Saudi driver and team owner Reema Juffali said “she couldn’t be happier” after her Theeba Motorsport team secured its first victory in the Pro-Am class of the International GT Open in France.
Juffali and her teammate Adam Christodoulou capped off Theeba Motorsport’s first competitive weekend on a high as the duo battled to first place and third overall in race two on Sunday after qualifying 13th at the Circuit Paul Ricard.
On Saturday, the pair finished fifth in their class and seventh overall in race one, scoring their first points having taken pole position.
Juffali was thrilled with how the weekend went for her team, which was only launched last week, stating: “It's a first overall podium for the team and first in class, so I couldn't be happier. I'm really proud of what we have achieved as a team in such a short space of time. It's very different being purely a driver compared to a driver who manages her own team, but I think it makes it more exciting.“
Christodoulou described the victory as the “cherry on top”. The Briton said: “As far as races go, they don’t get much better than that. We had a third overall and a win in class [Pro-Am] so a brilliant weekend overall. Reema drove really well, the team were great and the car felt perfect all weekend. To fight for the win was the cherry on top.”
Juffali began the 60-minute race two after qualifying 13th. She made short work of her rivals at the rolling start, gaining two places to move into 11th. Opting for an early pit stop, Juffali switched with Christodoulou on lap 11, who, despite rejoining in 15th, began a superb charge up the order.
They timed the pitstop perfectly as Christodoulou slowly moved up to fifth in the Pro-Am class. A late push saw him grab the lead.
Juffali and Christodoulou will next be in action on June 18-19 when the third round of the International GT Open moves to Belgium at the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps.
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Once the domain of newspaper home deliveries, subscription model retailing has combined with e-commerce to permeate myriad products and services.
The concept has grown tremendously around the world and is forecast to thrive further, according to UnivDatos Market Insights’ report on recent and predicted trends in the sector.
The global subscription e-commerce market was valued at $13.2 billion (Dh48.5bn) in 2018. It is forecast to touch $478.2bn in 2025, and include the entertainment, fitness, food, cosmetics, baby care and fashion sectors.
The report says subscription-based services currently constitute “a small trend within e-commerce”. The US hosts almost 70 per cent of recurring plan firms, including leaders Dollar Shave Club, Hello Fresh and Netflix. Walmart and Sephora are among longer established retailers entering the space.
UnivDatos cites younger and affluent urbanites as prime subscription targets, with women currently the largest share of end-users.
That’s expected to remain unchanged until 2025, when women will represent a $246.6bn market share, owing to increasing numbers of start-ups targeting women.
Personal care and beauty occupy the largest chunk of the worldwide subscription e-commerce market, with changing lifestyles, work schedules, customisation and convenience among the chief future drivers.
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