Yoong 3rd

SL · 19 May 2002, 20:31 (Ref:290034)

Belive it or not Alex Yoong has planted a Lotus 3rd on the grid at Monaco. OK it is a historic F1 event being held there, but even so 3rd proves he is pretty fast.

Sato managed to but his car into the armco and will not start the race.

SL

**Adam43** · 20 May 2002, 10:30 (Ref:290086)

2nd in the race, after leading for a lot of it. He was stuck in 5th for a bit of it too.

15 laps wet running and 10 laps dry. I wonder how much it will help?

Glen · 20 May 2002, 10:43 (Ref:290103)

Explain that, all of those who think that F1 drivers today can't drive real cars... He was leading by miles until becoming stuck in 5th. Not easy to even get the car round Monaco in 5th I'd have thought.

JPBeltoise · 20 May 2002, 17:34 (Ref:290637)

I'm glad Alex did such a good job in the Monaco historic race. There are several of us on this forum who have been saying that he's not as hopless as most people say. Now I hope that he can translate that extra experience into some quick times this weekend.

**Bononi** · 20 May 2002, 17:55 (Ref:290659)

Can someone explain wich model is that Lotus ?

...And if Yoong managed to drive it fast, cheers to him. Lotus is a name that should remain in the mythical ground.

TimD · 20 May 2002, 18:20 (Ref:290693)

It's a Lotus 72, Bononi. A classic JPS ex-Ronnie Peterson car. And it's well looked-after, too, so the gearbox glitch is doubly unfortunate.

I wonder - could it be that Alex Yoong is demonstrating not only that he has more innate talent than he is given credit for, but that the current trend of F1 design only flatters certain drivers.

I have a nasty thought in the back of my mind that the tail-sliding virtuoso that was Ronnie Peterson might have been slated as a hopeless cause if he'd ever been given a 2002 spec car to race.

Good for Alex, though. He was willing to have a go, he kept it on the tarmac, and he was quick. But especially he was willing to have a go. More of this, please.

jonboyG · 20 May 2002, 19:05 (Ref:290726)

Quote:

Good for Alex, though. He was willing to have a go, he kept it on the tarmac,

Which is more than Takuma Sato did in the Lotus 49.

Good to see that Yoong can actually drive. If my folks weren't using the flat I could have been down there for the race (and the GP)

Glen · 20 May 2002, 19:21 (Ref:290744)

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Originally posted by TimD
...the current trend of F1 design only flatters certain drivers.

Why only certain drivers? More likely, surely, that all F1 drivers are very talented and that the current style of car makes this difficult to see on TV?

**Bononi** · 20 May 2002, 19:26 (Ref:290749)

Cheers, TimD !!

Ronnie was one of my faves, and thinking about the Lotus 72 on the streets of Monaco brings a feeling that, despite the current situation, I never wasted my time watching those heroes...

Jukebox · 22 May 2002, 04:21 (Ref:292124)

What a pleasant suprise to see that Yoong made it at 2nd place and the fact that he was leading all the way until the final lap in the recent historic race

freud · 22 May 2002, 04:45 (Ref:292132)

Alex Yoong is not a bad driver after all

OVERSTEER · 22 May 2002, 11:49 (Ref:292446)

Maybe Yoong should consider Historic racing if he's that good, maybe a go in a historic F1 car at the goodwood festival of speed!

f1manoz · 22 May 2002, 12:31 (Ref:292511)

Well, I think Yoong proved that he does have talent after all. Good job.

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