Source: A1 Team Canada The 2007-08 A1GP World Cup of Motorsport season reaches the halfway marker in New Zealand this weekend with A1 Team Canada selecting Toronto's Robert Wickens to compete in Round 5 at Taupo Motorsports Park next weekend.Wickens remains behind the wheel of the Canadian entry for the third straight event having made his competitive A1GP debut last November scoring Canada's only points to-date thanks to a third place podium finish in Round 3's Sprint race in Malaysia. Impressive qualifying performances from Wickens, including a high of fifth place in Malaysia, have been tempered by frustrating Feature race outings with the Ontario-native posting early retirements in both Malaysia and China.Hoping that the third time will be a charm, Robert will no doubt be keen for a repeat of last season's Taupo form when James Hinchcliffe steered Canada to a pair of top-six finishes, the last time the team scored points in both the Sprint and Feature events at a race meeting.On-track this weekend's event at Taupo breaks ground with all 22 competing nations running on biofuel. The use of the ethanol based E30 is the cornerstone of an ambitious series of initiatives to help reduce A1GP's environmental footprint and forms part of the series 'THINK Greener Racing' policy.Team Manager Simon Cayzer previewed the weekend by stating; "In China we started the weekend well but didn't get the chance to show our pace in the race. It's important for us to get a good result in Taupo and carry that momentum forward to the Australian round a fortnight later."
Wickens ready for Antipodean challenge