A costly mishap for Mercedes-AMG Team Winward: Both Maro Engel and teammate Jules Gounon were handed a penalty lap during Sunday's DTM race at the Lausitzring due to a breach of the pit stop regulations. In both stops, the same mechanic failed to maintain constant contact with the wheel. The run through the penalty zone, which accounts for five seconds, dropped Engel from fifth to tenth place, before he eventually finished seventh.
This leaves him one point behind leader Matteo Cairoli and tied with Lucas Auer for second place in the standings. But how did the blunder happen? "Unfortunately, it happened twice today that during the first stop, one of the two fitters basically placed the wheel against his shins," explains team manager Steve Buschmann.
