Davidson eyes up switch to DTM

Anthony Davidson

Anthony Davidson has admitted that he is now considering a switch to German touring car series DTM with Audi for this season as his chances of remaining in Formula 1 decrease. The Englishman was last seen on the F1 grid with the now defunct Super Aguri team at the Spanish Grand Prix of 2008.

After making his F1 debut as replacement to Alex Yoong at Minardi for the 2002 Hungarian Grand Prix, Hemel Hempstead's Davidson remained at the Italian squad for the following race in Belgium. His next race appearance arrived when deputizing for B.A.R's Takuma Sato in Malaysia three years later.
After a full season with Super Aguri in 2007 plus the first four races of 2008, Davidson is yet to return to Grand Prix racing. "I would definitely be interested in racing in the DTM, it's something I've got my eye on," he told Autosport after testing for Audi in Spain earlier this week.

"If I was given a chance to do it, I would; they invited me to come and do the test and you can't turn down a company like Audi."

The BBC radio 5 live F1 commentator does admit, however, that touring cars is not his ultimate goal. "I've tried very hard to get back into F1 and I'm still trying," he stressed, "but with the chances of finding something diminishing there I've decided to look at opportunities elsewhere – I've always wanted to drive a DTM car, so this has been a good experience."