After a dream return in 2012 DTM season, BMW prepares all their weapons to try to regain the top of the German Touring Car Championship in 2014. Nuevo car, M4 Coupe DTM, four teams and eight drivers first line, add to a comprehensive development process and set-up for this year.
Last week, as is tradition, BMW Motorsport employees and delighted fans with a superb display of the cars competing in the DTM 2014 was the official launch just a week before the start of the season, the first appointment, as is also tradition is at Hockenheim today ‘roll-out’.
Despite having won the constructors’ title also in 2013, BMW Motorsport wants to return to the top in the other classifications, for it has prepared thoroughly to a balanced team pilots, very experienced, others who come to make things new, all with one goal, to win.
BMW has been surrounded by the best this year, ZF is one of them, trust is mutual and extend a deal that is almost historic, renowned manufacturer of transmissions and other solutions designed for M4 clutch DTM 2014 and the logo will look on doors car driven by Maxime Martin.
Another partner that has contributed to the development of sports in the plans of BMW DTM 2014 was Akrapovič; Slovenian exhaust manufacturer has brought all his experience to get maximum performance from M4 DTM. MAHLE, in turn, contributes to specific components for motor M4 DTM.
This is another landmark deal, and logo will look at the eight MAHLE BMW cars for this campaign. The company, with a presence in over 140 international markets, has experience in the development of components for the best categories, Formula 1, FIA WEC, WRC, DTM and NASCAR, among others.
On 3rd May 8, 2014 officially starts the 2014 DTM season, which comes with changes consist of three qualifying rounds, not four like last season, this year the format is like the F1. Q3 will last for 13 minutes which fall five pilots, Q2 and Q1 will last 11 minutes each.
This year, only mandatory pit stop, unlike in 2013 there were 2 pits forced by step. Ballasts are also new, 5 kilos will be added to the winning car and the rest of that mark to finish among the 10 first, pilots second best maintain weight, lose third mark of 2.5 if they qualify in the top 10 or 5 if you finish 11th or worse.
Tires ‘option’ Hankook may be used up within 50% of the race, so that strategies will be simpler, facilitating the adoption of only 1 pit stop during the race and making it understandable strategy followers.
As to Hockenheim, known to many, is 4754 meters, 42 laps will be given and must be mentioned that since the return of BMW, the Bavarian brand has been very successful with wins and podiums, the ultimate triumph of the last year repeated in 2014?
BMW Motorsport: ready to succeed in the DTM 2014
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