標題: [賽車] Audi’s Rockenfeller and Green pleased with double podium [打印本頁] 作者: Geofredo 時間: 2013-9-16 04:45 PM 標題: Audi’s Rockenfeller and Green pleased with double podium
/ h+ P7 O0 y4 D0 D* G# ]& m" y+ s 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. $ y' c+ s) q: {& X8 x) S( Q! ftvb now,tvbnow,bttvbAfter 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。2 }" `3 u9 F/ @) G
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。: j/ l5 U2 {0 A8 |9 _
Rockenfeller now needs a second place in either of the final two races at Zandvoort or Hockenheim to take the championship.5.39.217.77:8898- r( r! |9 _4 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.) y+ {7 _0 L: q. y- v1 s
“That’s why I took it easy on the car and brought second place home.公仔箱論壇; J: w; }+ `" ~: G4 l7 Z( A
“These were important points for the championship again.” # a b7 c' z& y: F/ q9 }Rockenfeller’s Audi stable-mate, Jamie Green, took his first Audi career podium with third place after switching from Mercedes for 2013. ! d! \3 G9 s; Q2 Z' J: Y+ o6 nThe 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.6 Y1 L) K$ f+ a! Y2 r
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.5.39.217.77:8898 \, r( ~7 k2 s9 U
“It’s great to be standing on the podium for the first time in my new Audi racing suit,” said Green.5.39.217.77:8898" y/ ?, n+ |% c
“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. . |6 Y0 s4 o, i! `公仔箱論壇“If we take that with us into the next races we’ll have the possibility to win.”5.39.217.77:88980 t% \9 j% I, e5 q; J* k2 H# }
Green has now moved up to 9th in the championship with 35 points.
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