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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.* E! k% D8 Y" y( D2 S
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.
' u, }! A$ b; _' n ZDespite 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.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb4 Y& @# r- ?- w& s$ m; Z
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9 C: L' C8 X, I+ R0 a. m, t
“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.2 m; F2 [. I; U" B) Q# l
“That’s why I took it easy on the car and brought second place home.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb& v: I' n1 b4 q
“These were important points for the championship again.”0 t2 s1 }8 Y0 v% S! \
Rockenfeller’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( s y3 K- O5 F0 J. g
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。; b8 b5 D* a( M" z
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.5.39.217.761 I' u; V5 e) l- B! J
“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。, V3 v! q5 K5 N4 y: G
“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.
6 f1 c+ `- h; w4 d& ?; Z公仔箱論壇“If we take that with us into the next races we’ll have the possibility to win.”
* q8 W- v% Y- A5 B9 Z4 M! T' TTVBNOW 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。Green has now moved up to 9th in the championship with 35 points. |
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