Arjun Maini made a stellar start in the first race, overtaking four cars to move up to the 11th position, before becoming a victim of circumstance as the pack made their way into Turn 5.
The DTM rookie, who at the time was locked in a battle with title protagonist Liam Lawson, as well as experienced campaigner Daniel Juncadella, was battling for the 10th place. But Juncadella made an uncharacteristic error, missing his braking point and hitting Arjun from the rear.
The cascading result meant that both Arjun Maini and Lawson were taken out too, with the ensuing carnage forcing all three drivers to retire before they could complete a single lap.
Arjun Maini robbed of an entire race weekend
The damage sustained to Arjun Maini’s chassis was so severe that he had to miss the second race of the weekend too.
Despite Juncadella’s public apology, Arjun Maini was left bitterly disappointed after suffering yet another DNF. He said:
Despite the setback, Arjun Maini wanted to put the incident behind him and focus on the next race. He added:
Arjun Maini’s debut in DTM has proved to be anything but smooth. The Indian driver has shown flashes of pace but has simultaneously had a large chunk of bad luck thrown his way during the races so far.
The latest incident hurt the most as the Mercedes-AMG driver will leave Belgium without even having completed a lap of racing. However, with more than half a season of racing to go, Maini is more than capable of securing a few strong results to round out his championship.
The next race of the 2021 season is scheduled to take place at Nürburgring circuit in Germany from August 20 to August 22.
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title: “Arjun Maini Ends Belgium Race With A Chassis Failure” ShowToc: true date: “2022-12-18” author: “Virginia Tucker”
Arjun Maini made a stellar start in the first race, overtaking four cars to move up to the 11th position, before becoming a victim of circumstance as the pack made their way into Turn 5.
The DTM rookie, who at the time was locked in a battle with title protagonist Liam Lawson, as well as experienced campaigner Daniel Juncadella, was battling for the 10th place. But Juncadella made an uncharacteristic error, missing his braking point and hitting Arjun from the rear.
The cascading result meant that both Arjun Maini and Lawson were taken out too, with the ensuing carnage forcing all three drivers to retire before they could complete a single lap.
Arjun Maini robbed of an entire race weekend
The damage sustained to Arjun Maini’s chassis was so severe that he had to miss the second race of the weekend too.
Despite Juncadella’s public apology, Arjun Maini was left bitterly disappointed after suffering yet another DNF. He said:
Despite the setback, Arjun Maini wanted to put the incident behind him and focus on the next race. He added:
Arjun Maini’s debut in DTM has proved to be anything but smooth. The Indian driver has shown flashes of pace but has simultaneously had a large chunk of bad luck thrown his way during the races so far.
The latest incident hurt the most as the Mercedes-AMG driver will leave Belgium without even having completed a lap of racing. However, with more than half a season of racing to go, Maini is more than capable of securing a few strong results to round out his championship.
The next race of the 2021 season is scheduled to take place at Nürburgring circuit in Germany from August 20 to August 22.
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