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Thumbs up to Chengdu after A1’s first visit

So… after an exciting season opener in Zandvoort, where 6 A1 teams missed out on the action, the A1 circus rolled into Chengdu, China five weeks later for round 2 of the season. 3 nations were still missing – Pakistan’s Adam Khan cannot fit into the car due to his height, Germany are undergoing a “management restructure” – meaning Willi Weber is off the scene – and Canada were nowhere to be seen. But the grid certainly looked a lot healthier with Great Britain (yay!), India and Mexico all there, and all nations seemingly running their proper liveries rather than the half-finished ones many cars sported at Zandvoort. (more…)