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Strong finish not quite enough for Britain

Great Britain's Robbie Kerr fought every inch of the way at the Brands Hatch Circuit, Kent today as he made A1GP World Cup of Motorsport history with a home win in Round 11's Sprint race before following it up with a fighting second place performance in the later Feature, World Champions Germany denying the Brit a Sunday double.

Looking to score a maximum 17 points to overhaul A1 Team New Zealand for second place in the final A1GP Nations Standings, Kerr's heroics, before an unashamedly patriotic audience, came up just short of stealing the Kiwi's thunder as Matt Halliday's eighth place in the Feature kept A1 Team Great Britain in third overall, a solitary point the difference between the two nations after a thrilling season of racing around the world (93-92). 

"Well it was a fantastic race and a great way to end the season," stated Kerr. "To win this morning on home soil was amazing. Nico defended really well at the start of the Feature and from there I just couldn't get close enough to make a move stick, I kept losing all my front-end downforce. If I'd had the benefit of clean air then we'd have undoubtedly been quicker and gone for the double. The team did a great job all weekend and we made our own bit of history which will hopefully propel us into next season's championship and a full-on title bid!"

Reflecting on Great Britain's home outing, Team Principal John Surtees commented, "The day started off very well with Robbie's win and the Feature was all about who could control from the front! It's no disgrace to finish second to the championship winning team; Germany proved they're worthy title winners. From our point of view we've finished the season well with three wins and seven straight top-two finishes, but for a bit of luck it's a case of what might have been!"

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