" E: i( Y Q7 r: dAudi’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。& C$ A- F* {$ q; @$ r- j8 v5 q5 {. v
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.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。8 G* P% [, H# z' t4 I
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.公仔箱論壇0 |0 G* Y% B( S9 _: x% T* W
Rockenfeller now needs a second place in either of the final two races at Zandvoort or Hockenheim to take the championship." E) u9 I. U3 l
“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.
# V: K+ {# T# f9 ^' x0 O9 K: E2 z" MTVBNOW 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。“That’s why I took it easy on the car and brought second place home.
8 k- V4 J# f1 Q! D; t* n, g/ o公仔箱論壇“These were important points for the championship again.”$ G, I! w* T' ]
Rockenfeller’s Audi stable-mate, Jamie Green, took his first Audi career podium with third place after switching from Mercedes for 2013.1 O2 n& D6 t1 }! T7 \3 L
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.
2 s7 O1 N+ ?8 iHowever, 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.: B6 l: H5 m" M# f4 q% d
“It’s great to be standing on the podium for the first time in my new Audi racing suit,” said Green.! z- u( a6 E3 h7 Z0 o! p
“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.
2 O" E2 v! e' j4 o: Z" f( S/ k5.39.217.77:8898“If we take that with us into the next races we’ll have the possibility to win.”公仔箱論壇* x, c' v. ]2 I5 O4 ]5 d
Green has now moved up to 9th in the championship with 35 points. |
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