+ q, Z; z2 `1 w& q7 L公仔箱論壇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.os.tvboxnow.com" u* G5 t- J: L
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/ g. l0 G8 x" Z; Z; s5 [; p& \
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.. b: F, l/ s, @1 k9 i
Rockenfeller now needs a second place in either of the final two races at Zandvoort or Hockenheim to take the championship.
. l% ^* D; z6 W7 w5 D( ] ctvb 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.
) x, J9 N! n/ R' Otvb now,tvbnow,bttvb“That’s why I took it easy on the car and brought second place home.
9 V d; }/ V! K; @“These were important points for the championship again.”os.tvboxnow.com ^- r! S6 g- Q6 m
Rockenfeller’s Audi stable-mate, Jamie Green, took his first Audi career podium with third place after switching from Mercedes for 2013.
P& P: |7 Q: T& R9 FTVBNOW 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。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.
% |( e0 W3 r* D4 UTVBNOW 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。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.
; P0 `# ]) h5 ~2 x“It’s great to be standing on the podium for the first time in my new Audi racing suit,” said Green.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。/ w# `9 y* \0 {# q+ ?
“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.$ I; }2 B. z; K7 [, g8 O( m
“If we take that with us into the next races we’ll have the possibility to win.”
k0 `) ]3 l6 {( b公仔箱論壇Green has now moved up to 9th in the championship with 35 points. |
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