DTM race is scheduled for the weekend of 11 September
at Spa-Francorchamps.
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