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Audi’s Mike Rockenfeller and Jamie Green are thrilled with their 2-3 finish in today’s race at Oschersleben, on a day when all eight Ingolstadt cars finished in the top-10.
# ^1 t9 l e, { Q3 oTVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。After dropping to fourth on the first lap, Rockenfeller pitted early on lap three and optimised an early standard-option-standard strategy to finish second and take his fourth podium of the 2013 season.' u+ |. o8 L% O! R5 d4 k9 N, @
Despite dropping two points to race winner, Augusto Farfus, in the title race, the Phoenix Audi driver has moved even closer to claiming his first DTM title.
5 ?/ t4 [2 y0 [, [tvb now,tvbnow,bttvbRockenfeller now needs a second place in either of the final two races at Zandvoort or Hockenheim to take the championship.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb% B' m3 v, E, [) e# E
“The second place feels good,” said Rockenfeller after the race. “For a brief moment, I was thinking that I might be able to win, [but] today, Augusto was in a class of his own.5.39.217.771 q. O3 L" x* h* F1 E4 c
“That’s why I took it easy on the car and brought second place home.TVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。6 A: K) o9 v# }- w
“These were important points for the championship again.”
' b, ]' j/ ]3 z( Btvb now,tvbnow,bttvbRockenfeller’s Audi stable-mate, Jamie Green, took his first Audi career podium with third place after switching from Mercedes for 2013.
4 ~% L0 v2 f% jtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbThe Leicester man inherited pole after Bruno Spengler was handed a five-place grid penalty, but lost out on the start and did not challenge Rockenfeller for the second spot on the podium in the latter stages of the race.
+ D3 O3 s& v0 x ~TVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。However, Green feels he now has the confidence and speed in his Abt Sportsline run RS 5 DTM to challenge for wins in the two remaining races.
# F' ]$ d8 E3 j* R7 Q" S, `2 ctvb now,tvbnow,bttvb“It’s great to be standing on the podium for the first time in my new Audi racing suit,” said Green.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb8 P( \; H+ `; ?6 X; w
“Surely, I should be able to do better than take third place, [but] I’m happy about my improvement, [because] my speed in the race was really good.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb+ k9 s5 g3 u6 n0 A* a$ N
“If we take that with us into the next races we’ll have the possibility to win.”
& z9 p+ x! g c# A; mGreen has now moved up to 9th in the championship with 35 points. |
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