Adrian Zaugg apologizes for the crash caused

The South African driver, Adrian Zaugg, who is racing in the A1GP this season with his country, has apologized to the other drivers in the series following the collision he caused in the second race this weekend.

Indeed, in Durban, after a first accident and a restart under the safety car regime, Adrian Zaugg was too ambitious at the first hairpin turn, overtaking several cars during braking. Arriving too fast, the South African at home also side-swiped Jeroen Bleekemolen (A1 Team Netherlands) forcing the other drivers to brake suddenly.

Seven single-seaters were involved in the incident in total. With only 10 cars remaining on the track, the race officials had to prematurely interrupt this second race under the Durban sun.

For having been the cause of the red flag, Zaugg, who finished in seventh position, was penalized with a $1000 fine but was able to keep his position.

« I am truly sorry for what happened, » said Zaugg after the race. « I didn’t brake early enough and my tires being cold after the time spent behind the Safety Car… »

« I moved to the inside of the corner, and I had low grip while braking. Then, when I reached the curb, I completely lost control of the car and hit the Netherlands’ car… » Concluded the South African.

Adrian Zaugg is currently 4th in the standings, a few points behind New Zealand. Switzerland is 1st, 10 points ahead of France.