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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.
/ t7 _: n0 ~2 z' e; c# gAfter 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.
& p# `3 e: b! etvb 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.
0 N9 q' Z1 A; E) |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。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, s" d, E) T; c! m$ 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.公仔箱論壇4 r% I: n+ s' E6 E) u
“That’s why I took it easy on the car and brought second place home.公仔箱論壇% o/ m& o0 W: S3 }0 Q. @" A' l. j$ c
“These were important points for the championship again.”5.39.217.77:8898& w. D( E/ V. M0 g
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2 @4 X0 d- N, v3 L! \# Y
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.
7 G) E5 \. A I0 H1 I4 k% p公仔箱論壇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.! p/ Q6 ~8 p5 `" Z* T
“It’s great to be standing on the podium for the first time in my new Audi racing suit,” said Green.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。) w$ f3 [% ?; B; d2 c) M, 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.
8 @1 V) \' n8 Z2 L" D“If we take that with us into the next races we’ll have the possibility to win.”
& P f4 d7 b3 }Green has now moved up to 9th in the championship with 35 points. |
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