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Was di Resta's comeback as bad as it looked?

Paul di Resta left the DTM as champion to join the Formula 1 grid, and he returned to a Mercedes team left scrapping towards the back. ANDREW VAN LEEUWEN analyses the Scot's plight

Andrew van Leeuwen May 5, 2014, 10:20 PM

Comebacks are hard. Just ask Paul di Resta.

It certainly wasn't a dream return to the category he once conquered, but don't write him off just yet. Plenty of things conspired against the Scot at Hockenheim, and while the results aren't flattering, he actually did a reasonably good job against the odds.

For a former DTM champion, it's very easy to look at a 14th-place finish and say that's not good enough.

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Author Andrew van Leeuwen

Andrew van Leeuwen is Motorsport.com's Australian Editor and provides award-winning coverage of Supercars. He started his career working for Australasian Motorsport News in Melbourne, working his way into the top digital editor role before relocating to Mainz, Germany, in 2012. During his three-year stint in Europe he covered a number of series, including the DTM, while working for Autosport, before returning to Australia as part of Motorsport.com's global expansion in early 2015. Alongside his Motorsport.com commitments Andrew is one-third of the successful Below the Bonnet podcast. He lives in Perth with his wife Anne, kids Nico and Billie and chihuahua Coco.