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All Mercedes-drivers quotes from Mugello

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Mercedes took revenge in the third Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters race at Mugello. Jamie Green won the race ahead of his manufacturer colleague Paul di Resta. Green did not put a wheel wrong during the race and took the win after a perfect start and two good pit stops. The Brit has climbed up to second place in the championship, only one point behind Timo Scheider of Audi. Here follows comments from all Mercedes-drivers on the race at Mugello.

Jamie Green (2008 Salzgitter AMG Mercedes C-Class), winner: “The start was the key for my win today. The car was perfect and with the pit stops and the strategy our team didn’t put a foot wrong. I am proud of the team performance of Mercedes-Benz and HWA and I am happy that I could reward everybody for their hard work with my victory today.“

Paul Di Resta (2008 AMG Mercedes C-Class), second: “At the start I saw a chance to move up and I did it. Yesterday in qualifying I made a few mistakes, but today everything went well and I am happy about my second place. I thank my team for a great car and perfect pit stops.”

Bernd Schneider (2008 Genuine Parts AMG Mercedes C-Class), fourth: “I got off the line very well and this was the basis for my fourth place. The car ran really well and our team did a great job; accelerating after my second pitstop I almost overtook Tom Kristensen. After the first two races of the year I am happy with today’s fourth place.”

Bruno Spengler (2008 Mercedes-Benz Bank AMG C-Class), ninth: “I made a poor start and lost several positions. Then I had a coming-together with another car and as a consequence some aerodynamic parts were damaged. Therefore I wasn’t able to push as usual and had to be content with ninth place.”

Maro Engel (2007 JungeSterne AMG Mercedes C-Class), 11th: “I didn’t expect to become best driver with a 2007 AMG Mercedes C-Class and therefore I am really happy about 11th place. Our team did a great job and that I came home ahead of Gary is like a little win for me.”

Gary Paffett (2007 stern AMG Mercedes C-Class), 12th: “At the start I improved by a couple of positions, but my speed was not perfect and therefore I was not able to move up more places.“

Susie Stoddart (2007 TV-Spielfilm AMG Mercedes C-Class), 15th: “I started well and during the first stint I drove a solid race. Unfortunately I later lost some places and I didn’t have the speed to improve.”

Mathias Lauda (2007 Pixum AMG Mercedes C-Class), 16th: “Following a collision after the start my car was damaged at the right side. I suffered from oversteer and was not able to move up. However, I enjoyed the fights, particularly that one with Martin Tomczyk towards the end of the race.”

Ralf Schumacher (Trilux AMG Mercedes C-Class 2007), retired after a collision: “I had wheelspin and therefore didn’t start so well and lost some positions. When I tried to catch up I collided with another car and a carbon part intruded the wheelhouse and damaged the tyre. Therefore I wasn’t able to continue.”

Norbert Haug, Vice President Mercedes-Benz Motorsport: “A deserved 1-2 victory for Jamie and Paul. Like Lewis Hamilton, they came from our Formula 3 junior programme and all three have been Euro Series champions. I am particularly glad, that both Jamie and Paul are able to race at the front also in the DTM. Congratulations to them and also to Bernd who finished fourth and almost managed to finish third after his second stop. On his fastest race lap at this really challenging circuit, Jamie was four tenths of a second faster than the best competitor which is almost exactly according to our 20 kilo weight advantage at this race. We had a good strategy, a good speed and optimum pit stops. Gerhard Ungar, Hans-Jürgen Mattheis and their HWA team did a great job here. Thank you to the entire team.”