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QNet Sponsored Marussia F1 Team Speed Away in Russia Excited motorsports fans lined the streets of Kremlin, Moscow on the weekend of July 14 and 15 2012 for the Moscow City Racing Event which was a festival of engines and speed. QNet's sponsored Marussia F1 Team were excited to be here, the home of Marussia. Marussia Motors was founded by racing driver Nikolay Fomenko, brand Strategist Efin Ostrovsky and technology entrepreneur Andrey Cheglakov who created the first Russian high performance car company. Their first design was the mid-engined B1 which was followed in the Autumn of 2009 by The Marussia B2 launched at the Frankfurt International Motor Show. In 2010, Marussia Motors became the first Russian brand to enter the FIA Formula One World Championship in partnership with Virgin Racing F1. By the end of 2012, the duo had acquired a majority stake in the team which is now called the “Marussia F1 Team.” Charles Pic #25 and the entire “Marussia F1 Team” delivered an outstanding performance in a Formula One demo car on Sunday July 15 2012 when Charles hit the streets and wowed the crowd with a series of demonstrations on a specially configured road course. He completed a series of exploratory laps, delivering two 3 laps, rounding the day off with some spectacular burnouts.
And sticking with the sporting theme Hadia Hosny Elsaid, an Independent Representative at QNet qualified to compete in
He stated that “It has been a real experience to come to Russia
this year's London 2012 Olympic Games, a fact that QNet is
for the first time and take part in the Moscow City Racing Event.
very proud of. At 28 years of age, Hadia qualified as the Highest
For me, having never been to Russia before, this trip was a little
African/Egyptian women's singles player in the world rankings
overdue given that I drive for an Anglo-Russian team, but it was
during the Olympic qualifying period. Hadia stated "I'm very
well worth the wait.”
excited and I'm looking forward to the Olympic Games. They're so close now so I want to train as hard as I can to do my best
Recent reports also indicate that the first ever Russian Grand
and represent both Egypt and Africa, as well as the University."
Prix will be held as part of the 2014 F1 Season. The F1 race shall
Hadia is a student at the University of Bath in Somerset where
be held at a circuit in Sochi where the next Winter Olympics are
she is studying towards a MSc., in Biosciences. She has been
being held as well. The F1 calendar will in the future have as many
training with Coach Pete Bush at the University which has an
as 23 rounds by 2014.
excellent reputation for both academics and sports.
44 OBTAINER WORLDWIDE 07/2012