Pakistan set to participate in international racing event after 10 years

Prominent participants in the event include formula one world champion Fernando Alonso

December 04, 2022
Pakistan's Karting team

KARACHI: Pakistan's racing squad is all set to participate in the final round 4 of the Dubai Endurance Karting Championship 2022.

A team comprised of Shamiq Saeed (c), Saad Lari (team manager), Shahzad Qureshi, Samad Soomro, Uzair Magsi and Enaam Ahmed (racers) will represent Pakistan in an international racing event after almost 10 years. 

As many as 42 karting teams including 15 national champion teams from Europe will participate in the mega racing event. 

Prominent participants in the event include formula one world champion Fernando Alonso and former F1 driver Pedro De La Rosa.

"Competing at this level is daunting. Our team lacks in experience however there is no shortage of commitment, passion and desire to excel, compete and go wheel to wheel with the world champion drivers," team's captain said. 

"We view this as a tremendous opportunity to learn and gain experience and bring that knowledge back to the country for raising the bar at the local level. After all how often does one get a chance to practice & race against F1 Drivers including a 2 time FI World Champion," he added. 

"Inshallah hoping to make the country and the people proud of our efforts," he concluded. 

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