LISBON, Oct 17: Following a weekend of mixed emotions at EuroSpeedway, Germany, A1 Team Pakistan is in Lisbon for Circuito Estoril in Portugal for third round of A1 Grand Prix of Nations, which takes place on Oct 21-23.

Although A1 Team Pakistan’s driver Adam Khan has never competed at Estoril, he is familiar with the circuit.

He explained: “I completed a Formula 3000 test at Estoril a couple of months ago, so I’ll be using that experience this weekend. As a circuit, Estoril sits in between Brands Hatch and EuroSpeedway in its configuration.

“Where I had a good performance at Brands Hatch, I struggled slightly at EuroSpeedway, but Estoril suits more my style of driving. The team have shown that we can be competitive and every time I step into the car I’m focused and I’m there to win.”

A1 Team Pakistan’s chairman, Arif Husain added: “Adam Khan and the team had a positive result in the Feature Race at EuroSpeedway and I’m hoping that we can build on that.

“We are currently lying 15th overall in the A1 Team championship so it would be nice to collect some extra points and move back into the top ten, where I believe we should to be. A1 Grand Prix series is extremely exciting and we are proud to be representing a great nation in the field of motorsport.”

During two-week break, A1 Team Pakistan’s technical team, Super Nova, has been busy preparing cars at A1 Technical Innovation Centre at Silverstone Circuit in the UK.

Commenting on upcoming race, Team Principal David Sears said: “The team are looking forward to the race in Estoril. Adam Khan has tested here and has been extremely quick. After a little disappointment at Germany, we are positive for a good result in Portugal!”

A1 Team Pakistan best result to date is their 7th place finish at A1 Grand Prix season opener at Brands Hatch. This coincided with the team’s best qualifying performance, lining up eighth on the grid out of 25 competing nations.—PPI