Robbie Kerr kept Great Britain firmly at the head of the 22 competing nations as he set the fastest practice time on Friday at the Shanghai International Circuit, China ahead of the penultimate round of the 2006-07 A1GP World Cup of Motorsport on Sunday, 15th April.
The day started well for the British outfit as it s latest rookie recruit, Cumbria s Oliver Turvey, made his A1GP debut with a productive showing in the morning s Rookie-Only session. Turvey, winner of the 2006 McLaren Autosport BRDC Young Driver of the Year, wasted little time easing himself into the session, the 19-year-old going on to impress posting the third fastest time with a 1m37.102s lap.
Kerr assumed control of the British entry for the remainder of the weekend and signaled his intentions from the off, the 2002 British F3 Champion immediately setting the pace in China. He ended the day with a best lap time of 1m35.573s to lead New Zealand and France at the top of the time sheets.
Robbie Kerr:
“Oliver did an excellent job in the car in the rookie session and came back with some really useful data and knowledge of the circuit for me to learn from. I went out there and the car was competitive immediately, setting the second quickest time straight away. We made a few improvements and some changes to end the day fastest overall. ”
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