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Sven Haidinger

DTM curiosity: Did Glock of all people help teammate Ben Dorr to victory?

Does the McLaren team Dorr Motorsport owe its first DTM victory to none other than the stranded Timo Glock? The former Formula 1 pilot parked his McLaren on the track during the Saturday race at the Lausitzring in lap eleven due to a technical defect, which led to a controversial Full-Course-Yellow phase. This gave Glock's teammate Ben Dorr a decisive advantage - and later the win.

Ben Dorr, who gambled on slicks despite the rain after starting from tenth on the grid, was in ninth place before the pit stops - 6.6 seconds behind leader Nicki Thiim, who had also opted for slicks. And the McLaren team's next gamble was also about to pay off.

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