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Then tell me, why should the average German fan (Not the racing nerd that is found on the internet) care about foreign drivers? Foreign drivers don't have any drawing appeal to the German fans, who prefer to cheer on one of their own. I mean, why else did F1 get huge attention in Germany, after Michael Schumacher became successful?
The big problem with DTM is: None of the drivers are known with the general audience of average sporting fans. That wasn't the case back when Bernd Schneider, Hans-Joachim Stuck or Klaus Ludwig were driving in the series. Hell, we don't even have to go that far back: The new DTM had its best times and most mainstream attention, when Häkkinen, Alesi and Frentzen were racing in the series. But at the moment, DTM receives close to zero mainstream attention. For all the mockery of Ralf Schumacher's DTM tenure: At least he had a big name and brought some attention to DTM. So the long-term solution for DTM should be: Veterans from F1 and German talents.
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