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Steady start for team Switzerland

In the afternoon, in practice 2, A1Team Switzerland set the 11th fastest time in practice ahead of Round 2 of the 2007/2008 A1GP World Cup of Motorsport on Sunday. Having already raced on this track Neel Jani worked steadily on the car's balance and set-up. He completed 16 laps in 1'47.591, 2.255' behind the fastest of the session, Christian Vietoris for A1 Team Germany.

On the technical 5.41-km Brno circuit, during the Friday morning rookie session, Natacha Gachnang, the first female driver of A1 Team Switzerland was able to put in consistent times, finishing 4th overall at the end of the first part of the first practice with a lap time of 1'49.267. In the rookie 2 session, Natacha ran in 1'50.705 and tenth place, but only completed a few laps as the red flag was deployed and disturbed the session. Natacha's main tasks were to carry out standard checks and analyse the levels of performance and handling of the car. Preparations for qualifying and the races will continue later this afternoon and qualifying with Neel Jani on Saturday.

Neel Jani said: "We had a good second Official Practice this afternoon. Compared to some other drivers, this was the first time I was in an A1 car today on this Brno track and therefore had less running. The first lap was the fastest on new tires, but we did not make the most of our tyres at the beginning but then, near the end of the session we developed a good rhythm and tried lots of technical solutions for the rest of the week-end. We seem to have a good set-up for the rest of the weekend. I am very satisfied."

Natacha Gachnang said: "My first ever rookie session was a good experience. I believe I have done a good job preparing the car. We are quite confident for this coming weekend. Knowing the track already - even if it is my first time with the car - has probably made my job a bit easier. I think in the second part of the rookie session I could control the car a bit better even if all the teams had more or less got to the same level. Our car was performing well. I am relatively happy with the set-up of the car and I am sure that Neel Jani will do some good work for the rest of the weekend to try to stay at the top of the sheets."

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