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LONDON TO HOST RACE IN 2018
CHAMPIONSHIP
SET FOR RETURN
TO INDIA
H2O Racing has signed an
MOU with the Government of
Andhra Pradesh that opens the
door for the world’s flagship
powerboat series to return to
the subcontinent for the first
time since 2004, with the event
likely to be held in Amaravati.
Nicolo and Paolo di San
Germano travelled to India
to meet representatives of
the Government of Andhra
Pradesh to lay the foundations
and commit to the event. “We
are excited at the possibility to
be returning to India, to have
the opportunity to be a part
of the evolution of Amaravati
and we look forward to a close
working collaboration with the
officials of the Government of
Andhra Pradesh,” said Paolo di
San Germano.
JONES ENTERS THE
DRAGON - PALFREYMAN
TO MAKE F1H2O DEBUT
Jonathan Jones will run the
latest incarnation of his Dragon
F1 Powerboat in the final two
rounds of this year’s UIM
F1H2O World Championship
in Abu Dhabi and Sharjah in
December,
with
Matthew
Palfreyman taking the wheel to
make his series debut.
The deal, brokered by Jones and
Dave Burgess, will see 25-year-
old Palfreyman become the
first British driver to line-up in
the world’s flagship powerboat
championship since 2010.
The striking looking Dragon
was given a final shakedown
test on a lake in Staffordshire
in October, with Palfreyman
spending several hours out on
the water testing various set-
ups and a range of propellers
with mentor Jones monitoring
his every move! “It’s coming
together. I am very pleased with
what I have seen today. So far
so good,” said Jonathan Jones.
“The boat is new to Matt but he
has got tremendous potential.
He’s young, has worked his way
up through the ranks and is very
enthusiastic. He is interested
in every aspect, the set-up, the
propeller choice, he watches,
listens and is learning the boat
very quickly.”
H2O Racing has confirmed that
London will host a round of
the 2018 UIM F1H2O World
Powerboat
Championship
in
June.
The news marks a welcome
return of Formula 1 powerboat
racing to the country’s capital
for the first time in 33 years with
the UIM F1H2O Grand Prix of
London to take place in the iconic
Royal Victoria Docks on 15-17
June.
The event will be organised by
Championship Promoter H2O
Racing in close collaboration
with Chinese Sports Promotions
Company Tianrong Sports. “We
are absolutely delighted to be
returning to one of the world’s
great capital cities,” said H2O
Racing President, Nicolo di San
Germano. “The significance of
the opportunity to race again in
the heart of London, a city with
a great sporting tradition, cannot
be underestimated and provides
a wonderful platform to further
showcase our sport.”
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n° 4November | 2017