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\u201cThe crew of our third car has had a pretty frustrating 2021 DTM season,\u201d says Hans-J\u00fcrgen Abt. \u201cNow their eyes are shining again. I am sure that Ricardo has the necessary talent to establish himself in the DTM and can become a big player. All of us at ABT are looking forward to racing with him.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The deal was set up by Christian Scherer, who, with his Scherer Group, is one of ABT Sportsline\u2019s most important business partners. \u201cRicardo\u2019s family has a car dealership in Switzerland,\u201d says CEO Christian Scherer. \u201cThat\u2019s how we met at the end of 2019. Since then, I have tried to support Ricardo as much as possible. I am very happy that we could attract him as an ambassador and driver for Scherer Sport.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ricardo Feller will make his DTM debut in Portim\u00e3o (Portugal) at the end of April. A total of eight events with two races each are scheduled in the 2022 DTM.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Three questions for Ricardo Feller<\/p>\n\n\n\n
How did you get into motorsport?
Ricardo Feller: \u201cBy chance: we moved near an indoor kart track. I went there with my dad and then wanted to do it more and more. I got my own go-kart \u2013 actually just for fun. But the attraction was there to race. Then came the Swiss championship and so it went up one step at a time to the world championship. We didn\u2019t have the financial means to keep up with the factory teams there \u2013 it costs a fortune in a team like that. Thanks to sponsors and the family, I made the step into Formula 4, but after half a year we realized that for financial reasons that was not our league either.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
What happened next?
\u201cI wanted to drive in the Audi Sport TT Cup for fun. We could have managed the budget. During pre-season testing for the TT Cup, Sepp Haider took notice of me and made sure that I was in a GT3 car as soon as possible. I then never drove in the TT Cup, but instead went directly to the GT Masters \u2013 a series that has a very high level.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
What are your expectations going into your first DTM season?
\u201cI\u2019m going to go full throttle and I\u2019m looking forward to the challenge. The DTM has always been my dream. I\u2019m very grateful to Christian Scherer for putting me in touch with ABT Sportsline and for helping me a lot already. The biggest difference to the GT Masters is that I will have a car to myself. I\u2019m looking forward to seeing what happens when I don\u2019t have to make any more setup compromises. It worked well with Christopher Mies last year, but I\u2019m still looking forward to it. I immediately felt at home at ABT Sportsline and I\u2019m convinced I\u2019m in the right team.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
ABT Sportsline has signed another top driver for the DTM: Ricardo Feller (21\/CH) will become the teammate of Ren\u00e9 Rast (35\/D) and Kelvin van der Linde (25\/ZA) in the 2022 season. Feller is considered a super talent and a diamond in the rough. In the 2017 season, the Swiss driver, who was just 16 years … <\/p>\n