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Dubai: A1 Team Malaysia Qualifying - Pleased to be in the Top Ten
Track action continued at Dubai Autodrome for the A1 Grand Prix of Nations Dubai with a final practice session in the morning and qualifying in the afternoon.
Alex Yoong is driving the A1 Team Malaysia entry this weekend, while team mate Fairuz Fauzy prepares for his New Year wedding. Yoong will line up in 8th place on the grid, after qualifying was completed today.
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Yoong, on his first visit to this new track which was built to Formula One standards less than two years ago, used the practice sessions to learn the circuit and make improvements in the car set up in preparation for the two races tomorrow. Just over 1.5 seconds separated the top and bottom of the grid in the final practice session, demonstrating how competitive this new Series has become after only five events have been completed.
Yoong reviewed the day saying, “I’m pleased to be in the top ten. I was really happy with the times, particularly on my last run which was the fourth quickest lap, showing that we have the pace to be in the top five. We made quite a few improvements to the car today, and I’m happy to be starting in eighth. We’ve finished fifth three times now, so our goal now has to be fourth or better.”
Jack Cunningham, Team Principal, added, “After a disappointing start yesterday, I’m happy with an eighth place grid slot for A1 Team Malaysia. It was a very competitive qualifying; every tenth of a second is valuable at this track, and can make a big difference to your grid position for the Sprint race. Alex improved his time on each of his runs and in the final run was fourth quickest. We’re aiming for another top five finish tomorrow, but it would be good to improve on our best finish result of fifth place.”
A1 Team Malaysia is one of 25 national teams represented on the A1 Grand Prix grid. The A1 racing cars for each team are identical, presenting a level playing field, and bringing the focus to the expertise, skill and bravery of the drivers. The Series visits 12 venues through the winter, traveling to the Middle East, Asia, Australia, USA, South America, South Africa and Europe.
8TV is the official Malaysian broadcaster of the A1 Grand Prix of Nations.
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