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Sven Haidinger

At the age of 11, Sven wrote in a school essay titled "Me at 32" that he wants to become a Formula 1 journalist one day. No surprise, since his parents grew up not far from the old Österreichring, the monthly magazine rallye racing had been his favourite reading material since early childhood and Heinz Prüller's Grand Prix Story was the eagerly awaited Christmas present every year. To get closer to his dream, he applied to Christoph Amann's security company CAM in 2002 after high school to guard the motorhomes of David Coulthard, Jacques Villeneuve and Mika Salo during the European F1 season. Sven took the opportunity to ask the McLaren star for an interview - the first of his life. During his journalism studies at the University of Applied Sciences in Vienna, which he completed in 2010, he learned his journalistic craft at the Sportmagazin publishing house from 2006 onwards - whether by managing the motorsport section at sportnet.at, on-site reporting from Formula 1 and other events for SportWoche or writing magazine stories. After a brief interlude as co-organiser of the Austrian motorsport show Racingshow, Sven moved to Motorsport-Total.com in 2010. Two years ago, he took over the DTM channel - and with investigative research quickly advanced to become one of the leading journalists in this field.

Latest articles by Sven Haidinger

ADAC issues DTM guarantee well beyond 2030: "Safer than a pension"

DTM
DTM
ADAC issues DTM guarantee well beyond 2030: "Safer than a pension"

Lamborghini dilemma: Will the Temerario get an early Evo update?

DTM
DTM
Lamborghini dilemma: Will the Temerario get an early Evo update?

DTM 2026: What's behind the mysterious U-shaped piece on the roof?

DTM
DTM
DTM 2026: What's behind the mysterious U-shaped piece on the roof?

Thomas Preining explains “huge disappointment” after difficult DTM Sunday

DTM
DTM
Red Bull Ring
Thomas Preining explains “huge disappointment” after difficult DTM Sunday

Why Lamborghini Temerario GT3's DTM debut was nothing short of a disaster

DTM
DTM
Red Bull Ring
Why Lamborghini Temerario GT3's DTM debut was nothing short of a disaster

DTM Red Bull Ring: Kelvin van der Linde claims pole for Race 2

DTM
DTM
Red Bull Ring
DTM Red Bull Ring: Kelvin van der Linde claims pole for Race 2

“Sometimes it’s just terrible”: The failure that threw Jules Gounon out of DTM victory fight

DTM
DTM
Red Bull Ring
“Sometimes it’s just terrible”: The failure that threw Jules Gounon out of DTM victory fight

DTM Red Bull Ring: Thomas Preining beats Maro Engel to win opener

DTM
DTM
Red Bull Ring
DTM Red Bull Ring: Thomas Preining beats Maro Engel to win opener

DTM Red Bull Ring: Maro Engel scores first pole of 2026

DTM
DTM
Red Bull Ring
DTM Red Bull Ring: Maro Engel scores first pole of 2026

DTM's season opener at Spielberg: Full schedule and entry list

DTM
DTM
Red Bull Ring
DTM's season opener at Spielberg: Full schedule and entry list

Why BoP for DTM's Spielberg opener was delayed

DTM
DTM
Red Bull Ring
Why BoP for DTM's Spielberg opener was delayed

What's going wrong with the new Lamborghini Temerario GT3

DTM
DTM
Red Bull Ring
What's going wrong with the new Lamborghini Temerario GT3

‘It was a disaster’: Timo Glock eyes turnaround after Dorr McLaren Changes

DTM
DTM
Red Bull Ring
‘It was a disaster’: Timo Glock eyes turnaround after Dorr McLaren Changes

Two tyre pools and the “Rene Rast rule”: What's changing in the new DTM regulations

DTM
DTM
Two tyre pools and the “Rene Rast rule”: What's changing in the new DTM regulations

2026 DTM line-up: All 21 drivers for the new season

DTM
DTM
Pre-Season test Red Bull Ring
2026 DTM line-up: All 21 drivers for the new season

Talks with DTM collapse: Did Formula E want to redesign the Norisring?

DTM
DTM
Talks with DTM collapse: Did Formula E want to redesign the Norisring?

DTM 2026: Full 21-car entry list

DTM
DTM
DTM 2026: Full 21-car entry list

Lamborghini signs ex-Ferrari man Andrea Reggiani as head of motorsport

GT
GT
Lamborghini signs ex-Ferrari man Andrea Reggiani as head of motorsport

How a privateer Ford Mustang made DTM history

DTM
DTM
How a privateer Ford Mustang made DTM history

DTM 2026: All the teams and drivers confirmed so far

DTM
DTM
Pre-Season test Red Bull Ring
DTM 2026: All the teams and drivers confirmed so far

Lamborghini explains Mirko Bortolotti's move from Abt to Grasser in DTM

DTM
DTM
Pre-Season test Red Bull Ring
Lamborghini explains Mirko Bortolotti's move from Abt to Grasser in DTM

Nicki Thiim on tough Lamborghini DTM years: “My head is still exploding”

DTM
DTM
Nicki Thiim on tough Lamborghini DTM years: “My head is still exploding”

Is Max Verstappen's Nurburgring start already finalised?

Formula 1
Formula 1
Australian GP
Is Max Verstappen's Nurburgring start already finalised?

Ralf Aron in hospital after breaking back in 27G Bathurst crash

Intercontinental GT Challenge
Intercontinental GT Challenge
Ralf Aron in hospital after breaking back in 27G Bathurst crash

Lamborghini confident in new Temerario: Will Huracan's weaknesses finally disappear?

DTM
DTM
Lamborghini confident in new Temerario: Will Huracan's weaknesses finally disappear?

Is the Ford Mustang GT3 on verge of turning point with Evo update?

DTM
DTM
Is the Ford Mustang GT3 on verge of turning point with Evo update?

Who are the key figures behind the DTM boom?

DTM
DTM
Who are the key figures behind the DTM boom?

Who will be driving HRT’s two Ford Mustang GT3s in DTM 2026?

DTM
DTM
Who will be driving HRT’s two Ford Mustang GT3s in DTM 2026?

Why Thomas Preining almost left Porsche for a Class 1 DTM seat

DTM
DTM
Why Thomas Preining almost left Porsche for a Class 1 DTM seat

Mercedes requests NLS postponement to boost Max Verstappen's Nurburgring 24 Hour chances

NLS
NLS
Mercedes requests NLS postponement to boost Max Verstappen's Nurburgring 24 Hour chances

Why Thomas Preining and Maro Engel have not spoken in four years

DTM
DTM
Why Thomas Preining and Maro Engel have not spoken in four years

This is how much it costs to race a full DTM season

DTM
DTM
This is how much it costs to race a full DTM season

Explained: Max Verstappen's mystery Mercedes GT3 Estoril test

GT
GT
Explained: Max Verstappen's mystery Mercedes GT3 Estoril test

Is Mercedes facing a difficult start with in-house racing division?

DTM
DTM
Hockenheim
Is Mercedes facing a difficult start with in-house racing division?

What the Porsche exit rumours mean for Manthey Racing

WEC
WEC
What the Porsche exit rumours mean for Manthey Racing

Manthey makes new allegations against BMW: suspicion of "magic mapping"

DTM
DTM
Hockenheim
Manthey makes new allegations against BMW: suspicion of "magic mapping"

Ayhancan Guven and Marco Wittmann clash over last-lap fight to decide DTM title

DTM
DTM
Hockenheim
Ayhancan Guven and Marco Wittmann clash over last-lap fight to decide DTM title

Rene Rast announces DTM exit on eve of 2025 finale

DTM
DTM
Hockenheim
Rene Rast announces DTM exit on eve of 2025 finale

Jack Aitken discusses puncture that derailed DTM 2025 title bid

DTM
DTM
Red Bull Ring
Jack Aitken discusses puncture that derailed DTM 2025 title bid

DTM to host season opener at Red Bull Ring as 2026 calendar announced

DTM
DTM
Sachsenring
DTM to host season opener at Red Bull Ring as 2026 calendar announced

No mechanics: How a pit stop fiasco nearly cost Rene Rast's DTM Nurburgring victory

DTM
DTM
Nurburgring
No mechanics: How a pit stop fiasco nearly cost Rene Rast's DTM Nurburgring victory

How BMW's "scary" performance led to DTM Nurburgring 1-2

DTM
DTM
Nurburgring
How BMW's "scary" performance led to DTM Nurburgring 1-2

Emil Frey boss suspicious DTM rivals are illegally warming tyres

DTM
DTM
Norisring
Emil Frey boss suspicious DTM rivals are illegally warming tyres

How injured Thomas Preining averted drink scandal after DTM victory

DTM
DTM
Norisring
How injured Thomas Preining averted drink scandal after DTM victory

Wittmann "tried to give" Aitken space in DTM clash at Zandvoort

DTM
DTM
Zandvoort
Wittmann "tried to give" Aitken space in DTM clash at Zandvoort

Rene Rast's "headache" required serious care after Zandvoort DTM win

DTM
DTM
Zandvoort
Rene Rast's "headache" required serious care after Zandvoort DTM win

“A shitty race”: DTM leader Lucas Auer rants after Marco Wittmann collision

DTM
DTM
Lausitzring
“A shitty race”: DTM leader Lucas Auer rants after Marco Wittmann collision

Rene Rast’s “nightmare” photo finish for DTM Lausitzring podium

DTM
DTM
Lausitzring
Rene Rast’s “nightmare” photo finish for DTM Lausitzring podium

Glock speaks out on "kamikaze driving" of DTM youth

DTM
DTM
Oschersleben
Glock speaks out on "kamikaze driving" of DTM youth

DTM Oschersleben: What went wrong during Rene Rast's pitstop?

DTM
DTM
Oschersleben
DTM Oschersleben: What went wrong during Rene Rast's pitstop?

Will the DTM’s BoP be a setback for BMW in Oschersleben?

DTM
DTM
Oschersleben
Will the DTM’s BoP be a setback for BMW in Oschersleben?

How reigning DTM champion Mirko Bortolotti’s Abt switch is going

DTM
DTM
Oschersleben
How reigning DTM champion Mirko Bortolotti’s Abt switch is going

How Timo Glock’s DTM comeback came about

DTM
DTM
How Timo Glock’s DTM comeback came about

Mortara linked to DTM comeback with Lamborghini

DTM
DTM
Mortara linked to DTM comeback with Lamborghini

Juncadella says politics in DTM "destroyed my career" before seeking a psychologist

DTM
DTM
Juncadella says politics in DTM "destroyed my career" before seeking a psychologist

Lamborghini driver Engstler was restricted to wheelchair after horror Macau crash

GT
GT
Lamborghini driver Engstler was restricted to wheelchair after horror Macau crash

Kelvin van der Linde joins BMW as factory driver for 2025

WEC
WEC
Kelvin van der Linde joins BMW as factory driver for 2025

Spa 24-winning Aston Martin team targeting DTM entry

DTM
DTM
Hockenheim
Spa 24-winning Aston Martin team targeting DTM entry

Kelvin van der Linde set to join BMW, but could be left without DTM seat

DTM
DTM
Kelvin van der Linde set to join BMW, but could be left without DTM seat

New Porsche team joins DTM in 2025, signs ex-Audi driver Feller

DTM
DTM
Hockenheim
New Porsche team joins DTM in 2025, signs ex-Audi driver Feller