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Second group of four drivers begin testing

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All change in Mercedes-AMG #dtm Team for second half of test week
  • Third of four test days this week in Hockenheim
  • Mercedes-AMG #dtm drivers have covered 5,886 km so far this week
  • Gary Paffett: “We've made some progress with the car.”
Date:Thursday 07 April 2016
Circuit:Hockenheimring
Circuit length:4.574 km
Drivers:Paul Di Resta, #danieljuncadella, #garypaffett, #christianvietoris, Robert Wickens
Kilometres covered:2,378
Weather:Morning: Cool with light showersAfternoon: Sunny and partly cloudy
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Car No:312286
Session 1/2:P13 / P12P1 / P2P7 / P6P4 / P15P12 / P11
Combined:P12P2P6P15P11
Laps:8812311094105
Best lap time:1:46.419 / 1:33.7511:42.802 / 1:33.1411:44.462 / 1:33.4171:43.099 / 1:34.3031:46.417 / 1:33.652
Hockenheim: Shift changeover in Mercedes-AMG #dtm Team. On this week's third day of testing, a new group of four drivers took over in the cockpits of the four Mercedes-AMG C 63 #dtm cars being used for the final round of testing before the start of the season at #hockenheim.After Lucas Auer, Maximilian Götz, #danieljuncadella and Esteban Ocon had been in action during the first two days of testing on Tuesday and Wednesday, #pauldiresta, #garypaffett, #christianvietoris and #robertwickens took the cars out for the first time on Thursday this week. Also, #danieljuncadella returned to the cockpit for a tire test with Hankook.All eight drivers in the Mercedes-AMG #dtm Team have now been out on track this week. They have notched up 1.287 laps between them so far during the three days of testing, which equates to 5.886 km.Di Resta, Paffett, Vietoris and Wickens will bring the week of testing to a close on Friday. The team will then return to base in order to prepare the Mercedes-AMG C 63 #dtm cars for the season opener on the weekend of 6th-8th May.Gary Paffett: “The morning was a little disappointing. It rained, and we had no opportunity to test in the dry. Luckily, the whole afternoon stayed fine, so we made some progress with the car. I'm now looking forward to more work on the car tomorrow.”Paul Di Resta: “A tough day in tough conditions. Nevertheless, we worked hard on the car. We've still got a lot to do tomorrow, but I'm optimistic and think that we can continue to improve.”
PosDriverManufacturerTimeLaps
1Mattias EkströmAudi1:32.964118
2Daniel JuncadellaMercedes-Benz1:33.141123
3Martin TomczykBMW1:33.259104
4Timo ScheiderAudi1:33.28599
5Miguel MolinaAudi1:33.413111
6Gary PaffettMercedes-Benz1:33.417110
7Marco WittmannBMW1:33.525129
8Bruno SpenglerBMW1:33.593107
9Adrien TambayAudi1:33.616104
10Nico MüllerAudi1:33.63779
11Robert WickensMercedes-Benz1:33.652105
12Paul Di RestaMercedes-Benz1:33.75188
13Augusto FarfusBMW1:33.837105
14Maxime MartinBMW1:33.972111
15Christian VietorisMercedes-Benz1:34.30394