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was a tough one. The following
year was after I had an injury.
I scored seven points in both
those years. I'm glad I got this
out of the way and got the points
I needed."
This was Hancock's 35th
Speedway Grand Prix appear-
ance in Sweden—the nation he
calls home during the European
season. He's still chasing his
first victory in the country, but
was delighted to reach a third
straight Friends Arena final.
"It looks pretty good," Han-
cock said. "I've still got this bad
omen that I can't win a round in
Sweden. I've had some good
success here at the Friends
Arena, though. It's a great place,
and you know I'm a big fan of
Sweden."
Hancock admits Woffinden
will take some stopping with just
two rounds to race.
"As long as there's a chance,
I'll never give up," the American
said. "When you have a guy like
Tai [Woffinden], who is riding on
top of the world, it's tough. You
can only cling on to a little hope,
but the reality is this guy is fast."
Danish champion Niels-
Kristian Iversen was more than
happy with third spot as he con-
tinues his strong end to 2015,
moving up to fourth place and
within 10 points of Nicki Peder-
sen in third.
"I started off pretty well," Ivers-
en said. "I had two races where I
had to work pretty hard for it. I'm
pretty happy with third. To get a
podium is a good achievement.
Things haven't come so easily
this year. I've had to work pretty
hard to get anything. So I have
really enjoyed this result.
"I came back from injury after
last year and the beginning of
the season was quite tough.
When you start off the season
badly, it's quite difficult. But the
last couple of GPs have been
good. This is another step in the
right direction."
John Hipkiss
