Podium finish for Abu Dhabi’s Thani Al-Qamzi in F1 H20

Sport360 staff 08:00 07/10/2014
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  • Brilliant outing: Abu Dhabi’s Thani Al-Qamzi started ninth and finished second.

    Team Abu Dhabi’s Thani Al-Qamzi enjoyed a stunning return to UIM F1 H20 racing action by taking sec­ond place behind defending world champion Alex Carella in the 20th Grand Prix of China on Liuzhou’s Liu River yesterday.

    Carella led the 39-lap race from the start to claim a hat-trick of wins at the popular Chinese venue, but both Al-Qamzi and Team Abu Dhabi colleague Ahmed Al-Hameli were forced to battle their way through the field from ninth and 10th positions.

    Al-Qamzi finished the race in third place until Sweden’s Erik Stark – who had crossed the finish line in second place – was awarded a penalty for striking a course turn buoy. He slipped to fifth and pro­moted Al-Qamzi to second and tied second in the UIM F1 H20 Drivers’ Championship points’ standings.

    “This was a challenging race and we had to battle hard for our posi­tion from the start,” said Al-Qamzi. “We missed the first race in Qatar in March and it’s great to come back with a podium finish in China and to stay in contention for the title af­ter two rounds.”

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