Brazil to secure the World Cup...

Brazil to secure the World Cup...
The countdown is on, the entire world seems to have caught the football fever and there’s just one question millions of people will be focusing on in the coming weeks: who is going win the 2006 Football World Cup? It doesn’t take long to select the favourites and the reigning champion, Brazil, has got the biggest following on the DTM grid. 25 percent of the drivers thinks that reigning champion Brazil with its top stars such as Ronaldo and Ronaldinho has got what it needs to defend the title, with Christian Abt, Frank Stippler, Tom Kristensen, Mika Häkkinen and Olivier Tielemans regarding the Brazilian squad as favourite.
At the same time, there are four drivers each expecting Italy and host Germany respectively win the tournament. Jean Alesi, Bernd Schneider, Timo Scheider and Daniel La Rosa put their money on the ‘Squadra Azzurra’, while Stefan Mücke, Heinz-Harald Frentzen, Bruno Spengler and Vanina Ickx think that Germany is going to repeat the successes of 1954, 1974 und 1990. And England? Jamie Green, Mathias Lauda and Susie Stoddart believe in the success of David Beckham & Co.

Pierre Kaffer and Mattias Ekström, however, think that an underdog will make it. While Croatia is the favourite of Pierre Kaffer, Sweden’s Ekström is convinced that his compatriots will secure the title. According to Martin Tomczyk, Luis Figo and Portugal are going to win the World Cup, while the Greek on the DTM grid, Alex Margaritis, is of another opinion: he thinks that the Argentineans, World Cup winners in 1978 and 1986, will make it again. By the way: Even Olivier Tielemans doesn’t believe that the Netherlands are going to win the Cup.

On 09th July, 2006, we will find out which DTM driver proved to be the best football expert.


The DTM aces’ World Cup tips:
Bernd Schneider: Italy
Jamie Green: England
Martin Tomczyk: Portugal
Mattias Ekström. Sweden
Heinz-Harald Frentzen: Germany
Tom Kristensen: Brazil
Mika Häkkinen: Brazil
Bruno Spengler: Germany
Jean Alesi: Italy
Alexandros Margaritis: Argentina
Christian Abt: Brazil
Pierre Kaffer: Croatia
Frank Stippler: Brazil
Timo Scheider: Italy
Stefan Mücke: Germany
Daniel La Rosa: Italy
Olivier Tielemans: Brazil
Vanina Ickx: Germany
Mathias Lauda: England
Susie Stoddart: England