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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.
7 A% ^/ d8 `5 y! Y( N公仔箱論壇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.os.tvboxnow.com2 s+ M- K' O5 {' m+ x& L
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2 b) X: h# l9 L
Rockenfeller now needs a second place in either of the final two races at Zandvoort or Hockenheim to take the championship.os.tvboxnow.com/ K: t/ E, E9 V! O$ a' B
“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。+ f5 f0 |% Y( T
“That’s why I took it easy on the car and brought second place home.
' a% Z* G( d( 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。“These were important points for the championship again.”
/ q& N- ]. A& J! VRockenfeller’s Audi stable-mate, Jamie Green, took his first Audi career podium with third place after switching from Mercedes for 2013.4 t& u7 x4 d I+ @# I8 P
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.os.tvboxnow.com/ _; z6 @$ Y8 Q" B) B0 B
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.$ Z4 P: T! T- C* `2 I' Z8 l& C7 j
“It’s great to be standing on the podium for the first time in my new Audi racing suit,” said Green.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb' |8 y5 M, s% R
“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4 y- h+ J( l) X6 p
“If we take that with us into the next races we’ll have the possibility to win.”公仔箱論壇0 ^) _& i* h7 m% D
Green has now moved up to 9th in the championship with 35 points. |
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