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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.
( S, I4 C/ x' L2 [: O, G公仔箱論壇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.公仔箱論壇; }. g0 R0 B, `! b5 |2 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.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。& O5 i% g: f8 U5 {
Rockenfeller now needs a second place in either of the final two races at Zandvoort or Hockenheim to take the championship.6 Y! J+ H2 |( l* Z/ s$ w
“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.5.39.217.77:8898- W/ V+ x0 b7 C0 }3 \, [/ u
“That’s why I took it easy on the car and brought second place home.公仔箱論壇) O. t# P- N5 D4 x; |4 m
“These were important points for the championship again.”+ \' S& O; m+ ?
Rockenfeller’s Audi stable-mate, Jamie Green, took his first Audi career podium with third place after switching from Mercedes for 2013.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。! @7 W& ]- E/ S( Q" S; }
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.
! o- X1 I, Z% t0 y* i0 j$ fHowever, 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.
7 z+ A: ^6 Y8 I' W: x% q. htvb now,tvbnow,bttvb“It’s great to be standing on the podium for the first time in my new Audi racing suit,” said Green.
% } z1 A' Q, n; Atvb 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.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb% _0 G9 h( x3 v8 T
“If we take that with us into the next races we’ll have the possibility to win.”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。% {! z7 T6 M4 d/ f
Green has now moved up to 9th in the championship with 35 points. |
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