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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-10.3 c$ e* Z5 O1 @/ |' O; A) Q
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." b& a& X* b1 v" d6 t& g, o
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.4 k! T- _! S* x! l9 g' v, Y
Rockenfeller now needs a second place in either of the final two races at Zandvoort or Hockenheim to take the championship.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb8 Z9 { j+ Q, I4 u2 W0 ^6 H/ [
“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.) x9 t7 A* s6 K
“That’s why I took it easy on the car and brought second place home.5.39.217.77:88982 y: Z5 Z3 P! _) p
“These were important points for the championship again.”5.39.217.77:8898' E) k0 p# B9 Y4 n
Rockenfeller’s Audi stable-mate, Jamie Green, took his first Audi career podium with third place after switching from Mercedes for 2013.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb, G% i: m5 V: I. ]
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.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。6 ?: [+ _) o& n
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.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 i% l2 k( ~' Y, v$ p$ R
“It’s great to be standing on the podium for the first time in my new Audi racing suit,” said Green.- N$ d9 r; l7 k- M
“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.* ?- z- |8 m: Z c
“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。. W4 T5 X% n) w: r1 {
Green has now moved up to 9th in the championship with 35 points. |
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