DTM 2021

[Matt K]

Originally Posted by Anyopenroad

But Ellis and Auer aren't in his team. If all 6-8 Mercs are de facto one team, why would Ferrari (or Lamborghini, or McLaren) bother entering with only one or two cars?

Mercedes was very honest about how it looks like - they all share data, work together, all teams are financed by Mercedes. Yes, they're separate teams and I wish they were 'more separate' but look how all factory drivers move freely between teams in various championships. Mercedes AMG customer racing is just one organisation, in DTM it's just run by a few teams.

It's a bit unfair but I don't think it was possible for Winward to tell their drivers "you're racing your own race, don't let Gotz by" because they'd face grim consequences from Mercedes. After all they work for Mercedes and if Mercedes is not happy with them, they can just walk away.