DTM - Rosenqvist will contest the end of the season with Mercedes

Replacing Esteban Ocon since the Frenchman's tenure in F1, Swede Felix Rosenqvist has been confirmed by Mercedes to finish the 2016 DTM season.

Published on 16/09/2016 à 14:23

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DTM – Rosenqvist will contest the end of the season with Mercedes

Only confirmed piecemeal since its official debut in Moscow, Felix Rosenqvist will remain at the wheel of the Mercedes-AMG C63 from Team ART until the end of the season in Hockenheim on October 15 and 16.

Author of an encouraging debut in Russia, with a tenth place as his first result, the Swede followed up the Moscow meeting with the Nürburgring event last weekend.

“Felix has shown strong performances in the last four races, and even exceeded our expectations, comments Ullrich Fritz, boss of DTM at Mercedes. We therefore decided to let him race in the last DTM rounds. »

The end of the season will be busy for the Swede between the two DTM rounds in Hungary and Hockenheim, the final of the Blancpain GT Series Sprint Cup with AKKA-ASP in Barcelona, and the preparations for the third season of the Formula e, which he will contest with Mahindra Racing.