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Chris
van der Drift twice on podium at Hockenheim
 ‘Dutch’
New-Zealander Chris van der Drift had a good start of his
weekend. Despite a fifth and sixth position in the qualifying
races, the 2004 rookie of the year climbed on the podium twice
at Hockenheim. With two third places in the Formula BMW ADAC
races, Chris van der Drift can be regarded as one of the championship
favorites.
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Competing
for the Rosberg Team, Van der Drift qualified as fifth and
sixth for race one and two respectively. A superstart in race
one brought the 19-year old and twelve-time karting champion
to second place. A couple of laps later he lost a position
to Buemi, with whom he fought many duels last year. Chris
ended race one in third place. A mature performance in race
two brought Van der Drift to third place again. ‘Vandy’
was happy with these results. “Despite I had chances
to catch Mendoza for a second place at the last race today,
I am glad with the two podium finishes. In both races I had
a great start and managed to get in the top three. Luckily
I could defend my position so I have a good position in the
championship!”
RESULT
RACE 01:
01. Nicolas Hülkenberg GER 20:52.392
02. Sebastien Buemi GBR + 03.141
03. CH RIS VAN DER DRIFT NL + 08.026
RESULT
RACE 02:
01. Nicolas Hülkenberg GER 22:57.385
02. Sergio Perez Mendoza MEX + 04.283
03. CHRIS VAN DER DRIFT NL + 08.663
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