Alex Yoong @ Lotus

**Powered by Cosworth** · 26th Sep 09, 13:35

Originally Posted by Alex Yoong

Been an interesting day. Ate good food, enjoyed better company & watched F1 in the paddock club. Oh, & also got offered a job with Lotus F1

From his Facebook. I can only hope this is some sort of test driver role, or god help us all.

**Sonic** · 26th Sep 09, 13:42

NOOOOOOOOOO0000000000ooooooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I might have to seriously reconsider my support of Lotus F1 if they hire him as anything other than test driver or something!

**jonny hurlock** · 26th Sep 09, 14:04

no no no no no no no and no! a1gp yes, f1 no!

**gloomyDAY** · 26th Sep 09, 14:14

The guy is Malaysian, right?

I mean it makes commercial sense from the team's perspective.
If Lotus not really Lotus want to win, then they should find someone better.

**Sonic** · 26th Sep 09, 16:19

Originally Posted by gloomyDAY

.....If Lotus not really Lotus......

We really need a better name than LnrL.

**Dave B** · 26th Sep 09, 16:37

"A job". Sweeping up at the factory is "a job", he could be taking up a test or reserve role or anything else. He could open doors at sponsors, and be very useful in the team's marketing and development.

Just don't give him a drive!

**harsha** · 26th Sep 09, 16:53

Originally Posted by Dave Brockman

"A job". Sweeping up at the factory is "a job", he could be taking up a test or reserve role or anything else. He could open doors at sponsors, and be very useful in the team's marketing and development.

Just don't give him a drive!

agreed...he could be a test driver / consultant...just don't let him get into the car on raceday

**VkmSpouge** · 26th Sep 09, 17:07

As a driver to do PR stuff in Malaysia, sure hire Alex Yoong. As a grand prix race driver, do not hire Alex Yoong.

**driveace** · 26th Sep 09, 17:53

His job is to pick up the race drivers from the hotel,and take them to and from the circuit! Thats it !

**DexDexter** · 26th Sep 09, 18:27

Originally Posted by Powered by Cosworth

From his Facebook. I can only hope this is some sort of test driver role, or god help us all.

Oh my God!

**Lennat** · 26th Sep 09, 19:27

I would imagine that the new teams will be slow enough even with descent drivers, so hiring Yoong seems a bit overkill.

**UltimateDanGTR** · 26th Sep 09, 21:09

Originally Posted by VkmSpouge

As a driver to do PR stuff in Malaysia, sure hire Alex Yoong. As a grand prix race driver, do not hire Alex Yoong.

agreed. Alex yoong in a drivers seat would be F1 suicide. simple as.

**Easy Drifter** · 26th Sep 09, 21:13

Crash Test Dummy

**UltimateDanGTR** · 26th Sep 09, 21:16

Originally Posted by Easy Drifter

Crash Test Dummy

No. He'd most probably miss the wall in which to crash into

**ioan** · 26th Sep 09, 23:26

This thread is just about F1 armchair experts venting their frustration and laughing about a guy who would be 10 seconds ahead of them after the first corner in a race.

**BDunnell** · 26th Sep 09, 23:44

Originally Posted by ioan

This thread is just about F1 armchair experts venting their frustration and laughing about a guy who would be 10 seconds ahead of them after the first corner in a race.

I think we have just hit new lows of rank hypocrisy with that post. Is this the same ioan who was so critical of Badoer, and whose pace I doubt he could have beaten?

**BeansBeansBeans** · 27th Sep 09, 00:14

Much ado about nothing.

It'll be some sort commercial role.

**BeansBeansBeans** · 27th Sep 09, 00:15

Originally Posted by BDunnell

I think we have just hit new lows of rank hypocrisy with that post. Is this the same ioan who was so critical of Badoer, and whose pace I doubt he could have beaten?

I'm eagerly anticipating the chicanery that Ioan will employ to get around this accusation, instead of saying "Haha, fair point" like anybody else would.

**BDunnell** · 27th Sep 09, 00:39

Originally Posted by BeansBeansBeans

I'm eagerly anticipating the chicanery that Ioan will employ to get around this accusation, instead of saying "Haha, fair point" like anybody else would.

Let's open a book on it.

**cos** · 27th Sep 09, 00:45

Yes his stint in F1 wasn't brilliant; but let's not forget he was in the 2nd Minardi alongside a certain M Webber yet still had a best F1 result of 7th. He had a fair few victories in A1GP too, beating the likes of Hulkenberg, Carpentier, Enge, Rahal and Buemi (who's also driving for "Minardi" and has a best F1 finish of 7th...)