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
" W2 p& H6 U4 i* k5.39.217.77:8898Audi’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.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb+ E9 j z9 _! c/ N, f$ W" ~
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. : X% j) g9 x6 h# ?# [. Z/ s( g+ ctvb now,tvbnow,bttvbDespite 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.5.39.217.77:8898% N8 j9 m$ X4 p* `
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4 F o0 Z) s& F8 S9 k
“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.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。5 ~: u& W6 ?9 }1 L# l z& ~) l8 L
“That’s why I took it easy on the car and brought second place home. * S; E- e4 @ `% G“These were important points for the championship again.”tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb% z3 x& s4 S" R J3 a ^; u! i
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。- Z3 w' H) [4 Z# w5 Q
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. ( S9 }, O, u% k9 `5.39.217.77:8898However, 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.3 J8 @6 O$ Y4 T" p
“It’s great to be standing on the podium for the first time in my new Audi racing suit,” said Green. 8 b8 i. G; Q& s u8 \“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.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。. }% L C I- M: q+ R- C% w5 D, ^
“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。7 ~, m) Y% E0 _! W) [
Green has now moved up to 9th in the championship with 35 points.