3 Z: v. @, i9 Q) c6 X+ }* E. ~* oAudi’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.
. ~: R3 k+ @! h" {' _1 ?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。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.
) F2 V, X& X4 F- g* k- i# stvb now,tvbnow,bttvbDespite 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.
+ c1 j. t7 L& t8 u% M5.39.217.77Rockenfeller now needs a second place in either of the final two races at Zandvoort or Hockenheim to take the championship.
1 y4 J) q2 h; s" ^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。“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.公仔箱論壇 Z1 K# ]* u8 S8 e
“That’s why I took it easy on the car and brought second place home.
' M; t7 O2 W& `% ?8 h0 ttvb now,tvbnow,bttvb“These were important points for the championship again.”
+ h% P. n8 P5 L/ I; I公仔箱論壇Rockenfeller’s Audi stable-mate, Jamie Green, took his first Audi career podium with third place after switching from Mercedes for 2013.! S$ g+ p8 h+ Q$ @" M4 W
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.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。8 x1 W M' [6 O* ?) |
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.
$ E2 B* u9 Y2 l$ n5 _0 h/ X( Z! l9 ATVBNOW 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。“It’s great to be standing on the podium for the first time in my new Audi racing suit,” said Green.
3 @; r+ {% \* j公仔箱論壇“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; M& L' J5 J7 h7 a+ g" y- i
“If we take that with us into the next races we’ll have the possibility to win.”tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb3 a8 t( l- N( |. r
Green has now moved up to 9th in the championship with 35 points. |
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