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Prost enjoys first day in A1GP
29 August 2007 / Results / PhotosNicolas Prost had his first test session in an A1GP car on the Silverstone circuit (Great Britain) yesterday. Thanks to his performance the young French driver was announced as the rookie in the team for the 2007-2008 A1GP Championship. He will take part in free practice on Friday in all the rounds, and will probably find himself competing in some races during the season.
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Nicolas got behind the wheel of an A1GP car at 14:00 on the 3,619 km circuit and soon got the measure of his Lola-Zytek, the same car as the one driven by all the young hopefuls racing in the championship.
He was soon on the pace and covered over 40 laps in the afternoon. Nicolas had his first taste of the car under the watchful eye of his father Alain, four-times F1 World Champion.
A1 Team France ended the day in second place with Nicolas Lapierre setting a time of 1m 10.531s in the morning. It was not beaten until late on in the afternoon when Team South Africa improved it by 0.047s. A1GP testing will continue on the Silverstone circuit today.
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Nicolas Prost said about his first day in A1GP: "The A1GP car is the most powerful single-seater I've driven so far, and I immediately felt at home behind the wheel. The whole team and Nicolas Lapierre did their best to help me and I'd like to thank them all. My aim for today is to improve my knowledge of the car and to progress. I'm proud of having obtained the role of rookie in A1 Team France, and I can't wait to make my contribution to bringing the cup back to France."
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