Motor cycle world champion Max Biaggi testing a DTM car

“This was great fun, I want more of it”, the 36-year old reported with a smile. Just before warm-up on Sunday morning, Biaggi drove his laps. Almost cautiously, rather unusual for him, he drove the Audi A4 DTM around the 5.245 kilometres long circuit in Tuscany. “That was my first experience with a DTM car. I didn’t know what brakes and traction would be like, so I didn’t push it to the limit”, the Superbike driver said. He asked for another opportunity: “I definitely would like to drive once again in order to be able to experience the Audi A4 DTM at real speed.”

For the current Superbike rider, it is not the first experience in a race car. The Italian already tested Formula 1 cars for Ferrari and Midland-Toyota, impressing the experts with his fast lap times. “During my test with the Ferrari, I completed 60 laps including pit stops, so my times were really meaningful. And the Ferrari people were impressed”, Biaggi recalls proudly.

After the test with the Audi A4 DTM, Biaggi returned to his usual machinery. With his Suzuki Superbike, he thrilled the spectators at the Mugello circuit with demonstration laps.