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Clash means BMW driver Farfus will have to 'sacrifice' DTM or WEC

BMW factory driver Augusto Farfus says he faces a dilemma over whether to "sacrifice" his title chances in the DTM or the World Endurance Championship

Farfus has been part of BMW's DTM line-up since 2012, but has also been named as part of the German manufacturer's driver roster for its GTE programme that includes the full 2018/19 WEC superseason.

The opening WEC race at Spa falls on the same weekend as the Hockenheim DTM curtain-raiser, with both events taking place on the May 4-6 weekend.

When asked by Autosport how he would handle the clash, Farfus joked he would "helicopter from one [circuit] to the other and do both".

"This we haven't decided yet," he added. "It's the first race for both championships.

"If it was the third race of DTM or the third race of WEC, you could say 'OK, let's see how the season starts'.

"Right now I haven't figured it out. Unfortunately there is only one of me! And one of the two championships would be sacrificed."

BMW motorsport boss Jens Marquardt suggested replacing Farfus in the WEC would be easier than doing so in the DTM.

Farfus agreed with that assessment, saying: "If you look at it from the pure technical side [that's the case]. It's not easy to jump in [a DTM car] without so much testing.

"But we haven't gone into details yet.

"I still need to get the first few weeks of the year behind me and then I can focus on the rest [of the year]."

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