Francesco Friedrich celebrated an anniversary with a track record in the small sled and also won the overall victory in the premier class at the last Bobsleigh World Cup in Germany before the Winter Olympics.

With the seventh victory in the seventh race, he raced to victory on Sunday in the snowy Winterberg with his Olympic crew Thorsten Margis, Candy Bauer and Alexander Schüller and remains unbeaten in the four-man bobsleigh this winter.

British rider Brad Hall came in second, 0.42 seconds behind, ahead of US driver Hunter Church.

Johannes Lochner from Berchtesgaden, who started for Stuttgart, came fourth.

Before the World Cup finals and the EM next weekend in St. Moritz, Friedrich already has the crystal ball in the four-man bobsleigh with a 229-point lead.

In the two-man bobsleigh, he only needs a front position.

In 2013, the record world champions began their incredible winning streak in the Swiss Engadin.

“We have shown that it fits, that we are doing well.

Now it's time to continue.

That was a driver's lane here, now there is St. Moritz and then with Beijing a completely different caliber with a 1,600-meter track, that will be exciting, "said the double Olympic champion with a view to the Winter Games in Beijing in February.

He had previously countered perfectly in the small sled.

When Lochner took his track record from him, the Saxon and Schüller set the fastest start time and promptly regained the record with 54.89 seconds.

It was also his 100th podium finish in the World Cup.

There was excitement around the World Cup with the positive corona test by Austrian Benjamin Maier, who is even sponsored by Friedrich.

The pilot had to leave Winterberg early.

National coach Wolfgang Stampfer was at a loss.

“The situation is completely bizarre.

Because in Germany there are obviously different limit values ​​than in Austria, where Benni would not be positive, ”said Stampfer.

After finishing third in the monobob, Laura Nolte clinched her fourth win of the season in the two-man bobsleigh.

With her Olympic pusher Deborah Levi, she relegated teammate Kim Kalicki to second place.

Third place went to US pilot Kaillie Humphries.

Two-man bobsleigh Olympic champion Mariama Jamanka failed at the start with Germany's fastest sprinter Alexandra Burghardt and had to be content with ninth place.