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Originally Posted by helgi
If DTM bosses keep killing the series with tons of silly technical and sporting regulations then even Alonso and Rosberg won't help to save it.
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As for the sporting regulations: I think they'll totally abandon mandatory pitstops for 2015, especially after the Wickens farce at Spielberg. Just one set of tires throughout the whole race, where those, who manage their tires the best, get rewarded.
As for the technical regulations: In hindsight, I would have gone for a LMP2 platform, with BMW/Mercedes/Audi bodykits on top of it. The international compatibility would have been far greater than the compatibility they have with SuperGT right now. It could have also saved costs, if the manufacturers decided to ally with an established prototype manufacturer such as Oreca, Zytek and so on (Knowing "our" manufacturers, I bet they would have built their own LMP2 cars, though). And perhaps, it would have slightly opened the door for private teams, because a platform like LMP2 allows for a customer program.
However, the decline of DTM already started in 2006, when Opel left the series, yet the series bosses kept running the series as always, leading it into the stale, dull product we have today. The fact that BMW joined DTM was just pure luck for the series, in my opinion.