Motorsport: Di Resta wins despite pitstop troubles

Bathgate's Paul di Resta won his second-successive DTM race, but the 24-year-old had to recover from a botched pitstop by his Mercedes crew at Oscherslaben in Germany.

"That was tighter than I had planned," admitted Di Resta, who eventually recovered to finish 1.271secs ahead of his Mercedes team-mate and championship leader Bruno Spengler.

"Unlike a fortnight ago at Brands Hatch, we had to work very hard right through the race to win this one. .

"The botched pitstop cost me three seconds and meant Bruno was in the lead after the first round of pitstops."

But such is Di Resta's new-found maturity, and desire to win the championship before he switches full-time to Formula One with Force India next year, that he put together a series of blindingly-quick laps to repair the damage.

"I just put my head down and essentially drove as fast as I could," he continued. "That meant we could stay out on the track a little bit longer and wait for the perfect moment to make our second pitstop. When we did, we came out on lap 34 back in the lead and I was able to control the race to the finish."