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Day to forget for France

After a difficult qualifying session, A1 Team France's luck did not improve on Sunday. Whether in the sprint or feature races, Jonathan Cochet was never in a position to score points despite a well-handling car. 

Olivier Panis, sporting director commented,  "It's a pity to have finished just outside the points in both cases. Jonathan did a pretty good job in the first race, but it was really difficult for him to make up places in such a short event that was also interrupted by the safety car. We couldn't hope for better. The second race was another disappointment, as again we didn't score. We're now in third place in the championship 5 points behind the second-placed team. It's up to us to make a huge effort to fight our way back to the front." 

Jonathan Cochet added, "It was one tough day! I reckon that a points finish in the Feature race was on the cards, all the more so as both Switzerland and New Zealand failed to score. I'm really disappointed. I still have a fair amount of work to do, as I've got problems getting the best out of the new tyres."

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