) o5 F6 U( W% x' y2 u' n' {% f6 \tvb 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.公仔箱論壇3 Q0 g2 P0 q" \) B
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.公仔箱論壇, l6 [! B O5 T) ^% W- v
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.公仔箱論壇! e+ b' K+ G! U t P
Rockenfeller now needs a second place in either of the final two races at Zandvoort or Hockenheim to take the championship.
9 |1 Q; t" ~9 r6 Q5 |tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb“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.
: K3 E3 P7 L+ P- Q2 K; ~6 x5.39.217.76“That’s why I took it easy on the car and brought second place home.* N2 k2 v* n s# A5 U ^& ^# d5 L. R
“These were important points for the championship again.”4 M6 ^* B; A* p) r4 z
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: q L" s9 A# l1 M2 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.公仔箱論壇/ C2 G, R. Q) n. @8 C& 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.
; R6 g' I( B6 A. D/ _0 Z# \; ?+ `5.39.217.76“It’s great to be standing on the podium for the first time in my new Audi racing suit,” said Green.5.39.217.76* o/ A/ k- F; K R( i }
“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.
( Q( E, |: R; z0 M" q5.39.217.76“If we take that with us into the next races we’ll have the possibility to win.”
, f0 K2 F+ n. L# i# nGreen has now moved up to 9th in the championship with 35 points. |
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