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They may have missed the first four rounds of the fourth season of the A1GP World Cup of Motorsport, but A1 Team Germany ’s return to A1GP competition was a remarkably successful one, with Michael Ammermuller ranked second fastest after the two practice sessions.

“It has been a rush,” the former race winner told A1GP.com, “because I had my seat fitting yesterday and drove the new car for the first time today after the mechanics did a fantastic job to get the car ready.

“And the new A1GP Powered by Ferrari car, is a lot, lot better than the first generation car. It’s a great deal more fun to drive, especially through fast corners as it has so much more downforce.

“The one thing that did cause me trouble to start with was braking, but as much as anything this is down to not having driven a single-seater for five or six months.”

Rival teams will point out that Ammermuller’s best lap of 1m 31.312 seconds was set on a new set of tyres, while they made do without, but Michael said this first day of the Kylami meeting has boosted his confidence for Germany ’s first race back:

“Sure I had new tyres, but I actually hit traffic on my fastest lap, so there’s a lot more to come on Saturday, when I also hope to become 100 per cent confident in the car.”

source: www.a1gp.com