{"id":4178,"date":"2022-07-19T01:45:00","date_gmt":"2022-07-19T01:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eurotuningnews.com\/?p=4178"},"modified":"2022-07-06T11:46:13","modified_gmt":"2022-07-06T11:46:13","slug":"kelvin-van-der-linde-you-can-feel-the-passion-of-the-abt-family-for-motorsport","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.eurotuningnews.com\/?p=4178","title":{"rendered":"Kelvin van der Linde: \u201cYou can feel the passion of the ABT family for motorsport\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The DTM will be racing at Imola in Emilia-Romagna next weekend (Saturday and Sunday, both races from 1 PM CEST on ProSieben). Kelvin van der Linde will not be travelling by plane to \u201cBella Italia\u201d this time. The South African, who lives near Kempten, has been provided with an ABT RS6-S by his team, in which he sets off from Kempten on his way to Imola. His brother Sheldon accompanies him on the road trip. The two have created quite a few headlines in recent weeks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Team ABT Sportsline, ABT Audi R8 LMS GT3 evo II (#3 Kelin van der Linde)\r\rTeam ABT Sportsline, ABT Audi R8 LMS GT3 evo II (#7 Ricardo Feller)\r\rTeam ABT Sportsline, ABT Audi R8 LMS GT3 evo II (#33 Ren\u00e9 Rast)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Congratulations on winning the 24-hour race at the N\u00fcrburgring. How important was this success after the difficult DTM weekend at the Lausitzring?
A victory in this race is always something very special. For me, it was the second victory at the N\u00fcrburgring after 2017. I know by now what great importance this race has in the German motorsport scene and how difficult it is to win the thing. After the low at the Lausitzring, the victory was of course perfect to get my confidence back and to know that I haven\u2019t forgotten how to drive. Sometimes you need that kind of motivation in this rollercoaster ride through the motorsport world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How many congratulations did you get?
I was really surprised. It\u2019s crazy how much there is on social media these days, especially on Instagram. Unfortunately, it\u2019s impossible to answer all of that in person. I can only say a big thank you to the fans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Now it\u2019s back to the DTM. Have you found out what happened at the Lausitzring in the meantime?
Yes \u2013 and first of all I have to thank the team. It showed once again how strong this team is. Nobody doubted me. We sat down together in the company first thing on Monday morning and discussed how to find out what the problem was. The first suggestion was that we go testing, which is extremely difficult at the moment because there are no tyres. But we did it anyway and went to Hockenheim with four mechanics. We did it super-small, but at the end of the day, good things came out of it. We found out that there was a knot in the Lausitzring set-up. We found that out first thing in the morning and I went into the pits with a grin on my face. From that moment on, I was sure that things would go forward again at Imola. We now know what things we have to pay attention to, especially with the new evo package and hope that something like what occurred at the Lausitzring won\u2019t happen to us again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You probably also realised at the Lausitzring that you can\u2019t afford the slightest weakness in the 2022 DTM season.
Quite clearly. We\u2019re talking about details that might bring three tenths of a second. But these three tenths of a second that I was missing compared to Ricardo (Feller) and Ren\u00e9 (Rast) make up ten, twelve places. Last year, you might still have been able to finish in the top ten or even in the top five. This year, everything really has to be perfect on both sides: the driver, as well as the car. But as I said, the Lausitzring has made us even stronger. As a team, we didn\u2019t start doubting each other, but looked at the facts and tried to find a solution. That was strong and positive.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The DTM will be racing at Imola in Emilia-Romagna next weekend (Saturday and Sunday, both races from 1 PM CEST on ProSieben). Kelvin van der Linde will not be travelling by plane to \u201cBella Italia\u201d this time. The South African, who lives near Kempten, has been provided with an ABT RS6-S by his team, in … <\/p>\n

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