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Marc VDS's Bas Leinders will not be in the driver's seat this weekend. It will be Lucas Luhr taking his place on the No. 77 BMW Z4 GT3 next to Markus Palttala and Dirk Werner.

“The decision was taken after the Nürburgring 24. The team was missing a clear leading figure and I will take that roll on me, focusing on strategy and organization."
-- Bas Leinders

He also said;
"“I’m very happy with Lucas joining the team. I’ve already known him for a very long time, as we competed against each other in German Formula 3 back in 1998.”

and later;

"“Being a team leader and driving the car at the same time is hard, especially when demanding something from the drivers and not knowing everything that is going on around you.

“Marc van der Straten wanted me to drive, though, and it’s not the end of my career as a racing driver. The decision only concerns the Spa 24 for now.

“If we had won the Nürburgring 24, I think the decision could have been different… I already proposed to Marc that I stop as a driver in 2011, but things worked out and I was able to delegate certain things to other people.”