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& E2 h0 D) v+ m V/ ztvb now,tvbnow,bttvbMercedes’ Gary Paffett feels his race was lost in yesterday’s qualifying session at Oschersleben, after finishing sixth in today’s race from 12th on the grid.
3 B, z& k* g$ H% i5 L公仔箱論壇Paffett, who celebrated his 100th DTM start this weekend, was hit with a five-place grid penalty in qualifying due to an incorrect tyre allocation in free practice.: p2 {/ [/ P, B6 x0 i7 E
He originally qualified seventh as the best of the Mercedes drivers, but was relegated to 12th.
" S! |) H! w, h" `However, the 2005 DTM champion managed to claw his way back to sixth in the race to finish as Mercedes’ sole point scorer, but conceded he felt his his race was lost in qualifying due to the penalty.
! x0 S4 I3 s7 y1 |. ~. C“Unfortunately, we lost the race yesterday in qualifying,” said Paffett after the race. “We were not too far behind in terms of pace and were just unlucky on Saturday.
3 B7 v R/ }& v) t公仔箱論壇“Too bad that I was only in twelfth place on the grid as a result of my penalty.公仔箱論壇" o# c, L, N6 I1 v5 |; X
“Had I been in seventh place on the grid, then I would have had a better chance of being among the front-runners at the finish.
. o( K0 [" i- o* c2 ~2 _tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb“I drove a strong race and kept seeing Mike Rockenfeller and Augusto Farfus as they ducked out of sight at the end of the straights.公仔箱論壇/ t n/ h8 A' |; Y( M
“Audi were very strong today but not invincible.” |
發表於 2013-9-16 04:45 PM
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