How serious was the retirement threat from former champion Thomas Preining at the Norisring weekend really? After a disappointing Saturday race in Nuremberg, the Manthey Porsche driver settled scores with the Balance of Performance (BoP) in the DTM and said in an interview with Motorsport-Total.com, "I'm really close to saying: There's no point anymore, I'm stopping."
Three weeks later, the 28-year-old dominated at Oschersleben, securing two poles and nearly two victories, had the final pit stop not gone wrong. But how does he view his statements today? "Generally, obviously, those are heat of the moment things," says the Austrian.
