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Germany celebrates second win

Having clinched its first victory of the season in Zhuhai in December, A1 Team Germany added another victory to its tally in the fifth round at Taupo in New Zealand.  Christian Vietoris celebrated his inaugural A1GP victory in the feature race, thus putting Germany back in the race for the title. Germany rose from eighth to fourth in the overall points standings at mid-season. 

"I have felt a lot of pressure coming off me now that I have won for the first time!" exclaimed Vietoris. "The A1GP victory at Taupo feels great, in particular as we've won the feature race which is more difficult than the sprint race. Sunday started well with second place in the sprint race after a nice and fair fight with France and a battle with South Africa. In the feature race, it was the pit crew that has helped me overtaking France. A big thanks to all the guys from David Sears Motorsport who have worked so well. I have to admit that I wasn't driving at the limit because of vibrations coming from every set of tyres, but it was no problem as overtaking is particularly difficult at Taupo so the win was not at risk when I've decided to take it a bit easier."

Team boss Willi Weber added, "This is simply great: After Michael Ammermüller's win in China, the team has secured a back-to-back win in New Zealand with Christian Vietoris. It shows our general driver choice was right, and our policy of nominating them for different events as well. But today's race has not only been won by strong performances on the track. The David Sears Motorsport team has done an excellent job in setting the car up and performing two brillant pitstops which helped Christian getting past France in the battle for the lead. Now we're back in the thick of the action. The title race is wide open, and A1 Team Germany's claim to defend its title has become much more realistic now after a slow start to the season."

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