Audi Motorsport Boss Orders DTM Driver to Push Rival Off Track, Two Mercedes Cars Hit

It all happened during Sunday’s Red Bull Ring DTM event, which was a soaking wet race - Audi’s Timo Scheider was fighting a pair of Mercedes-Benz driver, Pascal Wehrlein and Robert Wickens. When the three exited Turn 2, Wehrlein pulled a master maneuver on the inside, passing both his teammate and the Audi driver.

Scheider fell behind both Mercedes-Benz drivers and, as they approached Turned 3, we could hear Dr. Ulrich over the radio, telling his driver “schieb ihn raus”, which translated to “push him out”.

The driver instantly accelerated into the back of Wicken’s Mercedes. Due to the low grip, this sent the latter into Wehrlein, with both Mercedes drivers going off the track in that turn.

The aftermath for Audi

The bumps pushed the Audi driver to sixth place, but the position was cancelled after the race was analyzed by the officials. However, Audi didn’t receive any additional penalty.

Both Scheider and his boss claim they were on different channels went the command was issued, but this only comes to spark the internet debate.

As for Mercedes

Wehrlein was the most affected of the two Mercedes-Benz drivers, as the incident costed him the 2015 DTM leadership status. He event went on to say he hopes “no one is buying an Audi next week.”

Furthermore, we hope this won’t evolve into a fender-bending war between the two brands, as certain rumors suggest.