Alex Yoong
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Alex Yoong (熊龍, pinyin: Xióng Lóng, born July 20 1976) is a Malaysian race car driver. Backed by the Malaysian government-owned lottery company Magnum he was given the chance to drive three Formula One races in 2001 for the Minardi team, debuting at the Italian GP. The deal was extended for the whole 2002 season, however he struggled to be competitive. After failing to qualify for some races, he was replaced by Anthony Davidson for two mid-season races. Although his form did improve afterwards, his Formula One career ended at the close of season.
Since that time, Yoong has struggled to remain visible in international motorsports. A promising start in the American Champcar series in 2003 was cut short due to lack of funds, and Yoong failed to impress in his few drives in the Australian V8 Supercar series in 2004. He has remained an enthusiastic promoter of motorsports in his home country however, and has been seen doing media work for Malaysian television.
- Formula One firsts:
- First ethnic Chinese Formula 1 driver
- First Malaysian Formula 1 driver
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See also
- Narain Karthikeyan (first Indian Formula 1 driver)
- Zsolt Baumgartner (first Hungarian Formula 1 driver)