& D2 p M6 g* F$ S& SAudi’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.
* r; G, F7 p! u5 d5 UAfter 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.
) q! I3 W8 {8 O4 FDespite 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.
4 \ c3 S) q: C5.39.217.77Rockenfeller now needs a second place in either of the final two races at Zandvoort or Hockenheim to take the championship.
4 [5 o% P# G6 |0 n0 V3 T$ g7 y5 P1 cTVBNOW 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。“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.5.39.217.770 J: {& _- e. f' H$ n) B, y$ B
“That’s why I took it easy on the car and brought second place home.
( o O1 A1 S& G' a# ?: w- S0 l6 Ltvb now,tvbnow,bttvb“These were important points for the championship again.”5.39.217.77" ?$ e" K/ m5 X- M6 s; V# |
Rockenfeller’s Audi stable-mate, Jamie Green, took his first Audi career podium with third place after switching from Mercedes for 2013.
# p* g4 @4 V/ c1 XThe 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.; p6 ~6 o8 D" F! L& H. _9 m
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.
6 k7 p3 v5 [, `" ]6 D“It’s great to be standing on the podium for the first time in my new Audi racing suit,” said Green.
/ C1 u0 ?: U) t# F: Rtvb now,tvbnow,bttvb“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.
9 E1 u7 _$ [8 q5 ^8 Z/ G“If we take that with us into the next races we’ll have the possibility to win.”
+ `! ^8 ?% q( V5.39.217.77Green has now moved up to 9th in the championship with 35 points. |
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