Hamda Al Qubaisi, the rising UAE karting star, has been invited to participate in the prestigious CIK-FIA Karting Academy Trophy.
The 13-year-old is the first Emirati to be invited for the FIA-sponsored Trophy and will be racing in the colours of FIA Women in Motorsport.
“I’m really proud of Hamda to be chosen for this important test,” said her father Khaled Al Qubaisi, the founder of Daman Speed Academy and managing director of Abu Dhabi Racing.
“This is a prestigious championship as it is by invitation only, 51 drivers from around the world who have to be nominated by their countries and have an accomplished racing background to be considered and selected.”
Said Hamda: “I’ve gained very good experience from my UAE Rotax Max Challenge participations and from my recent test in the Rotax Max Euro at Genk track (Belgium).
“My goal in Essay (France) and the following two rounds in Portugal and Sweden is to increase my experience and try to be amongst the top half of the grid.”
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The 2016 season will be the Academy Trophy’s seventh. Last year Spaniard Marta Garcia, then 14, became the first girl to win the series.
Since its inception in 2010, the Academy has graduated the likes of Charles Leclerc, the inaugural champion who will be an F1 development driver for Ferrari and Haas this year and race in GP3 with ART Grand Prix and European Formula 3 drivers Anthoine Hubert and Ben Barnicoat.
The series is contested by drivers aged 13-15. It will feature three races, at Essay, France, Portimao, Portugal and Kristianstad, Sweden.
The first race, in France, is on Sunday, April 24. The Portugal race is June 26 and the Sweden race will be held September 4.
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Artist: Coldplay
Label: Parlophone/Atlantic
Number of tracks: 10
Rating: 3/5
Dubai World Cup factbox
Most wins by a trainer: Godolphin’s Saeed bin Suroor(9)
Most wins by a jockey: Jerry Bailey(4)
Most wins by an owner: Godolphin(9)
Most wins by a horse: Godolphin’s Thunder Snow(2)
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Ain Dubai in numbers
126: The length in metres of the legs supporting the structure
1 football pitch: The length of each permanent spoke is longer than a professional soccer pitch
16 A380 Airbuses: The equivalent weight of the wheel rim.
9,000 tonnes: The amount of steel used to construct the project.
5 tonnes: The weight of each permanent spoke that is holding the wheel rim in place
192: The amount of cable wires used to create the wheel. They measure a distance of 2,4000km in total, the equivalent of the distance between Dubai and Cairo.
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Name: HyperSpace
Started: 2020
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Number of staff: 210
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If you go
The Flights
Emirates and Etihad fly direct to Johannesburg from Dubai and Abu Dhabi respectively. Economy return tickets cost from Dh2,650, including taxes.
The trip
Worldwide Motorhoming Holidays (worldwidemotorhomingholidays.co.uk) operates fly-drive motorhome holidays in eight destinations, including South Africa. Its 14-day Kruger and the Battlefields itinerary starts from Dh17,500, including campgrounds, excursions, unit hire and flights. Bobo Campers has a range of RVs for hire, including the 4-berth Discoverer 4 from Dh600 per day.
Cricket World Cup League 2
UAE squad
Rahul Chopra (captain), Aayan Afzal Khan, Ali Naseer, Aryansh Sharma, Basil Hameed, Dhruv Parashar, Junaid Siddique, Muhammad Farooq, Muhammad Jawadullah, Muhammad Waseem, Omid Rahman, Rahul Bhatia, Tanish Suri, Vishnu Sukumaran, Vriitya Aravind
Fixtures
Friday, November 1 – Oman v UAE
Sunday, November 3 – UAE v Netherlands
Thursday, November 7 – UAE v Oman
Saturday, November 9 – Netherlands v UAE
Call of Duty: Black Ops 6
Developer: Treyarch, Raven Software
Publisher: Activision
Console: PlayStation 4 & 5, Windows, Xbox One & Series X/S
Rating: 3.5/5
Our legal consultant
Name: Dr Hassan Mohsen Elhais
Position: legal consultant with Al Rowaad Advocates and Legal Consultants.
