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
5.39.217.77! z$ e& x' n2 T3 m. p. M 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 z5 y/ q, ]) Z8 w
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. & X# K b" V7 Q; GTVBNOW 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。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.% Q b& a8 d+ ]' ] A
Rockenfeller now needs a second place in either of the final two races at Zandvoort or Hockenheim to take the championship. 9 P5 H/ I7 G) o, G$ r9 x“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. 7 W8 K! ^. \( T% Y公仔箱論壇“That’s why I took it easy on the car and brought second place home.公仔箱論壇. L$ ~8 h5 ]# K5 r# C ?' f6 M
“These were important points for the championship again.”tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb! Y5 X! F. _( r- ~& f# L8 Q9 g) K" A/ A+ }
Rockenfeller’s Audi stable-mate, Jamie Green, took his first Audi career podium with third place after switching from Mercedes for 2013.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb7 S N5 H3 R2 ~" h7 j/ |5 h3 Z; F- Y
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. ( B7 ^# D4 K3 c0 e4 V& K; @3 P- {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. ( l& L T. A& x9 ?$ q( l5.39.217.77“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! K; a0 ^, S& Z- N+ C1 I! B# r
“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.5.39.217.77. ?- _4 a/ O, A3 ]/ ~4 `# M6 d. H
“If we take that with us into the next races we’ll have the possibility to win.”5.39.217.77/ m9 K% O- ^, I6 ~$ O- F
Green has now moved up to 9th in the championship with 35 points.
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