| Audi--luxury unit of Volkswagen and recipient of | | | | the year, and are now working on their daily |
| top-of-the-line VW wheel bearings -- is preparing | | | | fitness programme while enjoying the luscious |
| its DTM drivers for the upcoming DTM season. | | | | green countryside which is very much different |
| The final tests before the new DTM season on | | | | from jogging through the Monegasque concrete |
| April 22 was done at the Motorsportarena | | | | jungle. |
| Oschersleben in Hockenheim since last Tuesday. | | | | And while Luhr, Rockenfeller, Ekstrom, and |
| Mattias Ekstrom together with the other three | | | | Werner are enjoying on the Swiss shores of Lake |
| DTM super stars namely Lucas Luhr, Mike | | | | Constance, Timo Scheider on the other hand has |
| Rockenfeller, and Timo Scheider could have | | | | chosen to move to the Austrian village of Altach |
| shared one of the 420 hp RS Audi 4 road cars to | | | | a few years ago. The young family guy simply |
| visit the north-east part of Germany. | | | | adores the closeness of the mountains. He said, |
| But instead the four Audi factory drivers have | | | | "I'm a child of nature and find the peace and |
| set-up their home at Lake Constance. It can be | | | | tranquility here I require to recharge my batteries |
| remembered that the "Lake Constance | | | | before a hectic race weekend." |
| Connection" was completed by a sportscar driver | | | | The rest of the Audi factory drivers who are |
| Marco Werner who is a two-time Le Mans winner | | | | residing at the Lake Constance regularly meet on |
| and a fellow countrymen of Lucas Luhr and | | | | their spare time which according to Dr. Wolfgang |
| Mattias Ekstrom who are both from Switzerland. | | | | Ullrich, Head of Audi Motorsport is a good thing |
| According to Luhr, "Marco and I do a lot together. | | | | since "Sportscar racing and the DTM are a team |
| Motorbike tours or water sports for example. Eki | | | | sport". He also added, "It is teamwork and not |
| also shows up now and again with his dogs." | | | | lone wolves that are required at Le Mans or in the |
| Marco Werner has also set-up his home at Lake | | | | DTM. You can only be successful if you respect |
| Constance several years ago while Mattias | | | | and pay attention to one another. You need your |
| Ekstrom moved residence from his Swedish | | | | team mates." |
| home to Salenstein a year ago. The move that | | | | Two of the new Audi factory drivers namely |
| he made according to Ekstrom, DTM champion | | | | Lucas Luhr and Mike Rockenfeller have already |
| from 2004 was important since he wanted to be | | | | gained benefits out from the Lake Constance |
| closer to both Audi Sport and his team. He also | | | | Connection and this is in terms of valuable tips |
| added, "I liked the area around Lake Constance | | | | that they get from their friendly neighbor Mattias |
| the most when I was searching for a new home." | | | | Ekstrom. Just how much info they've learned will |
| Mike Rockenfeller and Lucas Luhr has moved to | | | | be revealed on April 22 at Hockenhiem. |
| Lake Constance from Monaco at the beginning of | | | | |