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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.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb, \9 j8 ?' x7 ~) K3 k
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.
8 c* x1 n' Q# |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.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。; j0 p5 l- h, h7 A
Rockenfeller now needs a second place in either of the final two races at Zandvoort or Hockenheim to take the championship.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。; Q& o. l3 A" W$ j1 w7 ~$ u2 n
“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.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。' Z0 I% s! x+ I
“That’s why I took it easy on the car and brought second place home.5.39.217.77) N; }: G; B: E/ Q5 z$ d
“These were important points for the championship again.”
; Z* `. _) d0 w' YRockenfeller’s Audi stable-mate, Jamie Green, took his first Audi career podium with third place after switching from Mercedes for 2013.公仔箱論壇9 [& [7 o; X5 R
The 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.
0 d& V' ~( ]$ D& p' X! kTVBNOW 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.
C& A4 z. N4 u% F, Z' h: F, }5.39.217.77“It’s great to be standing on the podium for the first time in my new Audi racing suit,” said Green.公仔箱論壇 x/ }4 ^0 r- c0 @* B) I' ?
“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.
6 h6 H) N" S$ a# x1 \7 [公仔箱論壇“If we take that with us into the next races we’ll have the possibility to win.”7 H! R S. ?/ E0 Y7 f: x
Green has now moved up to 9th in the championship with 35 points. |
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