7 \( O. |* V) E$ r: }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.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。: g! W* ~; ^+ D1 J
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 ~( ]3 P6 m) ?
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.
7 ~) `( S2 D+ w6 x5.39.217.76Rockenfeller now needs a second place in either of the final two races at Zandvoort or Hockenheim to take the championship.' X0 I+ A# U! M, B* V5 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.
. `& A- {) E4 W7 `' d2 Q0 o, L“That’s why I took it easy on the car and brought second place home.
6 @" p) @+ W$ u; R' E6 GTVBNOW 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。“These were important points for the championship again.”
. P4 P) K4 x8 _9 G0 I5.39.217.76Rockenfeller’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/ q- c) ^/ j, X2 {
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$ C8 b' b, ?# o0 d, M6 r
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.5.39.217.76. E" N& |0 A6 [3 Q
“It’s great to be standing on the podium for the first time in my new Audi racing suit,” said Green.( S* i8 r! v+ q) L) _5 a6 v
“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.公仔箱論壇6 O L8 ~1 s! g9 C
“If we take that with us into the next races we’ll have the possibility to win.”tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb9 ]! M+ v; Z+ U5 w4 O; q
Green has now moved up to 9th in the championship with 35 points. |
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