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Audi driver, Tom Kristensen set the fastest time at the final test before the
start of the DTM season at Brands Hatch (England) with his Audi A4 DTM. The
1.973 kilometre circuit, will play host to the most popular international
touring car race series on 2nd July 2006, the Audi works driver set a best time
of 41.587 seconds on Tuesday, which remained unbeaten over the course of the
final two test days.
"The circuit is short, that’s why you need a really good car here. My new A4
was fast and perfect straight out of the box, all I had to do was adjust the
seat belts. The mechanics have once again done a fantastic job. The fastest time
is a reward for their work and even more motivating for the new season,” said
Tom Kristensen.
The ten Audi drivers reeled off more than 5,000 test kilometres in ice-cold
conditions at Brands Hatch. The busiest was Mattias Ekström who completed 425
laps and set the week’s third fastest lap time. Newly signed Audi driver
Heinz-Harald Frentzen was only 63 thousandths of a second slower.
The 2006 DTM season starts on 9 April in Hockenheim.
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