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Dutch happy with nine points

A1 Team Netherlands will leave Eastern Creek with nine points. With a fifth place in the Sprintrace and a fourth in the Feature race the team had two good races, in which Jeroen Bleekemolen laid the foundation for the result with two superb starts. 

"I think we had a pretty good weekend," said Bleekemolen. "Fifth and fourth, just like the last race, but now in reverse order. I am quite pleased. Two times a very good start where I was able to make up some positions. It was too bad that we lost the podium in the race. Our stop did not go 100 percent perfect, but everybody has got something sometimes. We can be quite pleased with this and are in reach of fourth place in the Championship, it is only two points. We are doing well and have been competitive in the last few races. Especially now that we are going to Durban, where we should be able to run in front, it is looking good."

Team boss Dave Stubbs added, "Looking at where we came from, qualifying in eighth which was a little dissapointing, finishing fifth in the Sprintrace and fourth in the Feature race is pretty good. We have moved up in the Championship table again. A lot of that was down to the two fantastic starts Jeroen had in both races. Maybe it is a bit disappointing not finishing on the podium, after their pitstop China had the better of us and were able to do quite a few hot laps on their new tyres, passing the Czech Republic and us."

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