Ironically, it will not be Sean McIntosh that drives for A1 Team Canada at the next races in Mexico and the USA as new signing Patrick Carpentier gets behind the wheel. 'I've set a high standard for Patrick, the pressure is on him now. But the team has more points now and I will be back in China and back strong', McIntosh continued. Second place man Alex Yoong said: 'I'm elated for the team. The car was very strong. We should have pitted earlier though, we could have been even closer. This is what the Series is all about, there was so much overtaking, the cars are strong and built to overtake. Jos Verstappen and I had a real cat and mouse fight as we made our way through the field. It is such a good result for the team and for our new sponsor Proton. Having Proton on board has made such a difference for the team, as we have been able to concentrate on the racing rather than getting to the next race.' Finishing on the podium in his first outing for A1 Team Australia, Marcus Marshall said: 'It feels really good to be on the podium, especially after I didn't even know whether I was coming or not. We really struggled in the dry and a bit in Qualifying but we kept pushing all weekend. We never gave up, and although there was too much wing on the car, which meant I was losing time on the straights, I was setting good times in the other sectors. I'm really stoked for the team, Fosters and everyone at home. A big hello to everyone in Australia.' Marcus Marshall and Sean McIntosh praised the crowds that cheered them on. 'The crowd were awesome. I know there have been smaller crowds elsewhere, but this is the same for any series, I experienced the same in Champ Car, some places take to Motorsport and some don't' said Marcus Marshall. 'The support for Ananda Mikola was amazing in the crowd and for the other drivers as well. The country of Indonesia has been amazing and the people really passionate and excited about A1GP', continued Sean McIntosh. The ninth round of A1 Grand Prix, the World Cup of Motorsport will be held at Parque Fundidora Monterrey, Mexico on 24 - 26 February 2006. A1 Team Driver Time Gap 1 Canada Sean McIntosh 55.55.779 2 Malaysia Alex Yoong 55.57.710 +1.931 3 Australia Marcus Marshall 56.08.396 +12.617 4 Brazil Christian 56.09.779 +14.000 Fittipaldi 5 Switzerland Neel Jani 56.12.288 +16.509 6 Netherlands Jos Verstappen 56.17.625 +21.846 7 New Zealand Matt Halliday 56.17.998 +22.319 8 France Nicolas 56.18.477 +22.698 Lapierre 9 USA Philip Geibler 56.22.092 +26.313 10 Great Robbie Kerr 56.38.748 +42.969 Britain 11 South Stephen Simpson 57.10.293 +1.14.514 Africa 12 Germany Timo Scheider 57.28.763 +1.32.984 13 Czech Tomas Enge 35 laps 1 lap Republic 14 Indonesia Ananda Mikola 35 laps 1 lap 15 India Armaan Ebrahim 35 laps 1 lap 16 Italy Max Busnelli 31 laps 5 laps 17 Portugal Alvaro Parente 31 laps 5 laps 18 Austria Mathias Lauda 24 laps 12 laps 19 Ireland Ralph Firman 21 laps 15 laps 20 Mexico Salvador Duran 18 laps 18 laps 21 China Tengyi Jiang 11 laps 29 laps 22 Lebanon Basil Shaaban 7 laps 29 laps 23 Japan Hayanari 0 laps 36 laps Shimoda Series Points to date - A1 Grand Prix of Nations, Sentul Circuit, Indonesia - 12 February 2006
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