Yoong will respect Minardi's decision

The Malaysian's seat has come under threat after he failed to qualify for two of the past three grands prix. A number of drivers have been linked with Minardi and Yoong admits that there's a possibility that he could be replaced before the next race in Hungary on August 18.

"Nothing has been decided yet and personally I must admit that not qualifying at Hockenheim was a big blow for me," he told his personal website. " I have not talked to Paul (Stoddart) these last couple of days but a decision has to be made soon.

"I have worked bloody hard to get here and there has been a lot of sacrifice for little reward, so I'd be lying if I said I would be content not to be racing at Hungary. What ever happens though I know it would be made in the best interest of the team and I will respect that."

Former CART race winner Bryan Herta and reigning F3000 champion Justin Wilson are set to drive Minardi's two-seater cars in next weekend's Thunder in the Park II demonstration race at Donington, which led to speculation that they could be in line for the F1 seat alongside Mark Webber.