標題: [賽車] Audi’s Rockenfeller and Green pleased with double podium [打印本頁] 作者: Geofredo 時間: 2013-9-16 04:45 PM 標題: Audi’s Rockenfeller and Green pleased with double podium
! g9 s# D6 g- J" @5 Etvb now,tvbnow,bttvbAudi’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. - R7 O8 H3 N: J1 t% X' c8 T6 [7 R5.39.217.77After 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* h. J' r+ k, c% {; R0 F, }: Dtvb 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.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb! L- o- i1 h! t) G, }, G4 u; m. M
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。" T( q/ {/ F5 B) r3 G7 S: o, f
“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.6 ^& u' `4 B; I% _* O! [5 W; g9 A
“That’s why I took it easy on the car and brought second place home.; w, @' D- T- ?: M! s7 p; k
“These were important points for the championship again.”5.39.217.77/ ^" w" ]0 |6 Z8 H U3 V
Rockenfeller’s Audi stable-mate, Jamie Green, took his first Audi career podium with third place after switching from Mercedes for 2013. $ Z+ C7 H( T Q# `, n: H/ \& bThe 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. 9 b# S' x: Q( G& B' MTVBNOW 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./ N; U* J' s+ J$ K( H
“It’s great to be standing on the podium for the first time in my new Audi racing suit,” said Green. " j! `0 u) E+ W& X) w+ Utvb 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. $ j' K/ b6 d0 K5.39.217.77“If we take that with us into the next races we’ll have the possibility to win.” ' |( E2 x; ~! t" `1 w7 Rtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbGreen has now moved up to 9th in the championship with 35 points.