09/11/2005
NEWS STORY
There is a strong talk of a possible Proton Satria support race of ex-F1 champions and other international and local celebrity stars for the A1 GP of Nations Malaysian round at the Sepang International circuit scheduled for the 18-20 Nov 2005.
Slotted in to drive are former Formula champions Emerson Fittipaldi, twice world champion in 1972 and 1974 as well as double Indy 500 winner and Alan Jones, who won the title in 1980. Former Dutch Formula 1 star, Jan Lammers has also confirmed himself for this event in Sepang.
In addition, it's reported that A1GP founder and President, Sheikh Maktoum, who is not short of racing experience himself and A1GP General Manager and former F3000 racer, Stephen Watson, are also confirmed, and will use their advantage of age to push the middle aged F1 stars to their limits in the race tuned Proton Satria GTIs.
FIA Group N world rally champion, Karamjit Singh and Malaysia's fastest lady racer and Merdeka Millennium endurance racer as well as Channel V manag er, Phillipa Yoong are also confirmed along with local Proton manager and racer Tengku Djan Ley.