F1 Powerboats

F1 Powerboats - Roggiero Looks for “Baba” Boat Victory in Kiev!

Thu, 28 Jul 2011 00:06:00 GMT

Long time boat racing star turned master boat builder Massimo Roggiero has turned his little boat shop in Busto Arsizio, Italy into a giant killer on the UIM F1 H2O World Championship tour in just six short years.

Massimo's hulls have won two of the last four World Championships with Sami Selio of Finland at the controls of his Mad Croc Team BABA in both 2007 and again in 2010 and hopes to win this weekend as well as the tour stops this weekend for the Grand Prix of Ukraine in the town of Vyshgorod just north of Kiev on the 28th and 29th of July.

“We have been unlucky so far this season as we chase our first victory this season,” said Roggiero, the winner of three Grand Prix victories.

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F1 Powerboats - Qatar Team Again 1-2 After Pole Sitter Crashes Out!

Sun, 22 May 2011 23:12:00 GMT

The Qatar Team has done it again, finishing 1-2 for the second straight race of the 2011 UIM F1 H2O World Championship campaign with American Jay Price holding off his younger Italian teammate Alex Carella and winning by 6.49 seconds at the 13th Annual Grand Prix of Portugal on the Arade River in front of tens of thousands of fans in Portimao.

The second event of the season was an historic start with Norwegian driver Marit Stromoy holding her own with first Team Abu Dhabi driver Ahmed Al Hameli first jumping the start and then sliding over and then making contact with Marit but continuing on before finally crashing out on lap nine falling into a hole and barrel rolling to a stop. Ahmed would later receive a red card from the officials and now will miss the next event in Kazan in Russia in July.

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H2o Racing to stage 28 world championship events in 2011

Sun, 27 Feb 2011 00:53:00 GMT

2011 is set to be a groundbreaking year for powerboat promoter Nicolò di San Germano in collaboration with the Union Internationale Motonautique (UIM).

San Germano, who has been the officially-sanctioned promoter of the UIM F1H2O World Powerboat Championship since 1993, recently acquired the exclusive worldwide commercial and television rights from the UIM, powerboat racing's World Governing Body, for the Class 1 World Powerboat Championship, the F1 Nations Cup and, the Aquabike World Championship.

Working closely with the UIM, H2O Racing will organise and promote 16 Grands Prix across World powerboat racing's flagship series, F1H2O and Class 1...

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F1 Powerboats - Roggiero Joins The Mad Crocs

Fri, 04 Feb 2011 00:54:00 GMT

With the 2011 UIM World F1H2O Championship due to kick off in early March, the full driver line-up is nearing completion and there are few surprises in store. Reigning World champion, Finland’s Sami Selio has a new partner in his Mad Croc team, Massimo Roggiero, who also incidentally builds the BaBa boat that Selio won the title.

Runner-up in the 2010 championship, Qatar’s Jay Price has also got a new team mate, Alex Carrella who proved a sensation in his first season in F1 last term, as a member of the Mad Croc brigade. China’s line-up has not changed from 2010 with Pierre Lundin and Philippe Chiappe representing CTIC China. Abu Dhabi also feature their 2010 duo, Thani Al Qamzi and Ahmed Al Hameli and this term, they are hoping for a gold medal after coming so close for the last three season.

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F1 Powerboats - Abu Dhabi drivers make "Big Splash" at Marina Mall!

Thu, 02 Dec 2010 00:35:00 GMT

Today, two of the most exciting powerboat drivers in the World, Thani Al Qamzi and Ahmad Al Hameli close friends and teammates of team Abu Dhabi will host an autograph and photo session inside the main entrance of the Marina Mall from 17:30 to 18:30 local time.

Adding to the excitement will be FM Emirates Radio covering the event live as thousands of people are expected to attend getting a chance to meet their local Abu Dhabi hero's personally.

The elder Team Abu Dhabi driver Thani, has five career victories to his credit and finished last season runner-up in the championship and this season is in the top five in the fight for a World Title. He has two podium third place finishes in his eight previous starts at his home race along the corniche.

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F1 Powerboats - Jay Price Completes Cycle And Wins For First Time In Doha!

Tue, 30 Nov 2010 00:23:00 GMT

Qatar Team driver Jay Price led from start to finish winning by 4.42 seconds at his home Grand Prix and has now moved into first place in the UIM F1 H2O World Championship for powerboating at the Eighth Grand Prix of Qatar in front of tens of thousands of fans along the corniche on the edge of the Persian Gulf in Doha Bay.

“We had a perfect setup today and we got the start we were hoping for and from there it was just a matter of holding off the competition,” said Jay. “I almost lost it at one point halfway through the event but was able to save it and continue on without losing much ground. Now we are feeling confident that if we just keep up the pressure we have a good shot at winning the title for the second time.”

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F1 Powerboats - Doha “Drama” - A Race Full of Surprises!

Wed, 24 Nov 2010 01:13:00 GMT

The English word DRAMA – according to Webster's Dictionary - “is a situation or series of events involving interesting or intense conflict of forces.”

Well, there has been plenty of “drama” historically, as the stage is once again set for the Grand Prix of Qatar to be played out on the very challenging five turn 2.0 kilometer race circuit along the corniche around the dazzling downtown waterfront of the city.

The UIM F1 H20 World Championship for powerboating is beginning it's tour of the Middle East and the final push to determine a World Champion for 2010. The Eighth Grand Prix of Qatar will play a pivotal role in deciding who's number one in the world on the weekend of November 26th and 27th.

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F1 Powerboats - Much Anticipated “Race Of Champions” Postponed To 2011!

Sun, 21 Nov 2010 00:50:00 GMT

The much anticipated invitational racing event consisting of a very special group of past World Champions and notable race winners representing their various nations in a one off “Race of Champions” scheduled for early December in Abu Dhabi has been postponed to the start of the 2011 campaign.

The event, leading up to the seventh round of the 2010 UIM F1 H2O World Championship for power boating at the 19th Grand Prix of Abu Dhabi has had it's date changed because of a combination of last minute logistical problems combined with the the United Arab Emirates celebration of their “National Day” on the 2nd of December.

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F1 POWERBOATS - CANTANDOS 44 RACE LOSING STREAK ENDS!

Mon, 25 Oct 2010 23:55:00 GMT

Italian Francesco Cantando was in the right place at the right time, taking over the lead with just two laps to be run to take his first win of the season and the 12th of his career at the 16th Grand Prix of China witnessed by tens of thousands of race fans on the edge of the South China Sea for the 5th Round of the UIM F1 H2O World Championship for powerboating.

The 35 year-old from Milan, who had qualified third moved quickly into second behind pole sitter and race leader Ahmed Al Hameli of Team Abu Dhabi who had the race in control until a mechanical failure in the final moments making this the fourth straight event that he had dropped out without a point since winning the opening round in Portugal back in May.

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F1 POWERBOATS - MAD CROCS DOMINATE CHINA GP

Tue, 05 Oct 2010 00:24:00 GMT

An estimated crowd of 70,000 witnessed an exciting duel between the two Mad Croc drivers Alex Carella and Sami Selio although the young Italian pole setter Carella never looked troubled by the challenge of his team mate and led from pole to chequered flag.

Under a bright sun and stiff breeze which produced choppy conditions, the twenty strong fleet set off at a blistering pace with Carella leading the way. Jay Price and Thani Al Qamzi were expected to be chasing a top five place but Price was relegated to the back after changing a powerhead while Al Qamzi was sent to the tail end after missing the parade lap as his crew fixed a leaking hull. The challenge to the leading duo came from Francesco Cantando and fellow Italian Fabio Comparato.

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