The McLaren team Dörr Motorsport, for which Timo Glock competed in the DTM this season, is facing upheaval.
After the appointment of motorsport legend Volker Strycek as the new head of GT3, the team is parting ways with chief engineer Richard Selwin after just one year. The Brit, who led Glock to the GP2 title as a race engineer in 2007, also played a key role in his DTM comeback.
There are also rumors that race engineer Kevin Mirocha, another Glock confidant, will no longer be part of the team in 2026. How does the ex-Formula 1 driver react to this? “I had a really good relationship with both of them, and as a team we took a huge step forward thanks to them,” says Glock when asked by “Motorsport-Total.com”.
“I don’t understand why people want to make changes on my side of the garage, but Volker Strycek is the new man who makes the decisions,” he refers to the 68-year-old racing driver and ex-Opel racing manager, who is now in charge of the Dörr team.
Why does Glock’s former GP2 race engineer have to go?
In fact, it looks as if the team around Glock’s teammate Ben Dörr will remain unchanged: The team has agreed to work together with race engineer Erich Baumgärtner, who looked after Jamie Green at the Rosberg-Audi team in the DTM’s Class 1 era, in 2026.
Selwin was technically responsible as chief engineer for both cars, but due to their shared history, he is considered Glock’s confidant. But how does the team explain the personnel decisions?
The fact that the very experienced Brit Selwin is no longer employed after just one year has to do with “the fact that we don’t want to fill the position any longer,” explains Dörr team manager Axel Funke when asked by “Motorsport-Total.com”. “It has nothing to do with his work or anything else.”
The arrival of Strycek, who himself has experience with vehicle development and reports directly to team owner Rainer Dörr, was also not the reason for the decision. “It certainly has budgetary reasons in part,” explains Funke. Who will take over Selwin’s duties now? “We’re moving that to the existing engineering team,” the team manager refers to the two engineers per car plus head of technology Robin Dörr.
“Maybe we’ll find someone who can get more out of Timo”
But what about the future of Glock’s race engineer Kevin Mirocha? The ex-racing driver was brought in by Glock himself and, as an ex-racing driver, also provided the team with valuable input in terms of video and onboard analysis. And Glock also repeatedly expressed himself very positively during the season about the collaboration with his race engineer.
“They work very well together – and Kevin also gave a lot of input this year, but we are now fundamentally questioning everything,” explains Funke. “All personal details are under scrutiny.” So far, no decision has been made for or against Mirocha – but Funke says: “Maybe we’ll find someone who can get even more out of Timo.”
Isn’t there a fear that a new race engineer could have a negative impact on the ex-Formula 1 driver’s satisfaction in the team, despite the apparently good chemistry between Glock and Mirocha? “In the end we make a decision and think about: What is best for the team and the further development of the team?” Funke answers. “I can’t ask every mechanic who they want to work with.”
Will Glock continue his DTM career? That’s what the Dörr team says
Aside from that, there could also be “a scenario where we hire another engineer to do the engineering on the car – and Kevin stays on board and does what he does best,” he says, he sees a future for Mirocha in the team, possibly in a different position. Funke relies on the expertise and experience of GT3 director Strycek.
Is it still the plan for Glock to compete alongside Ben Dörr for the team in the DTM in 2026? “Exactly,” Funke replies. This is also contractually agreed upon, as the five-time DTM race winner joined the McLaren team from Frankfurt for two years when he returned to the DTM.
Glock also completed the Pirelli tire test with Dörr for the 2026 DTM season in Le Castellet at the end of November.