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Ferdinand Habsburg surprised with pole position in qualifying for the DTM season sixteenth race at Zolder. In the title fight, leader Rene Rast returns to deliver.
René Rast continues to deliver in the fight for the DTM title: in qualifying for the sixteenth race of the season at Zolder, the 33-year-old was placed in the front row.
This time it was not enough for pole position as WRT driver Ferdinand Habsburg surprisingly snatched it from him in the last second.
But: Rast left his title rivals behind and has good prerequisites for his fourth win in a row. A week ago, Rast started the race to catch up with three hits on Zolder. Rast was 46 points behind leader Nico Müller.
Rast is now the leader of the table and with his two points he is second on the grid with 279 points. Müller is still at 267 points, he only made it to starting position five.
“I’m not satisfied at all,” said Rast, whose first fastest lap, which would have been enough for pole, was canceled for failing to comply with the course limits. “With the second set of tires I was always in traffic. It would have been more, “Rast said:” Every point counts, so it’s important to stand in front of the other two. “
Müller fights
Müller recently struggled a bit with fate. “We led the championship for two-thirds of the season and I always had the foundation that gave me the confidence that I could win every day. But now the rhythm is not there and I don’t feel strong enough in the races, ”said Müller.
Third in the league for the title, teammate Robin Frijns came third, the Dutchman now has 263 points. WRT driver Fabio Scherer is in fourth place between Frijns and Müller.
Behind Müller are Jonathan Aberdein (BMW), Jamie Green (Audi), BMW driver Philipp Eng, Audi driver Mike Rockenfeller and Robert Kubica (ART) in positions six to 10.
