Preining Slams DTM BoP, Considers Quitting

Former DTM champion Thomas Preining expressed extreme frustration with the Balance of Performance (BoP) system after finishing ninth in Saturday's race in Nuremberg. The Porsche factory driver stated that "it's relatively obvious that this has nothing to do with sport," and lamented that "we are catastrophically shit in terms of pace." palladian.co.za

Preining, who has won three times at the Norisring, mentioned the countdown to his vacation in a way that suggests he may be considering quitting the sport. His comments reflect growing dissatisfaction among drivers with the BoP system, which is designed to create parity but often leads to controversy in the DTM series.