DTM: Paffett chases Scheider

Hockenheim, after hosting the opening round of the DTM, will be the scene of the last race of the season. Two candidates are still in the running to win the title in the discipline, with Mattias Ekström now out of the race. Gary Paffet and Timo Scheider are thus the two contenders for the final victory, with an advantage for the German driver, who has a seven-point lead before this last race.

Despite everything, Gary Paffet remains very motivated by the idea of ​​getting back on his rival. The Brit takes his performances this year as an example. “ I won my last race (in Dijon, editor's note) starting from eighth place on the grid, and I won another race starting seventh. »

However, the mission will not be easy for the pilot Mercedes, who must gain seven points from his opponent. The Briton must win the race and hope that Timo Scheider does not do better than sixth, or finish second counting on an eighth place from the German. “ I have to close a gap of seven points in a single race and I am fully determined to do everything I can to do it and win the championship. »

But, winner in Dijon, Gary Paffett will have to count on an additional handicap of ten kilos. “ It will cost us two tenths per lap, warns Paffett. But I have nothing to lose and everything to gain. »