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Jani livid after penalty

Neel Jani believes A1 Team Switzerland could have had double the championship point lead it has now after a disastrous Feature race in Mexico. Even though Switzerland extended its lead in the championship from 10 to 15 points, Jani was upset after the team was given a drive-through penalty for an 'unsafe release' following its second stop.

"Our pit stop unfortunately wasn't great and I was alongside [Adam] Carroll leaving the pits," Jani said. "I was basically half a car length ahead so I couldn't pull over. I was ahead of him, so I stayed on my line. We would have been at least 27 or 30 points ahead after this if we wouldn't have had the penalty."

However, with a 15-point advantage with four races to go, Jani says he is intent on taking this season's title.

"This makes me determined from now to win this championship for Switzerland," Jani said. "The determination doesn't change but it just makes me more angry. I definitely I will try not to give anyone any cause to give us a penalty in the future."

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