Alzen sacked!!

V8moz · 24 Apr 2003, 14:46 (Ref:579469)

Just two days away from the DTM season opener and Mercedes has sacked Uwe Alzen!!! As Alzen's manager stated there were "seriously different opiniosn on some major issues" between Alzen and Mercedes. It seems like Mercedes wouldn't let Alzen fight Schneider on the title and Alzen did not to become a second Barrichello.
Alzen will be replaced by dutchman Christijan Albers for the kick-off race.

Marcel ten Caat · 24 Apr 2003, 15:02 (Ref:579496)

And Albers place at Persson will be taken by Patrick Huisman.

**FIRE** · 24 Apr 2003, 16:24 (Ref:579576)

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Originally posted by Stranger
And Albers place at Persson will be taken by Patrick Huisman.

Not Persson but Rosberg!

Good news for Huisman! Will he continue his drive in the Porsche Supercup? In this cup he's driving in the team of Uwe's brother!!!!!

Daisy · 24 Apr 2003, 16:26 (Ref:579579)

Huisman is only for 1 race 1 so far.

BSchneiderFan · 24 Apr 2003, 23:49 (Ref:580040)

Crazy. Whatever else you say about Uwe Alzen, he's f***ing quick.

kmchow · 25 Apr 2003, 01:36 (Ref:580090)

Okay, let's assume that Alzen indeed got sacked for not wanting to play 2nd fiddle to Bernd Schneider. Considering the season is just about to start and the current motorsport climate, would you have stood up for yourself and demanded equal status with Schneider? Or would you shut up and play the rearguard? I would have kept my mouth quiet in his situation.

**GTRMagic** · 25 Apr 2003, 02:11 (Ref:580101)

I would have thought the appropriate response would have been to let the ontrack stuff do the talking, put Alzen in a position of beating Schneider fair and square, and make a big fuss over it if he gets censured for doing so....

Unless of course there are 2 types of cars at Mercedes, a car for the favoured driver, and one for anyone else... like at some F1 teams...

(Jeez typos are a pain!!)

kmchow · 25 Apr 2003, 05:09 (Ref:580185)

Aren't there 3 types of cars in the DTM, the current spec favoured driver, current spec for anyone else and even last years' specs?

**GTRMagic** · 25 Apr 2003, 08:39 (Ref:580332)

True kmchow, the last season variant is almost always a sign you are unloved by the manufacturer, and have no shot at much

ATF · 25 Apr 2003, 10:28 (Ref:580404)

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Originally posted by GTRMagic
True kmchow, the last season variant is almost always a sign you are unloved by the manufacturer, and have no shot at much

Isn't there a second class for year-old cars I read about somewhere? Or did I dream that?

flor · 25 Apr 2003, 10:37 (Ref:580415)

i dont know, but only audi and mercedes use 2002spec cars

BSchneiderFan · 25 Apr 2003, 12:31 (Ref:580528)

That may be because you'd be faster round Hockenheim on a push-bike than in a 2002-spec Opel.

Speedworx · 25 Apr 2003, 18:05 (Ref:580872)

Alzen was always gonna play second fiddle to Schneider, he was even 2nd to Marcel Fassler.

kmchow · 25 Apr 2003, 20:06 (Ref:580973)

Yeah, I think it's good to have 1-2 year old cars on the track assuming they're sold cheaply to privateers or race as part of a factory junior teams. Remember the good 'ol DTM days?? Where are all the 2 year old DTM cars now?

ATF · 25 Apr 2003, 20:18 (Ref:580975)

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Originally posted by kmchow
Yeah, I think it's good to have 1-2 year old cars on the track assuming they're sold cheaply to privateers or race as part of a factory junior teams. Remember the good 'ol DTM days?? Where are all the 2 year old DTM cars now?

I think it's got to the point where the technology is so advanced, only new cars are competitive. We saw last year, the 2001-spec Mercs were no match for any of the rest and the current championship rules do not reward drivers in lower positions than 6th.

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