Factory driver Thomas Preining lost victory in the Oschersleben DTM race to a pitstop infringement, but the exact cause of the penalty wasn't immediately clear. His Manthey EMA team reveals what really went wrong in the pits.
But then a message popped up on the TV screen out of the blue, revealing that Preining had been given a long-lap penalty for a pitstop infringement.
Now, it has been revealed that a Manthey EMA mechanic briefly left one of the rear tyres on the floor of the pitlane before Preining’s car came in for regular service at the end of lap 17. The rules stipulate that the mechanics must hold the rear tyres once they’ve crossed the line separating the garage and the pitlane.
Bizarrely, the mechanic had left the tyre on the floor so he could get his fireproof overalls done up ahead of the pitstop. "He put the tyre down, closed the suit and lifted the tyre back up. But he shouldn't have put the tyre down, he has to hold it in his hand.
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