+ e1 g1 Z) ^8 K" ~公仔箱論壇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.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。9 }/ E/ l8 R1 }4 j* 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.
5 V0 w6 ?; A, S7 zDespite 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。( B# D( K4 _8 Q
Rockenfeller now needs a second place in either of the final two races at Zandvoort or Hockenheim to take the championship.
8 s2 w0 ?2 J3 C0 g) N3 j“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.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb+ T# t+ }6 G$ I, Y
“That’s why I took it easy on the car and brought second place home.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。) M2 Y2 X% n% V* f# d7 f
“These were important points for the championship again.”
* g6 b& n4 L/ e) M$ itvb now,tvbnow,bttvbRockenfeller’s Audi stable-mate, Jamie Green, took his first Audi career podium with third place after switching from Mercedes for 2013./ s; y) L& O' G+ y* L" `1 @+ g
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.
9 w# x: B1 o' ?$ |3 M. b" JHowever, 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.
+ }" H9 b6 k( r“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. M/ Z! m1 l3 [ O
“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.
% W s6 v( s) k; x. j5.39.217.77:8898“If we take that with us into the next races we’ll have the possibility to win.”
; \% _" Y9 G7 h. r7 A% otvb now,tvbnow,bttvbGreen has now moved up to 9th in the championship with 35 points. |