Masataka Bandoh (GTA) interview about Gerhard Berger's comment.
Q. Is the Berger's comment negative against regulation unification?
A. No, it is rather positive.
Personally, I hope that the world championships will be realized in the future, and SGT and DTM could be a regional championship.
It would be ideal if a regional champion would challenge to world championship as a representative.
However, first of all, immediate objective is hosting an inter race, so we are preparing for the unification of the vehicle rules for that purpose.
If DTM joins the world championships, it would have been difficult to hold an inter race.
That's because there is no match in class between the world championship (DTM) and the regional championship (SGT).
It is clear that the ITR wants to maintain DTM, and this intention is confirmed directly from Mr. Berger.
First of all, I would like the DTM to clear the task of changing to the 2 liter DI turbo, and adjust other parts and we prepare for the realization of the inter race from 2019.
3 DTM manufacturers have agreed to change the engine from V8 to 2-liter DI turbo in principle. Detailed coordination and negotiation are continued with the steering committee, which includes technical managers from SGT manufacturers and DTM manufacturers.
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