Van der Linde: Mercedes DTM drivers played ’games’ at Zolder

After completing his mandatory stop on lap 12 of 39, championship leader van der Linde dropped behind the Winward Mercedes of Ellis, who had just served his drive-through penalty for causing a collision at the start of the race.
Saddled with 25kg of success ballast on a track known to be notoriously difficult for overtaking, the Abt Sportsline driver couldn’t find a way past his Mercedes …Keep reading