7 g& U) @! w) R$ [3 ]+ S0 q' J LAudi’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.
) z. H2 _9 C f7 S5.39.217.77:8898After 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.
# D6 L6 X4 n) |5 ~& 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( j3 @+ ?0 B2 t! a
Rockenfeller now needs a second place in either of the final two races at Zandvoort or Hockenheim to take the championship.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb' Z9 c' h) F) }3 V4 R# 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.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb: P( I5 f6 o" N3 Z, v
“That’s why I took it easy on the car and brought second place home.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。% s3 [7 P. F0 }; k/ b! H
“These were important points for the championship again.”tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb# S, s" N" Y9 h: c# x* i. Q. K
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, d% \( q! ^8 O8 ?5 y/ 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.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。9 Q5 _# ?$ L, l; {; v, [
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.
/ e% U9 {, w' _" Y公仔箱論壇“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。5 b* }- O1 ?$ G/ ~% f
“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.
& d' H- ~( w1 A$ _+ ^' }5.39.217.77:8898“If we take that with us into the next races we’ll have the possibility to win.”
; i; R& N# ]" R2 J% t3 Ztvb now,tvbnow,bttvbGreen has now moved up to 9th in the championship with 35 points. |
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