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Dutch hopeful of positive weekend

After the first day A1 Team Netherlands has shown that it is able to compete in front. On the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez Jeroen Bleekemolen set the fourth fastest time. It was very close at the front of the field, the top 10 was inside one second. 

Jeroen Bleekemolen commented, "We started off really well, went out on track first and were fast straight away. We did a lot of changes during the whole session and improved. That is why we did a lot more laps than the others. At the end we were still on the pace on used tyres. A number of people set their fastest time earlier in the session. I am very pleased. We managed to find quite a lot improvement in the car. It is looking good. Personally I think it is a shame that the chicane is there now. The final corner without the chicane, like it was last year, was much more fun, it also posed a bigger challenge for the drivers. Now you brake very hard almost stopping and then you start to accelerate again. I also think it might cause some dangerous situations. Drivers just slamming their cars in between during the race. During the race you will have 22 cars thundering down there in the opening lap. When the front runners are starting to brake the whole field will seize like a traffic jam. When someone brakes too late he can easily take four others with him. I don't think this was a good solution."

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