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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.
( b2 ~" M2 c3 S- j3 D* p* IAfter 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.
2 Y9 ] i2 k, n+ s, Y3 |! ttvb 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.1 L: y" z. V+ \, C* K% M0 ?
Rockenfeller now needs a second place in either of the final two races at Zandvoort or Hockenheim to take the championship.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。& T+ E0 w$ L# {8 H) t" h1 u
“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.
* R6 e( P" m" d; Q: uTVBNOW 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.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb% v3 Q8 P$ k2 ]* x
“These were important points for the championship again.”5.39.217.77:8898& Z" C, D K* w* q
Rockenfeller’s Audi stable-mate, Jamie Green, took his first Audi career podium with third place after switching from Mercedes for 2013.公仔箱論壇! L0 V9 E8 ]( b, t% ]2 @: g
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., [' q) q) A, l
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" J0 X8 g9 }. ^
“It’s great to be standing on the podium for the first time in my new Audi racing suit,” said Green.
6 ~5 q8 d7 _* d+ T0 T- Q$ J; e" }- }“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。/ C4 E& ]# n& h! P
“If we take that with us into the next races we’ll have the possibility to win.”公仔箱論壇. B% I; z, u& X- P3 O* }
Green has now moved up to 9th in the championship with 35 points. |
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