3 R' M( @ o( B; Q+ p) xtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbAudi’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-10.1 V4 X" a& M& I! A! X- p r& N+ e
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.
7 U5 H. K4 X/ _tvb 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.! U6 }9 Q: l9 ~& ]" V( A! y
Rockenfeller now needs a second place in either of the final two races at Zandvoort or Hockenheim to take the championship.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb4 R8 D# p# X- i& Z2 w6 ~/ L
“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.7 J) v; x& a1 \( W' U* _
“That’s why I took it easy on the car and brought second place home.
2 T1 d5 I( d, ?tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb“These were important points for the championship again.”
3 k$ {! j. z+ N' p* U5.39.217.76Rockenfeller’s Audi stable-mate, Jamie Green, took his first Audi career podium with third place after switching from Mercedes for 2013.5.39.217.76/ c# E7 f4 x4 `+ _ G3 d l
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.
$ V5 |' K( F4 M& O9 fTVBNOW 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.
/ E) E$ ]( I( e c2 i/ b# F" zTVBNOW 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。“It’s great to be standing on the podium for the first time in my new Audi racing suit,” said Green.
* b( ~# v( U5 u; h7 b5 P) K7 ^公仔箱論壇“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.! F9 q2 m) a4 g. A7 @# p* V5 }
“If we take that with us into the next races we’ll have the possibility to win.”tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb! w/ o$ V/ i1 T- I
Green has now moved up to 9th in the championship with 35 points. |
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