0 Z. Q1 r7 n: r+ w9 k/ C公仔箱論壇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.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。2 [8 z, A" G9 o3 x6 u
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.
/ o0 \$ M/ I" H; 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.
i- W" x" }0 \8 M% D$ R+ {9 Z6 MRockenfeller now needs a second place in either of the final two races at Zandvoort or Hockenheim to take the championship.
0 F4 G5 n' F3 T: k- G6 a0 p5.39.217.76“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.
5 d% |+ m. U- A公仔箱論壇“That’s why I took it easy on the car and brought second place home.
' h% P$ l9 N( B( B7 y' C1 X+ r, A- f“These were important points for the championship again.”
; @% r& d3 m! F4 S5 g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.公仔箱論壇$ P( a3 g/ v7 j) a* P; X" i6 R& G$ B
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.
8 z4 C d8 l0 B8 xHowever, 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.
3 ?* j/ c+ W# h% ^) P1 e& |; g4 b( m“It’s great to be standing on the podium for the first time in my new Audi racing suit,” said Green.1 C/ G/ O5 }$ a* A- A& _# g+ o
“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./ J) p0 q+ z# ^' b* l
“If we take that with us into the next races we’ll have the possibility to win.”* |. d6 x+ O7 n$ G8 b; K: ^
Green has now moved up to 9th in the championship with 35 points. |
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