標題: [賽車] Audi’s Rockenfeller and Green pleased with double podium [打印本頁] 作者: Geofredo 時間: 2013-9-16 04:45 PM 標題: Audi’s Rockenfeller and Green pleased with double podium
( F7 T: k. `/ X" }; Q) |+ |8 C' c$ x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.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb$ P4 P: E9 s( q# r* q) c3 t
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.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb3 B/ R7 ~/ r' x. r, w9 }0 v' y, @1 p9 i
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. 1 ?0 ]$ r. i3 `) Qtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbRockenfeller now needs a second place in either of the final two races at Zandvoort or Hockenheim to take the championship.7 p1 P, S* j6 m6 T" j5 j6 @
“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.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb+ g" q3 j2 z. C" E
“That’s why I took it easy on the car and brought second place home.公仔箱論壇5 c- U% A5 Q' t, R h- U3 c$ T
“These were important points for the championship again.” 8 [, A( L* G& vtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbRockenfeller’s Audi stable-mate, Jamie Green, took his first Audi career podium with third place after switching from Mercedes for 2013.4 D1 m" T; j8 M, i% d% {" t8 O' o
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./ y6 c# O& o2 X: n* [
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. 8 p' M7 r( b* s+ X, c* Y; i$ }8 Fwww1.tvboxnow.com“It’s great to be standing on the podium for the first time in my new Audi racing suit,” said Green. ( d/ P& Q6 V& A: O7 \“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.www1.tvboxnow.com' \9 x$ e. t4 x& r) ]2 e$ v, }$ {! u/ a
“If we take that with us into the next races we’ll have the possibility to win.” R0 C7 U+ P2 l' tGreen has now moved up to 9th in the championship with 35 points.
