Al Qemzi Focus on World Title, aims to build a lead in Norway

Team Abu Dhabis Rashed Al Qemzi, back at the scene of his most noteworthy triumph yet in international powerboat racing, has a second UIM F2 World Championship crown firmly in his sights in Norway.

Al Qemzi, F2 champion in 2017, leads the 2019 series after his opening round win in Lithuania last month and has had only one target on his mind since arriving in Tnsberg for Sundays Grand Prix of Norway.

I feel great to be back in Norway, said the Emirati driver today, ahead of the evening Speed Run and Match Race series. I have awesome memories of winning here two years prior and how significant that outcome was to enable me take the championship.

Ive won the title once and need to win it once more. I smashed over here last season but Ive put that behind me. Winning in Lithuania has given me a lot of confidence and now I want to build on my lead in the championship.

While Al Qemzi was making a flying begin to the championship in Lithuania, Team Abu Dhabis other F2 challenger, Rashed Al Tayer, had a frustrating weekend, crashing in qualifying and then going out of the Grand Prix when his boat was rammed.

However being part of the Team Abu Dhabi crew who caught the World Endurance title earlier this month has given him a noteworthy lift. I feel better, I feel positive, said Al Tayer. Ive forgotten about what happened in Kaunas. This is another race and its a new start for me in the championship and Ill do everything I can to win.
I finished third in Tnsberg a year ago when another boat infront of me was disqualified and there were a lot of accidents. Hopefully we wont have that this time.

Free practice in Tnsberg begins at 1.30pm tomorrow (Saturday) pursued at 5pm by the three-stage qualifying session for Sundays Grand Prix of Norway getting under way at 4.30pm.