0 B, @- r' N6 F* Z/ w' gAudi’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.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。% p, o$ }3 B# T7 Z" |
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.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb r Q1 f, N1 J; ^) |: V4 z6 ]
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.3 U' [$ A$ k2 Q
Rockenfeller now needs a second place in either of the final two races at Zandvoort or Hockenheim to take the championship.
4 O4 Y8 S7 i. F, b2 l/ M“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+ g- k( h- U- }0 ^& H
“That’s why I took it easy on the car and brought second place home.5.39.217.77; W3 {% O! T% h; B( O q8 \
“These were important points for the championship again.”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。( M" q3 a/ c; ?' T% r7 G
Rockenfeller’s Audi stable-mate, Jamie Green, took his first Audi career podium with third place after switching from Mercedes for 2013.5.39.217.77$ C/ C% E6 X( ]
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.
+ `, l: ]* B Z' ftvb now,tvbnow,bttvbHowever, 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.
* H/ t ~: g% \. A“It’s great to be standing on the podium for the first time in my new Audi racing suit,” said Green.
; f6 U' e9 y7 V4 v2 x“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.
1 p+ [4 V2 S6 ?tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb“If we take that with us into the next races we’ll have the possibility to win.”
! s7 _1 x5 \! _4 a, l& w9 K& sGreen has now moved up to 9th in the championship with 35 points. |
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