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