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
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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