A1 Team Brasil? s run of bad luck continued today at the Mexico City round of the 2006/07 A1GP World Cup of Motorsport as driver Bruno Junqueira was put out of this morning? s sprint race by the home entry of Team Mexico. This put him at the back of the grid for the feature race, and although he made up six positions over the 45 laps, he wasn? t able to score any points. It is disappointing for the team after making a huge leap in performance over the weekend, setting lap times as fast as the front runners, and scoring its best qualifying position of the year.
After recording Team Brasil? s highest qualifying slot this season yesterday, lining up seventh on the grid, Bruno and the team had high hopes for today? s sprint race, especially after showing a very strong pace throughout Saturday. Bruno made an outstanding start and moved up to fourth when his race was cruelly ended before the first corner as Salvador Duran of Team Mexico hit him from behind, pushing him horizontally down the main straight and then into a spin, which caused him to crash into the Team Germany car. He managed to nurse the car back to the pits, but retired from the race.
