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Britain's title hopes slip further away

In today's A1GP World Cup of Motorsport event in Durban, South Africa, A1 Team GBR's Oliver Jarvis finished in a strong second position in the Sprint race, collecting ten crucial championship points for the team. He looked set for another good points haul and possible podium in the Feature race, before he was forced into the pits for an unscheduled front wing change after Team Canada caused a collision with the GBR car by driving the wrong way on the circuit trying to recover from a spin.

"I'm happy with second - it's great to get a good result on the board ahead of the Feature race," Jarvis said before his feature race misery. 

"We're absolutely gutted," he added after the feature race. "The team has worked so hard this weekend and a lot of guys have been ill or struggling, plus we had to rush to get the car ready after the damage from the Sprint race. But to race for an hour and be taken out is devastating for the team and myself. Hopefully we can make amends over the next three rounds and deliver some wins, particularly at our home race at Brands Hatch in May. Unfortunately though, it looks like our title hopes are over for this season."

Katie Clements, Team Principal added, "We were very happy with the podium this morning and scored some strong points. We were in a good position for this afternoon and having our Feature race podium hopes taken away through no fault of our own is obviously not what we wanted. With South Africa our closest competitor in the championship, we had a good chance to move up to fifth after the Feature race and, because of the accident, we have not been able to do that. Nevertheless, we have had another strong weekend in terms of pace and performance, and we will carry that momentum to the next race in Mexico."

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