“We lost the race in New Zealand because of the pit-stop,” added a delighted Duval, “and we got second place here because of the pit-stop. The team did a great job – we overtook everybody! On the track we were faster than them, and fortunately for us Canada spun; I was pretty lucky actually because I almost crashed into him.
“It was just a great race, maybe the best in A1GP for me. It's like a victory for us, so I feel really happy. I want to thank all my team because it's the last race for me, and I want to wish them the best for the rest of the season.”
World Series by Renault ace Albuquerque, for his part, was over the moon at taking comfortably his country's finest result of the season to-date – and matching Portugal's highest-ever A1GP finish from the series' inaugural campaign.
“I was pushing all the time,” he underlined, “and it was easy to make mistakes because the tyres were getting worse. I made some mistakes too, but it happens to everyone and it's not easy to push for over 40 laps without making a mistake. I'm happy with third place.”
Following the Durban weekend, Switzerland has now stretched out a ten-point advantage in the nations' title standings over nearest challengers France, with erstwhile leaders New Zealand a further ten points in arrears in third, the Kiwis having notched up a scant two points over the course of the meeting. South Africa and Germany have slipped further back in fourth and fifth positions respectively, with Great Britain, the Netherlands and Canada conversely all gaining ground in sixth, seventh and eighth.
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![[L-R] Filipe Albuquerque, Neel Jani and Loic Duval on the 2008 A1GP feature race podium in Durban [pic credit: A1GP Media]](http://pix.crash.net/thumbs/409775.jpg)
