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Van der Garde confirms superb form with a double

Giedo van der Garde made it a perfect start to the season by winning both races at Monza. The P1 Motorsport driver qualified himself in pole position and won the race on Saturday and Sunday afternoon.

Published: Sunday 27 April 2008

On Saturday Van der Garde dominated the race but on Sunday it was a near victory. “This was race a bit more difficult to be honest than the one on Saturday,” said van der Garde. “After the safety car period I braked hard entering the chicane. I blocked both of my front tyres and had enormous flatspots on both tyres causing a lot of understeer in slow corners. I really had to race on the limit to stay ahead of the pack really but we did it and obviously I’m really proud to have achieved such a great result!”

“This is a dream start really. Pole, two victories and the fastest lap is more than I could have hoped for. If we keep performing like this we can look forward to a great season. I will now prepare myself for next week’s race at Spa-Francorchamps – one of the best tracks on the calendar.”

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