Champions – it was very exciting to see both
Championships being won by just a point
and just goes to show how competitive both
these categories have become. On top of the
exhilarating on-track action, we’ve also had a
sell-out crowd in Germany this weekend and
it’s always encouraging to see how popular
our sport has become.”
“This is probably the best day in my whole
motorsport career,” declared the new Champion Mattias Ekstrom. “It feels like I have
electricity running through my whole body! I
have a lot of amazing memories: from winning the Swedish Touring Car Championship
back in 1999, my first DTM title in 2004,
my Race of Champions win against Loeb in
Paris, and also against Michael Schumacher
in 2007, then my second DTM title. Now
I’m the new World RX Champion and this
feeling beats it all because when I started
EKS from scratch less than three years ago,
this was my dream. I have always wanted
to go to an FIA prize-giving ceremony and
now I finally can. This is a huge effort for my
family, the team and all the guys who have
worked to make this happen. To become an
FIA World Champion is what I have always
wanted and it is the best feeling in the world.
Obviously, I owe a lot of gratitude to my employer, Audi Sport. My bosses gave me permission to compete at the Estering in order
to maximise my chances of winning the title.
That couldn’t be taken for granted, and I’m
very thankful for this. I hope that by clinching
the big trophy, I was able to put a smile on
their faces.”