I-TMD isengozini? I-Mercedes-Benz iyasuka futhi ilibangise ku-Formula E

Isimemezelo esimangazayo seMercedes-Benz sibeka wonke umqhudelwano engcupheni. I-Mercedes-Benz izohoxa ku-DTM (Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters) ekupheleni kwesizini ka-2018, igxile kuFormula E, ezoba yingxenye yayo ngesizini ka-2019-2020.

Isu elisha lomkhiqizo waseJalimane livumela ukuthi libekwe ezindaweni ezimbili ezidlulele zamanje ze-motorsport: I-Formula 1, eqhubeka isiyalo sendlovukazi, ehlanganisa ubuchwepheshe obuphezulu nendawo yokuncintisana edinga kakhulu; kanye ne-Formula E, emele uguquko olwenzeka ngokufana embonini yezimoto.

I-Mercedes-Benz ibe ngenye yezinto ezivame ukuba khona e-DTM futhi ibe ngumkhiqizi ophumelele kakhulu ekuqeqesheni kusukela lapho yasungulwa ngo-1988. Kusukela lapho, isiphathe imiqhudelwano yabashayeli abayi-10, imiqhudelwano yamaqembu ayi-13 kanye nemiqhudelwano eyisithupha yabakhiqizi (kuhlanganisa i-DTM ene-ITC). Uphinde wazuza amawini angu-183, izikhundla zezigxobo ezingu-128 kanye nokukhuphuka kwama-podium angu-540.

Iminyaka esiyichithe ku-DTM iyohlale ihlonishwa njengenye yezahluko ezibalulekile emlandweni wezemidlalo yezimoto kwaMercedes-Benz. Ngifuna ukubonga wonke amalungu eqembu athi ngomsebenzi wawo omuhle asize ukwenza iMercedes-Benz ingumkhiqizi ophumelele kakhulu kuze kube manje. Nakuba ukuphuma kuzokuba nzima kithina sonke, sizokwenza konke phakathi nale sizini nelandelayo ukuqinisekisa ukuthi siyakwazi ukunqoba izicoco eziningi ze-DTM ngaphambi kokuthi sihambe. Sikweleta abalandeli bethu nakithi.

U-Toto Wolff, uMqondisi Omkhulu kanye neNhloko yakwaMercedes-Benz Motorsport

Futhi manje, i-Audi ne-BMW?

Ngakho-ke i-DTM ilahlekelwa ngomunye wabadlali bayo abakhulu, ehola i-Audi ne-BMW, abanye abakhiqizi ababambe iqhaza, ukuthi baphinde bahlole ukuqhubeka kwayo kulo mkhakha.

I-Audi besele “ithuse” ingxenye yomhlaba ngokushiya uhlelo lwe-LMP, olulethe impumelelo engenakubalwa kusukela ekuqaleni kwekhulunyaka, kungaba ku-WEC (World Endurance Champioship) noma kuma-24 Hours of Le Mans. Uhlobo lweringi luphinde lwanquma ukuya kuFormula E.

Ekhuluma ne-Autosport, inhloko yezezimoto zakwa-Audi uDieter Gass uthe: “Siyazisola ngesinqumo seMercedes-Benz sokuhoxa ku-DTM […] Imiphumela ye-Audi nokuziphatha ayikacaci okwamanje... Manje kufanele sihlaziye isimo esisha. ukuthola isixazululo noma ezinye izindlela ze-DTM.”

I-BMW yenza izitatimende ezifanayo ngoJens Marquardt, inhloko yayo yezezimoto: “Kuyadabukisa kakhulu ukuthi sizwe ngokuhoxa kweMercedes-Benz ku-DTM […] Manje sidinga ukuhlola lesi simo esisha”.

I-DTM ingaphila ngabakhi ababili kuphela. Lokhu kwenzekile kakade phakathi kuka-2007 no-2011, lapho kuphela i-Audi ne-Mercedes-Benz ebambe iqhaza, i-BMW ibuya ngo-2012. Ukuze ugweme ukuwa komqhudelwano, uma i-Audi ne-BMW benquma ukulandela ezinyathelweni ze-Mercedes-Benz, izixazululo zizodingeka. . Kungani ungacabangi imibono yabanye abakhi? Mhlawumbe umkhiqizi othile wase-Italy, akukho okungajwayelekile ku-DTM…