How a DTM giant has become a single-seater force
HWA has expanded massively over the past few seasons under the leadership of Uli Fritz. He explains how a DTM titan has become pervasive throughout motorsport
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It's a racing powerhouse with so many fingers in motorsport pies that you'd think it's in danger of running out of fingers. Based on revenue, it's doubled in size over the past six years. In the past 12 months it's been heavily involved in Formula E, DTM, Formula 2, Formula 3, GT3 and GT4.
So it's little wonder German giant HWA has been attracting ever-increasing attention to its base in Affalterbach, 60 miles south-east of Hockenheim - and, crucially, not far from the HQ of Mercedes.
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