Mickael Ammermüller: “The title is still achievable!”

The newly appointed driver to represent Germany in the A1GP championship, Mickael Ammermuller, believes that despite their meager point tally so far, winning the championship is still their goal.

The A1 Team Germany indeed won the last season (2006/2007) of the A1GP championship, but currently, with three stages completed out of 10 for the season, Germany is only 11th in the championship, trailing the leader, Switzerland, by 47 points… enough to dampen enthusiasm.

Nevertheless, the young German, who was severely sanctioned during the last race in Malaysia, thinks he will do much better this time and get closer to the leaders in the championship.

« I still don’t know why I received these sanctions, but I can’t do anything now. » confirms the German, test driver for Red Bull Racing in Formula 1.

« It’s certain that the title is still within reach for us, but it gets more complicated with each race. However, other competitors can have problems, we don’t know what can happen, and I hope that we will have good races on our part. »

« It’s important for me to have good races and finish on the podiums… but also for the team. I joined mid-season, I already scored points in my first race, so I remain very optimistic! »

At 21, the young man collided with three riders in Sepang, sanctioned by the race officials. According to him, these collisions will not affect his reputation.

« During a race, I’m not interested in staying behind my competitors, so if I have an opportunity to overtake, I do it… even if sometimes my overtakes are risky. » Admits the German, who has the full confidence of his team leaders. (See article from Sunday, December 9).