EuroSpeedway, 20 May 2007

Motorsport News from the DTM team

• Rupert Stadler in DTM racing taxi • Mattias Ekström in Red Bull Formula 1 car

Martin Tomczyk had to perform a particularly responsible task last Wednesday: On a test track near , the driver from Rosenheim AUDI AG Kommunikation () welcomed Rupert Stadler, Chairman of the Executive Board of 85045 Ingolstadt www.audi.com AUDI AG, and other top Audi executives as passengers in the Audi A4 DTM racing taxi. “My bosses were very impressed,” commented the 25- year-old with obvious pleasure.

Rupert Stadler and his fellow board member Michael Dick (Technical Development) visited the Audi DTM team at the EuroSpeedway as well. In an they led an Audi RS 4 parade prior to the start of the DTM race.

Yvonne Catterfeld was another prominent personality watching the third round of the DTM on location. The singer and actress was the guest of Audi Sport Team .

A particularly large crowd of photographers and fans was attracted by Karima Adebibe. The actress, who is the new “Lara Croft”, had Martin Tomczyk explain the Audi A4 DTM to her and later met with Audi factory driver Vanina Ickx as well.

On Sunday morning, Audi factory driver Mattias Ekström took advantage of a photo shooting of Audi’s partner Red Bull for a “seat fitting” in the Red Bull Formula 1 car. “My heart belongs to the DTM, but I’d definitely be keen on a test drive,” commented the Audi factory driver. At noon, the spectators at the EuroSpeedway were treated to a few joint demo laps of the Red Bull RB 3, driven by Michael Ammermüller, and the Red Bull Audi A4 DTM.

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A particularly coveted occasion at the EuroSpeedway was a photo shooting with four young ladies: Two models from Heidi Klum’s blockbuster TV show, “Germany’s Next Top Model”, and two Playboy Bunnies visited Christian Abt and Timo Scheider in Audi Sport Team Phoenix’s team garage.

Adam Carroll now has adequate “transportation” not only in the DTM but on the road as well. The driver from Audi’s customer team TME received a brand new quattro at the Audi Center in Northampton. The British racer had previously been driving a used Audi S3 with over 100,000 miles AUDI AG under its belt. Kommunikation 85045 Ingolstadt www.audi.com

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