7 `+ J& b* G5 n1 A" B3 D! w- FAudi’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.公仔箱論壇. o/ F: H, K& t) o1 C8 z
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.www3.tvboxnow.com4 @# [- [9 i* i9 u# ]4 `* _
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.
6 T- q, B# c3 ?$ B- Y" C6 ]tvb now,tvbnow,bttvbRockenfeller now needs a second place in either of the final two races at Zandvoort or Hockenheim to take the championship.
% l6 ?5 [6 o" m% c Y公仔箱論壇“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.
# K) ^/ j9 K# H7 u- r0 Z9 q3 m/ O公仔箱論壇“That’s why I took it easy on the car and brought second place home.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb I7 W& s8 T5 K/ E3 n- M1 k# N. `
“These were important points for the championship again.”tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb, {* E( r- \% _6 R* \- V3 { ]
Rockenfeller’s Audi stable-mate, Jamie Green, took his first Audi career podium with third place after switching from Mercedes for 2013.+ j2 v7 C8 g5 L- 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.
! I' E. @5 B7 ^" z: Owww3.tvboxnow.comHowever, 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.www3.tvboxnow.com: f |7 s2 R& X& q y
“It’s great to be standing on the podium for the first time in my new Audi racing suit,” said Green.
# x; u7 t- A ntvb now,tvbnow,bttvb“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." \- r- v/ G. O0 p0 n! a
“If we take that with us into the next races we’ll have the possibility to win.”公仔箱論壇 Y+ B1 x' Y6 t/ n1 x. h
Green has now moved up to 9th in the championship with 35 points. |
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