% S8 O; `- {2 u, k; |) Z4 A5.39.217.76Audi’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。+ q4 `5 H# l/ o5 G% i7 @8 h
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.
* e2 A" l6 u h. Q/ ?+ j1 e公仔箱論壇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.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。8 y: Q7 a7 H3 N. [2 b
Rockenfeller now needs a second place in either of the final two races at Zandvoort or Hockenheim to take the championship.6 g5 B# _$ L& g1 ^; F7 k: p! P, X+ g
“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.
( V: Y4 x- k3 u& l* J8 F8 c( o; d$ z“That’s why I took it easy on the car and brought second place home.
! H# Z9 r: ?0 P8 n' W1 c0 C# C: R公仔箱論壇“These were important points for the championship again.”5.39.217.76- j% ]% h9 B, ~& P# ]/ O% Q X
Rockenfeller’s Audi stable-mate, Jamie Green, took his first Audi career podium with third place after switching from Mercedes for 2013.; a s& G1 i" x8 R; L" ~4 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.5.39.217.76: G/ L$ C% r I% ?8 l: L+ ]5 g
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.
7 \. P5 \. ?1 Q7 |. C“It’s great to be standing on the podium for the first time in my new Audi racing suit,” said Green.5.39.217.760 J* e/ }* a" ~0 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.5 C2 c) C! t2 y- d) q
“If we take that with us into the next races we’ll have the possibility to win.”1 o3 E! _: W, ~
Green has now moved up to 9th in the championship with 35 points. |
發表於 2013-9-16 04:45 PM
| 