1 t. A+ X3 a+ {. d8 NAudi’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.
% a- O: s: s: D& K; c6 K' }4 [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.! Q* R- p; ~" [& Q8 u
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.5.39.217.77:88986 R+ V) h* }% a; Z4 q
Rockenfeller now needs a second place in either of the final two races at Zandvoort or Hockenheim to take the championship.公仔箱論壇7 o# k1 ~. ~- y% g( 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.5.39.217.77:88985 K; y. X: P- \6 n- ]
“That’s why I took it easy on the car and brought second place home.公仔箱論壇+ J2 U) a* ^, U
“These were important points for the championship again.”
0 A. H8 E; ~% [; ITVBNOW 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。Rockenfeller’s Audi stable-mate, Jamie Green, took his first Audi career podium with third place after switching from Mercedes for 2013.
! |- w, c4 K' N& L* CThe 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.
8 |$ Z1 O: R& u" r7 f1 o2 [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.
m; I, j2 D4 @. g9 c“It’s great to be standing on the podium for the first time in my new Audi racing suit,” said Green.
# u6 F, H) X/ w- e% Qtvb 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.公仔箱論壇9 q) V5 G: i+ W6 ?% L7 s V+ G
“If we take that with us into the next races we’ll have the possibility to win.”公仔箱論壇6 q0 N3 n3 U2 L7 k. c6 M
Green has now moved up to 9th in the championship with 35 points. |
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