Pakistani racing squad back in international race after 10 years
Pakistan will take part in the Dubai Endurance Karting Championship 2022’s final round for the first time in almost ten years.
In 2012–2013, Pakistan last participated in the event.
The Pakistani racing team, led by Shamiq Saeed, will compete in an international race alongside team manager Saad Lari, Shahzad Qureshi, Samad Soomro, Uzair Magsi, and Enaam Ahmed.
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,” the team’s captain Saeed said.
Pakistani racing squad back in international race after 10 years
“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.
