Timo Scheider (GW:plus/Top Service Audi A4 DTM 2009 #1), 2nd place: “I concentrated on the start and the start did go well, but on the outside I chose not to take any risk against Paul (Di Resta). So, I was a good boy and got right in line. I had no problem following him. Then the small chaos broke loose. There was a lot of traffic, even at the first pit stop. At the second stop, there was a problem at the right rear. Things weren’t so easy today. That’s why I’m very happy with second place. This has enabled me to extend my lead of the championship.”
Martin Tomczyk (Red Bull Cola Audi A4 DTM 2009 #6), 3rd place: “Advancing from fifth to third place is a good showing because overtaking is difficult at Brands Hatch. The whole strategy fit, and so did the whole race as a matter of fact. I had a great duel with Bruno (Spengler). That was tough but I was a step ahead and managed to overtake him. I’m also happy about our team performance. Timo (Scheider) was able to extend his lead of the championship. That was our goal.”
Mattias Ekström (Red Bull Audi A4 DTM 2009 #5), 5th place: “Honestly speaking, my race was pretty boring. I started from position seven and had a good start. Still, I wasn’t able to prevent Gary Paffett from overtaking me. In the second turn a Mercedes pushed me onto the grass a little and I lost a position. After that, nothing else happened. I drove as best I could. The car felt very good. I definitely had the pace of the front runners. When you start from seventh and run in eighth place after the first lap you can be happy to finish in fifth place.”
Mike Rockenfeller (S line Audi A4 DTM 2008 #11), 7th place: “In the warm-up my car was great to drive. It was really a lot of fun. In the race I was struggling with under-steer, which was partially due to the fact that I was following other cars. I don’t know if it was just a matter of our lack of down-force or whether our set-up was not optimal for the temperatures during the race. In any event, it was a good race. I’m satisfied. ‘Thank you’ to the team for two great pit stops. Starting from twelfth on the grid and finishing in seventh place is okay - you can’t do any better than that.”
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