“I'm disappointed that a set of tyres potentially cost us the feature race. We have to carry over a set of tyres from the last race and these were the ones that we put on in our first stop. We were about two seconds a lap slower on these and so we had no alternative but to stop again. This time, although it was a bit too early for dry tyres, we had to take the gamble. We've earned some points which I'm happy about, but it could easily have been a podium.”
A1 Team Malaysia chief executive Jack Cunningham, however, was impressed with his charge's maturity in the trying circumstances, and confident as he looked ahead to the remainder of the season.
“Alex drove superbly today, particularly in the feature race which started in difficult weather conditions,” he stated. “I think we were victims of a rare inconsistency in the wet tyres that we were allocated and this really was pivotal for us. If it hadn't have been for that poor set of tyres I think we could have added to our trophy collection.
“Although we didn't provide Alex and Fairuz (Fauzy) with a well set-up car this weekend, we know we have a highly competitive package. We haven't reached mid-distance in the series yet, so there's plenty of opportunity to get back to our top form. We'll look forward to the challenge of the new track in New Zealand now.”
The A1GP World Cup of Motorsport now takes a six-week end-of-year break, with racing due to resume on 19–21 January in Taupo, New Zealand.
