From the DTM Championship

In the DTM regulations for the year 2010, the focus is even more on costs. This has been decided by the DMSB (Deutscher Motor Sport Bund e.V.) in accordance with Audi and Mercedes-Benz, the manufacturers participating in the DTM.

The main point: the teams are to race with equipment that is largely identical with that of the 2009 season. There will be no elaborate development.

To achieve this, the majority of the car components will be fixed, like it is the case already for the current year-old cars in the DTM.

Especially aerodynamic parts, safety cell and cage, wheel arms, steering system and engine can not be modified any further.

The development stop for performance-relevant parts will come into force on August 17th.

Right after the DTM round at the Nürburgring, the participating manufacturers will hand over reference parts to the DMSB which will be photographed in detail and documented in order to form the right basis for technical inspections.

“We have compiled the content of the 2010 DTM regulations in a close co-operation with the persons in charge at Audi and Mercedes-Benz and experienced a very professional approach”, says DMSB-chairman Torsten Johne about the co-operation with the manufacturers involved in the DTM.

“I am certain that, with the significant limitation of the technical development for the 2010 season, we have made exactly the right step. Thus, we facilitate sport at the highest level, but on the other hand, we are keeping an eye firmly on the costs.”