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Jarvis to race in Mexico

Oliver Jarvies will replace Robbie Kerr for the Mexican Grand Prix at the end of this month. The The 23-year-old from Cambridge will make his second start for the British team having had his first taste of A1GP race action in Round 3 last November, magnificently steering his way to a second place podium finish in the Feature race in Beijing.

Jarvis, winner of the 2005 Formula Renault UK Championship and runner-up in last season's British Formula Three Championship, joined A1 Team Great Britain last summer to fulfil rookie duties, taking part in the 'Rookie-Only' sessions on Friday mornings at each A1GP meeting.

Oliver subsequently led the team to its first podium finish of the season with a second place effort behind Italy's Enrico Toccacelo in the 70-minute Feature race on the streets of Beijing.

A1 Team Great Britain had originally planned to utilize Jarvis' rookie status to their advantage in New Zealand at the start of the year but a commitment clash, relating to Oliver's forthcoming campaign in the 2007 All-Japan Formula Three Championship, meant he was unable to fulfil race duties at the brand new Taupo Motorsports Park facility.

"I'm thrilled to be back racing for A1 Team Great Britain,' stated Jarvis. "I had a great time competing in China last year and hope to be as competitive, if not more so, this time round in Mexico. The team's coming off the back of a great result from Robbie last month and I certainly hope to keep that momentum going. The track in Mexico's new to most drivers on the grid so it'll be more of a level playing field and obviously we can take advantage of my rookie status to get as much track time as possible. I enjoy doing my bit in the rookie sessions but there's no substitute for actually racing!"

A1 Team Great Britain currently sits fourth overall in the A1GP standing.

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