Factory Porsche driver Preining emerged on top in a season-long battle with Lamborghini’s Bortolotti after dominating the final round at Hockenheim, winning both races from pole position to score a perfect haul of 56 points.
The Austrian wrapped up the title when he secured three extra points for pole in Sunday’s second qualifying, but the championship battle was effectively decided the previous day when he romped to an easy win while Bortolotti could only muster a fifth-place finish.
In that particular race, Bortolotti struggled to make much headway from eighth on the grid, and could only make up some ground in the latter stages after two feisty battles with Kelvin van der Linde and Jack Aitken.
When he was asked on TV about his hard driving style, the Italian’s response generated a major controversy on social media.
He was quoted as saying: "From me? People only ever see what I do.
"If you're pushed onto the grass all the time, in the middle of the straight, and then I get it off. Sorry, I'm not going to allow that anymore.
"You should also have respect if you are Italian and not just German and drive a German vehicle. I think I had to take more than I gave out today."
Source: Autosport