Following his fifth place finish in the inaugural Feature race at Brands Hatch at the weekend, Team Malaysia's Alex Yoong spent Monday in London before heading back to Kuala Lumpur. The 29-year-old took time out of his hectic schedule to talk to Pitpass editor, Chris Balfe.

Alex began by reflecting on his team's weekend.

"I think it went pretty well," said the former Minardi F1 driver. "Our strategy was always to come in for an early pit stop, and I think that went in our favour. We're really pleased, we'd targeted a top five finish for the weekend, and we achieved it.

It had been reported elsewhere, that Alex - who is also seat-holder for A1 Team Malaysia - regretted the decision to split the driving responsibilities on Sunday, putting teammate Fairuz Fauzy in the car for the Sprint race and then taking over for the Feature race, this is not true says Alex: "No, that was reported wrongly," he replies. "What I'd told the reporter is that (obviously) there is a conflict, because, as a driver, you want to drive both races, but to put Fairuz in the car was the right decision.

"We'd started the weekend with Fairuz and myself sharing the driving, and it was only fair that he drive the race on Sunday. He'd tested for us really well, and done a good job in practice, and he did a really good job for us in the first race."

However, asked if his team would adopt a similar strategy in future, Alex admitted: "No, I think we'll adopt the strategy of one driver for both races. That said, I can't say for certain at this point.

"It was the right decision to make," he continues. "It's a team sport, the first race of the season, and it was important to continue with our original plan, having two drivers sharing the duties."

Asked if other drivers are being lined up to join Team Malaysia, Alex replied: "Not at this time. We don't have drivers qualified at this level. However, we've got lots of younger drivers coming up through the ranks, youngsters who are doing really well."

With the first races out of the way, did Alex feel that, as a driver, any aspects of A1 needed to be looked at.