Mercedes’ DTM drivers upstage Hamilton and Rosberg at Stars and Cars

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13th December 2015, 10:4213th December 2015, 10:42 | Written by Keith Collantine

Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg joined Mercedes’ end-of-year event as the team celebrated its successes in Formula One and the DTM.

The 2015 world champion was joined by Mercedes’ DTM champion and F1 reserve driver Pascal Wehrlein along with many of the manufacturer’ other drivers.

However in the competitive element of the event all three were beaten by another Mercedes pilot: DTM racer and 2012 European Formula Three champion Daniel Juncadella.

Hamilton lost to Wehrlein in the semi-final of the knockout tournament at the Mercedes-Benz Arena in Stuttgart. Juncadella, who had already beaten Rosberg, then beat Wehrlein in the final.

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26 comments on “Mercedes’ DTM drivers upstage Hamilton and Rosberg at Stars and Cars”

Understeer (@abdelilah)
13th December 2015, 11:02
Rosberg is second again to Lewis, that is all I retain from this article.
1. Max Jacobson (@vettel1)
  13th December 2015, 11:20
  Do you happen to know why incidentally? I hadn’t heard of a ‘third place play-off’ and Rosberg lost to the eventual victor. All a bit of fun though of course ;)
  1. RFB
    13th December 2015, 11:55
    I was present at the event yesterday, they announced that 3rd place was decided on fastest time in the semifinals. At least that’s what I understood.
    1. Max Jacobson (@vettel1)
      13th December 2015, 12:45
      I see – thanks!
      1. kanan
        13th December 2015, 18:54
        3rd place in knockout format is silly in any case.
2. Oople
  13th December 2015, 11:40
  I wasn’t aware that Daniel Juncadella’s first name was actually Lewis…
OmarRoncal - Go Seb!!! (@)
13th December 2015, 11:38
Toto has already started try-outs to show Lewis and Nico what will happen if they keep misbehaving.
Dan
13th December 2015, 12:02
According to Jenson Button fans, this means that Juncadella is a better driver than Hamilton. Fact.
1. Understeer (@abdelilah)
  13th December 2015, 12:10
  And on the same order that Lewis is a better driver than Rosberg. Fact.
2. Oople
  13th December 2015, 17:01
  Not a fact. Just a bitter comment from you, me thinks ;)
  1. ram
    13th December 2015, 17:48
    Naw, just look at the wins,championships.
    1. monobe
      13th December 2015, 18:56
      What’s that got to do with anything? Is Lewis a loser because there is a 4xWDC on the grid…
3. Philip (@philipgb)
  13th December 2015, 17:47
  You have to average it out over 3 years to get the real answer. Then rather than who wins the most years work out some other metric than when combined gives you the desired result of Lewis being the loser.
  1. blazz14
    15th December 2015, 3:20
    I think i know where your getting with this one. You mean the “outscored argument” right? I think you are totally correct. In a two car finish of 33 races, which totally eliminates DNFs and mechanical failures, Lewis outscored Jenson 545 points to 483. Or better yet Hamilton finished ahead 23 vs 10 times. That is more accurate is it not?
4. Peppermint-Lemon (@)
  13th December 2015, 21:08
  Think of it like this..: “Most points = champion/winner”. On that basis, over the 3 years together…Jenson won…
  1. blazz14
    15th December 2015, 3:33
    Except of course the championship has never been decided over 3 years therefore the winner = the person who beat their team mate over the most seasons. On that basis Hamilton wins because points are not accumulated from one season to the next and JB was beat in 2010 and 2012, 2 vs 1. That is how F1 works. That simple really.
5. gary
  13th December 2015, 21:56
  I think it’s more petulant Hamilton fans cannot except that Button got more points in 3 years and that really matters. But then again, we saw at the end of this year that Hamilton wants to win the championship, he doesn’t care about races, so he probably doesn’t care about points. He’s not pushing to the max all the time. It’s either that, or he’s not as adaptable as Rosberg.
  1. Johnny
    13th December 2015, 22:47
    As long as we’re looking over the three years…
    Qualifying
    Faster qualifying time: Hamilton 44 / Button 14
    Poles: Hamilton 9 / Button 1
    Front rows: Hamilton: 23 / Button 9
    Races
    Wins: Hamilton 10 / Button 8
    Podiums: Hamilton 22 / Button 25
    Points finishes: Hamilton 45 / Button 47
    DNFs: Hamilton 13 / Button 8
    Best race result (inc DNFs): Hamilton 32 / Button 26
    Ahead in two-car finish: Hamilton 24 / Button 13
    Championship
    Overall points: Hamilton 657 / Button 672
    Seasons finished higher in standings: Hamilton 2 / Button 1
    1. Yusha (@freebird78)
      14th December 2015, 13:18
      +1
andae23 (@andae23)
13th December 2015, 13:46
Looks like Juncadella did an Albuquerque there; never really thought much of him, but winning an event like this is still pretty impressive.
1. mono
  13th December 2015, 18:55
  It wasn’t much of an event really…
WheelToWheel (@lolzerbob)
13th December 2015, 16:07
Btw when is the next driver ranking article
Fer no.65 (@fer-no65)
13th December 2015, 18:34
Mercedes can work and spend millions and millions until the apocalypse, but nothing will ever be as beautiful as that Sonax sponsored DTM Merc 190E!
NewVerstappenFan (@jureo)
13th December 2015, 19:19
Lol, that what happens in two years of dominance… They grew soft… I say rotate their DTM and F1 drivers…
Nicholas (@mclarennyc)
14th December 2015, 10:51
Out of curiosity, what did the competition consist of? Article doesn’t specify cars or race format.
1. sonia luff (@sonia54)
  14th December 2015, 14:32
  Mercedes AMG A45 4MATIC, AMG C63S, AMG GT S and SLS AMG GT3