Malaysian wins Formula Asia

JAKARTA (JP): A thrilled Alex Yoong of Malaysia took his first Formula victory in commanding style in Zhuhai, China, yesterday.

In front of a crowd of 100,000 spectators, the 18-year-old Yoong showed his formidable driving talent, negotiating the testing street circuit with skill and maturity.

Yoong finished 0.22 second ahead of Stanley Iriawan of Indonesia, with Akbar Ebrahim of India finishing third.

Stanley of the Humpuss Racing Team (HRT) became the only Indonesian to stand at the winners' podium in the final leg of the Formula Asia championship. Indonesia's ace driver, Roy Haryanto, winner of the previous leg in Malaysia, failed to reach the finish due to a slide at the second curve. (icn)