DTM: Maini has a difficult Norisring weekend after Race 1 crash
Arjun Maini completed a difficult two weekends in DTM as he is still searching for a points finish since his last one.
Arjun Maini had difficult two weekends in DTM in Imola and Norisring with Haupt Racing Team driving the #36 Mercedes-AMG GT3 machine. In the latter, he was seventh in FP1 and first in FP2.
In qualifying, he was in Group A where he finished third and in overall standings he was eighth. But his Race 1 was short-lived after a rival crashed into him in a mayhem of a start in general.
He did make up places but eventually was forced to retire. In qualifying on Sunday, he was sixth in Group A and started the race from 11th in overall standings. It wasn’t a great start as he dropped to 16th.
He ended up 14th and out of points as he is still searching for a points finish since his fourth place finish. There has been unlucky moments for the Indian in several races since then.
“Misfortune, bad luck and breakdowns – that’s how I can sum it up,” said Maini. “After the retirement on Saturday, which was not our fault, things didn’t go well for us on Sunday either. We just have to leave this weekend behind us.”
