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Old 24 Jan 2016, 18:35 (Ref:3607663)   #42
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Originally Posted by Speed-King View Post
Yet there is no indication whatsoever that DTM will fall...
Well, there is no official TV deal for 2016 yet (Although the DTM's twitter account confirmed that they retain their current deal), attendance is declining, mainstream attention is barely existant, the series lacks real stars, real sponsors and real racing. Granted, the manufacturers are still in it, but I can definitely see Audi and Mercedes pulling the plug on their DTM programmes. Audi, because of the VW diesel scandal and Mercedes, because they may need to save some money, due to the expensive F1 program.

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Originally Posted by Rf1 Fan View Post
DTM will fall when HWA will loose money which is not the case right now.

HWA has a rather handy ROI of 10% right now which is qui healthy.
Do you have any source for that? Because the ITR, the organizers of the DTM, is a non-profit organisation, which isn't allowed to earn any money. Any money Herr Aufrecht makes comes perhaps from his shares in AMG and the activities of the HWA AG.
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