/ V; P6 n8 |% V' d1 X5.39.217.76Audi’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.
& \. T9 }+ @: k, DAfter 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.
0 E# p2 O" \2 k/ D+ }( XTVBNOW 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。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.4 G. @* p2 @# c+ x$ v
Rockenfeller now needs a second place in either of the final two races at Zandvoort or Hockenheim to take the championship.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。" E; a* l9 f& k2 u) O
“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.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。; U4 a8 L; F. [3 M8 S& E9 o
“That’s why I took it easy on the car and brought second place home.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb5 u( ]6 u7 m5 m9 i" ]" f9 b
“These were important points for the championship again.”
3 s1 @+ q* b( d4 bTVBNOW 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。Rockenfeller’s Audi stable-mate, Jamie Green, took his first Audi career podium with third place after switching from Mercedes for 2013.
% b& ^) P- p. O' K Y公仔箱論壇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.. K: Y3 W5 q5 h' p
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.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。; Z$ G/ K! E- u0 A* m" M$ b6 o5 f F
“It’s great to be standing on the podium for the first time in my new Audi racing suit,” said Green.公仔箱論壇- ?1 [0 I+ d4 B4 \
“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.5.39.217.768 C3 E% ]7 j- d
“If we take that with us into the next races we’ll have the possibility to win.”5.39.217.767 Z( I1 B9 K5 i5 h+ D- M, L/ A7 N
Green has now moved up to 9th in the championship with 35 points. |