Max visits the DTM finale at Hockenheim
Published on 16 October 2015 by Niels Hendrix
The oldest DTM driver receives support by the youngest Formula 1 driver of all time in the finale at Hockenheim. The 18-year-old Dutchman Max Verstappen is keeping his fingers crossed for the two-time DTM champion Mattias Ekström (37 from Sweden).
The two race drivers are linked by a common partner. Ekström competes in an Audi sporting the colors of Red Bull in the DTM in an amazing 14th year now. Max has been a member of the Austrian energy drink manufacturers’ sporting line-up since last season.
“DTM is a very professional championship with cool looking cars and exciting races”, says Max, after taking a seat in the Red Bull RS 5 DTM of Ekström. “Mattias is a very strong driver. As Red Bull-guy I am delighted with his success.”
“I greatly respect what Max has achieved in his young years,” says Ekström. “His abilities were obvious already in Formula 3 and he’s now confirming them in Formula 1 as well. I’ve been watching his career even more intensively ever since he joined the Red Bull family. That he’s interested in other motorsport categories shows that Max is a true racer. This is something we have in common.”
Max will also be supporting Mikaela Ahlin-Kottulinsky, his 22-year-old Swedish girlfriend. She races in the Audi Sport TT Cup. At the Norisring, earlier this year, she made it on to the podium. In the championship she’s currently in tenth, with the final races lined up this weekend at Hockenheim.
