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Britain upbeat after first day

Oliver Jarvis and Duncan Tappy were in action for A1 Team Great Britain as the series returns to the track which saw GBR take its maiden A1GP race victory a year ago. 

For the afternoon session, Oliver Jarvis took over driving duties, returning to the track on which he took GBR's first ever win last year. He immediately showed his pace on familiar ground, and was in P4 on his third lap before the session was red flagged when the Czech Republic car hit the wall. He was back out on track as soon as the session re-started and made steady improvements, topping the table on his seventh lap with a time of 1:22.026. Although he was briefly toppled during the session by South Africa and Switzerland, Oliver was back on top with five minutes to go after setting a time of 1:21.431, five hundredths of a second faster that Switzerland's Neel Jani. 

Oliver Jarvis commented, "I'm happy to be back in Mexico again where GBR scored our first ever win last year. But I'm slightly disappointed that it's not the same circuit to the one we drove last year. I can understand the need to put in a chicane before the very fast last corner, but the changes made to turns 4 and 5 are disappointing with the bad surface. However, its still a fantastic track and I'm pleased to be at the top of the times. There is still a lot to do and it will be close, but I'm sure we can improve the car for tomorrow and stay at the top."

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