Reflecting on a real rollercoaster ride in the 2007/08 A1GP season finale on home turf at
Brands Hatch at the weekend, Robbie Kerr admitted he was disappointed to have once more
just missed out on securing the runner-up spot for Great Britain in the nations' title chase but vowed to make amends once the new campaign comes around again in September.
Having paced practice, the High Wycombe ace a World Cup of Motorsport regular since day one, and a man with no fewer than three victories and 18 rostrum finishes under his belt from 46 starts went on to set pole position for the sprint race and second on the grid for the longer feature. Entering the meeting twelve points adrift of third-placed France in the standings and 22 behind New Zealand, much was at stake, but a beautifully composed performance in the sprint saw Kerr get Team GBR's assault off to the perfect start.
It was all about just keeping it under control, making sure I didn't make any mistakes and keeping the guys behind, he explained afterwards, speaking exclusively to
Crash.net Radio. We know it's difficult to overtake, so it was just about keeping the pace constant and keeping them there behind us, and that was something we could do fairly easily.
Having prevailed by just over a second ahead of the USA's Jonathan Summerton and Irishman Adam Carroll, the former British F3 Champion knew his country's hopes of leapfrogging its two rivals in the title chase has been considerably boosted particularly in light of New Zealand notching up just three points and France only one. A similar result in the feature race, and the runner-up spot would be secured. After taking the lead following the first pit-stops, a double glory looked to be on the cards, but a small delay during the second stop on lap 33 was enough to let India's Narain Karthikeyan regain his earlier lead and with it dash Britain's chances of stealing P2 in the championship chase at the last.
