Piquet opens a1 series with twin wins.

(From Western Daily Press)

Brazil dominated the opening round of the A1 Grand Prix series on its debut at Brands Hatch yesterday, with Nelson Piquet Jnr winning both races from pole.

The new championship, pits nation against nation in a self-styled World Cup.

All 25 drivers race in equal cars, designed to encourage overtaking and with a boost button for extra help, organisers had promised an all-action championship.

But the sprint race saw few overtaking manoeuvres and Piquet won with ease before the feature race ended with another Brazilian win.

France's Alexandre Premat squeezed past New Zealand's Matt Halliday to secure second …