Sixth place for ROWE RACING after a difficult race day in the “Green Hell”
Marco Wittmann (ROWE RACING #99 BMW M4 GT3): “I experienced an unfortunate situation after the start, which pretty much put me in a sandwich. A Lamborghini hit the front left of the car and the Audi ahead went into a spin, which forced me to brake and head through the damp section of the track. I lost a lot of positions and I was back in 20th or 25th place after four corners. I battled my way back bit by bit and Connor and Sheldon continued to move up through the field. All those tussles at the start, when I was just in the wrong place at the wrong time, meant that sixth place was the best we could hope for. The speed was good enough, so it was a decent test for us. It was important to drive here. We had all sorts of different conditions over the weekend, including rain, the track drying out, and then totally dry conditions, so we were able to gather plenty of data.”
Philipp Eng (ROWE RACING #99 BMW M4 GT3): “That was my mistake and I feel extremely sorry for the whole team and my driving team-mates. The conditions were difficult. There was a dry line through the Flugplatz section and unfortunately my left rear tyre went into the wet area. I spun halfway round and nearly caught it, but then I just wasn’t able to stop it from spinning completely into the crash barriers. Of course, it’s really annoying that we had to retire, but if there’s a team and a manufacturer that can come back from that, it’s ROWE RACING and BMW M Motorsport.“