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Gachnang to make history at Brno for Team Switzerland

A1 Team Switzerland prepares for Brno Round Two Monday, October 08, 2007 - Brno, Czech Republic - With A1Team Switzerland, a female driver takes an A1GP car to the track in Brno. Natacha Gachnang made history by becoming the first female A1GP driver racing in the A1 Team Switzerland car.

Natacha Gachnang who has already tested the car in Silverstone will be the Friday rookie driver. She will now head to the technical 5.41-km Brno circuit in the Moravia region of the Czech Republic for round two of the 10-event series on 12-14 October. The team's week-end will continue with regular driver Neel Jani to take over. Neel Jani scored a podium and points in the two races of the thrilling season-opener at Zandvoort. A1 Team Switzerland is now fifth in the Championship (16 points).

Natacha Gachnang commented on her opportunity this weekend in Brno: "The tests in Silverstone have been a fantastic experience and I'm very grateful to Max Welti for the opportunity he gave me to drive for the A1 Team Switzerland team. It's interesting to get to drive a single-seater like the A1 GP car, one of the top racing cars in the world. I will do my best to help the Swiss team prepare an excellent week-end on this technical track very challenging and very well designed that I know because I drove four races here with the Formula BMW in 2003, 2004 and 2005. I'm very happy to be racing here amongst confirmed talents. I can't wait to be in the car."

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