Yoong teams with Scheckter for Asian double.

The Swiss Racing Team has confirmed Malaysia's Alex Yoong as partner to Tomas Scheckter for the Macau and Korean Formula Three double-header next month.

Yoong, who has campaigned a Reynard in this year's Formula Nippon series, steps back to F3 for the annual blue riband events in the Far East, and has jumped at the chance to team with British F3 runner-up, and Jaguar Racing's newly-signed test driver, Scheckter for the two races, to be held on 19 and 26 November respectively.

The Swiss Racing Team [SRT], though new to the German F3 Championship this year, is not short of expertise, with team leader Othmar Welti having successfully run Formula One racers Norberto Fontana and Jarno Trulli to impressive results in Macau. Team manager Eric Kolb is also an experienced campaigner, having left the very successful German KMS team to join Welti after a year with engine builder Spiess. SRT also comprises experienced mechanics who have previously worked with the Sauber F1 team, and is determined to win both Far East events. Both drivers will run a Dallara-Spiess F300.

"We are very serious about winning as shown by our top driver signings of Yoong and Scheckter," Welti said, "Originally, we were not interested in going to Macau and Korea until we secured these two drivers, who will give the team a good chance for wins. It's pointless to be in the Far East just for the holiday."

"When I heard that Scheckter has signed for SRT, I decided that this is a very serious team," Yoong said, echoing his new team's sentiments, "It's great to team up with successful engineers like Welti and Kolb and to partner Scheckter.

"The Formula Nippon season's final round will end at Suzuka two weeks before Macau, and it will be great to do well in the Macau Grand Prix to round off the year. I will be relying on my Macau experience to get on top of the rest this time around."

The Malaysian finished ninth in 1998 and seventh last year with Britain's Alan Docking Racing.