Defending champion Max Götz raced through downtown Leoben yesterday in his DTM car. Also present: Ralf Schumacher offspring David. It was the warm-up for the race weekend in Spielberg. In an interview with the “Krone”, they explained what the two DTM drivers have in common with Austria.
Normally the main square in Leoben is a pedestrian zone. But yesterday there was a special permit for a very special car. Max Götz, current champion of the DTM, was allowed to do a few laps around the main square in his original DTM race car in the run-up to the Spielberg races at the weekend. A real spectacle that was also great fun for Götz. The native German is a big Austria fan. Even his only fan club is from Austria. Around 30 people from Salzburg have been following Götz’s path for 18 years, following him to almost every race. “It all started with camping in Brno. My current fan club happened to have the seat next to my father at the time. A chat turned into friendship. They’ve been supporting me ever since. i love austria When I come to Spielberg, there are banners with my name everywhere. That motivates,” beams the 36-year-old, who is one of the few drivers in the world who always wears glasses in races. He once beat Vettel. “Contact lenses are not an issue for me. And without it, I wouldn’t be able to see anything at 4.5 dioptres.” In Spielberg, Götz, who was once Lewis Hamilton’s team-mate in Formula 3 and defeated Sebastian Vettel in Formula BMW, wants to achieve a top place. “Last year I was second and third. I would like to do that again.” In addition to Götz, David Schumacher was also a guest in Leoben yesterday. The offspring of ex-Formula 1 star Ralf is driving a debut season in the DTM and is chasing his first points in Spielberg. There are always tips from the famous dad: “Without him I would never have gotten this far. I even have his former engineer on the team,” says Schumacher, who was born and raised in Salzburg and now lives in the city of Mozart again. The 20-year-old cannot judge whether his last name is also a burden: “I don’t know it any other way.” But he is also living the big dream of Formula 1.
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