Comments on: First Qatari drives for Williams at Losail

By: Don Pentecost

Don Pentecost — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 16:07:28 +0000

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By: Peter

Peter — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 16:57:13 +0000

Always had a soft spot for Williams, especially since Alan Jones (a fellow Aussie) won the championship for them in 1980. Hopefully they can move up the grid again in 2010.

Oh and just a small point. I think the reason that no F1 race is held at Losail is that while it is a very safe and reasonably fast circuit, apart from the front straight at nearly 1km long, the back of the circuit tends to flow in a series of corners making overtaking difficult. Cars tend to have to follow one another around with maybe only 2 or 3 genuine passing places on the whole track which can make for boring racing, something F1 doesn’t want or need. It is much more suited to bike racing since the bikes offer more passing opportunities than cars. After watching some car races there on YouTube and the MotoGP races there on TV, that’s my belief anyway.

By: bwells

bwells — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 02:18:36 +0000

I’m sorry Keith I didn’t realize that word would be inappropriate.. I should of used upset.. me bad..
Do you know if Rubens drove the Williams?

By: bwells

bwells — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 22:14:53 +0000

I think Button must have really ****** Ross off as I find it interesting that Rubens is allowed to do a Williams event and Jenson is being watched.. lol

I wonder if Rubens drove the FW31?

By: Prisoner Monkeys

Prisoner Monkeys — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 22:13:27 +0000

The sheik isn’t some numpty without ability – I believe he’s actually a drag racer. It’s something of a stunt by Williams, since they’re setting up a technology base in Qatar.

By: Bowks

Bowks — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 22:08:54 +0000

A Formula One first : a sheikh-down test.
This harks back to the pre and post war years when well-to-do people drove in F1.
Faaaaaaaaantastic.

By: Andrew White

Andrew White — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 21:26:16 +0000

In the last picture he looks like Nakajima with sunglasses and a moustache

By: Prisoner Monkeys

Prisoner Monkeys — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 21:20:04 +0000

That moustache should be in Formula One.

By: Travis R

Travis R — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 19:57:20 +0000

An interesting side note: Shiekh Khalid is involved in the Alan Johnson Al-Anabi NHRA Top Fuel drag racing team here in the United States. In their first year, his dragster driver, Larry Dixon, came within a few points of winning the championship. His Highness is apparently interested in a lot of different types of motorsports, and also drives:

http://www.alanjohnsonracing.com/aev-54.aspx

He seems like a pretty cool guy!

By: TimmyA

TimmyA — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 18:57:30 +0000

I wonder if he was any good? Did they possibly post lap times?