Pistte tekerleri yerden kesen turlara ve suda yüksek hızlı sürüşlere hazırlanan Qatar 365’e katılın. Ekibimiz sadece elektrik motorlu teknelerin katıldığı bir şampiyona olan E1'de perde arkasına göz atıyor ve uzun mesafe yarışlarının zirvesi olan FIA Dünya Dayanıklılık Şampiyonası'nda piste çıkıyor.
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02:00This is Team Alula's first season and the Doha GP is only its second ever race.
02:06But the other eight teams don't have too much of a head start as the E1 World Championship only launched last year.
02:12So everyone is still perfecting their racing strategies and figuring out how to optimize their battery powered boats.
02:19Everybody is still learning a lot but the progress from of course the first race in Season 1 to here now in our second race of Season 2
02:27there's a lot of changes and everybody is really picking it up in a hurry.
02:32But I think we got such a good team that everybody is putting everything together perfectly and it's going quite well.
02:37We're going to be ones to watch for sure.
02:39Unlike other racing championships like Formula 1, E1 teams currently don't design their own boats or batteries.
02:45Rather they all race in this same design, the race bird, inspired by birds in so-called glide mode when they fly really close above the surface of the water.
02:54And that position is the sweet spot that all teams are aiming for.
02:57They just all have their own thoughts and secrets on how best to achieve it.
03:02This foil is kind of what it's all about isn't it?
03:05It is, yeah. It all senses around this.
03:08So it essentially, if you imagine it like an airplane wing.
03:12So although it's emerged in water it's the same principle.
03:15So as the boat gets faster you have an area of low pressure and it lifts the boat water.
03:19So the faster you go the more will lift up and that's essentially how it works.
03:24The E1 isn't just about racing towards a sustainable future.
03:27It also champions gender equality for this generation and the next.
03:31I think the gender equality side is one of the biggest messages behind the championship.
03:35So each team has one male and one female driver.
03:38That's become normal to me but in other racing series it's not normal.
03:41And I think what we learned is that giving drivers whether you're a female or a male the same access to the testing to the engineers to the seat time.
03:49You see that the talent levels itself out between the males and the females quite equally in a sport like this.
03:54The weekend is coming to a close and Team Alula didn't quite get the result it was hoping for as Team Rafa delivered its first ever win.
04:02But with a packed race calendar scheduled throughout the year there's no time to dwell as they will push forward to be crowned E1's kings and queens of the waves.
04:15The E1 championship is the brainchild of CEO and co-founder Roddy Basso.
04:20I sat down with the Italian former aerospace and racing engineer to talk about his move away from traditional motorsport and his drive to launch a thrilling new racing sport that's both fast and friendly to the planet.
04:36Roddy you worked on your thesis at NASA and then went on to spend decades at the pinnacle of motorsport the Formula One and now your new venture is the E1.
04:46Can you tell us how did that idea of an electric powerboat racing championship come about?
04:52I worked two decades into the combination of high technology applied to sport and I passionately believe in this combination
05:02because through the sport you can test new technologies new solution which in few years can be applied on commercial products
05:11and I have the strong feeling and the certainty that this can impact billions of people in the future.
05:19And I'm sure E1 with this exclusive license for 25 years for World Electric Powerboat Championship given by the UIM, the Worldwide Federation of Powerboarding, has a great opportunity to accomplish this task.
05:35The races, the E1 races take place all around the world in iconic cities like Venice, Monaco, Miami.
05:43So how important are scenic backdrops like the Pearl here in Doha to the championship success?
05:50We don't want to be perceived like the one going only in nice places like for a touristic reason.
05:56So we are in Monaco and Monaco is, you know, the capital of yachting, very interested in the future.
06:03We come in Doha where the yachting I know that is coming very strongly and there is a strategic vision to make the Qatar the place to be and the port to be.
06:16We need to be where there is interest in the future of water mobility, connection to the water.
06:21All the E1 teams are owned by celebrities in the sporting or entertainment world.
06:26So what does it mean, this backing from these famous people or celebrities?
06:31What does it mean for the sport in terms of popularity and growth?
06:34They are people that jumped on board to the project because they love the purpose, the impact that they can provide through it.
06:44And you know that we have launched this year the Blue Impact Championship.
06:47So they need to contribute to the ESG awareness and solution through their teams and they will be put in competition.
06:54And they also are on board because they they reckon this is a great business.
06:59And today I can tell you that the team license is the value is five times the initial value in the beginning of last year.
07:09From making waves in the water to revving up gears on the track, the FIA World Endurance Championship is back in Qatar for the second year in a row, opening its 13th season.
07:23A fitting start for what looks to be the most competitive year to date.
07:27While most people are more familiar with the Formula One format, the Endurance Series is a different beast altogether.
07:34And I'm here at the Lucille International Circuit to find out more.
07:41If Formula One is the 100 metre dash in athletics, the World Endurance Championship is a full marathon.
07:49Two classes of race cars, 36 entries on the grid, 108 drivers and races that vary in duration from six hours to a whopping 24 hours.
08:01Drivers compete in either the LMGT3 class, which works more or less like a road car, or the hyper car, known for its sleek, aerodynamic build.
08:11The Qatar Curtain Racer is 335 laps and 10 hours of non-stop racing action.
08:18The teams have seven other races to compete in, with the climax undoubtedly being 24 hours at Le Mans in France, the longest race in the calendar.
08:27And that's why the World Endurance Championship is not only a test of innovation and engineering brilliance, it's also the embodiment of team spirit, determination and strategy in motorsport.
08:38Someone who has won four times at Lucille Circuit but in a different vehicle is nine-time MotoGP World Champion Valentino Rossi.
08:48He switched from two wheels to four in 2022 with Team WRT and has quickly adjusted to an entirely new format of racing.
08:56The braking and the line are similar, but you know, with the motorcycle, the limit is more physical because you have to move more on the bike.
09:06And with the car, you are on the seat. With the car, you have a lot more grip because you have four wheels.
09:13So in the corner, you can go faster. You can have a better speed.
09:18One of Rossi's teammates is Ahmad Alharti. Hailing from Oman, Ahmad is the only Arab driver in the endurance line-up this season,
09:27which he hopes will help build the region's interest in the sport.
09:31It means a lot. It's been a lot of hard work over the last 18 plus years doing so much in terms of trying to build myself,
09:38in terms of being a quick driver, hopefully, and a fast one. But more importantly, I really hope that this gives an opportunity
09:44for the younger drivers to really learn the right and correct path in motorsports.
09:50Ahmad gave me a tour around the Team Garage, and I had to ask him about the intensity of racing on the track for hours.
09:57It's never comfortable being in a race car, but it's as comfortable as possible.
10:01We're not in the car for more than, depending on the championship regulations, sometimes not exceeding two or three hours.
10:09So at least it's a safety brake where you have to come out, freshen up, do what you need to do, and come back in the car.
10:17On top of an already crowded grid, this year also sees the most number of major auto manufacturers
10:23looking to steal the crown from defending champs Toyota Gazoo Racing.
10:28We won the manufacturer's title last year, which was a great achievement with all these manufacturers here.
10:33So, yeah, I mean, the aim is to at least keep that, which is not easy.
10:36We've seen many, many different challenges along the way, different technologies with the hybrid systems.
10:41It's made many manufacturers come back into the sport, and, yeah, we welcome it. It's very good for the work.
10:47Another initiative that's been good for the sport is the addition of the Iron Dames, the all-female team in the series.
10:55It's a very unique project that is supporting females in sports in general.
11:00And the idea from Deborah, who is the founder of the project, was that she wanted to show that females can compete on the same level as men,
11:08on the highest level of motorsport, endurance, sprint racing, single seater, whatever.
11:13And I really believe that we have achieved that with the project, that we can compete on the highest level.
11:19With so much competition, innovation, and big names in the sport, it's clear that there's a lot more gas in the tank than there's ever been in the World Endurance Championship,
11:30giving motorsport fans excitement through every checkered flag.
11:34From racing on the water in electric powerboats to witnessing the sheer determination of endurance drivers and their hypercars,
11:45we hope you've enjoyed this thrilling episode.
11:47But that's all the time we have for now.
11:49For more, check out Euronews.com and connect with us through our hashtag.
11:53Thanks for watching, and we'll see you next time on Qatar 365.
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