+ q4 Z8 `2 `' PAudi’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.公仔箱論壇6 U) g3 q3 J# r2 H$ O
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.. v8 W0 y0 r2 j6 h' ~4 N. l
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.
3 `7 q4 m6 A# o; U0 m8 m! K- M- ETVBNOW 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.公仔箱論壇' }, V6 {/ p( A1 N# U7 N/ ^6 W8 z
“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.* _4 h$ [' u. c6 h* N1 M
“That’s why I took it easy on the car and brought second place home.5.39.217.760 |0 x' v" {8 I- y" g
“These were important points for the championship again.”
3 m( ?' @1 i* Y! ~9 j& P公仔箱論壇Rockenfeller’s Audi stable-mate, Jamie Green, took his first Audi career podium with third place after switching from Mercedes for 2013.
# U8 t- s4 v6 `tvb now,tvbnow,bttvbThe 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.
9 k0 Y2 ]" x4 z4 u, RTVBNOW 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。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.5.39.217.76/ D- ?$ i, M* G; |+ V; ^+ ]& t5 n
“It’s great to be standing on the podium for the first time in my new Audi racing suit,” said Green.
4 H* s$ S- D2 V+ H! D7 r& \, Y5 ATVBNOW 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。“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.
$ Y, l. E3 a( n* g d- ^# d% j4 f公仔箱論壇“If we take that with us into the next races we’ll have the possibility to win.”3 G+ p" ]& T# t
Green has now moved up to 9th in the championship with 35 points. |
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