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The world’s first Formula E karting venues are coming to town:Saudi Entertainment Ventures (Seven) — a subsidiary of the PIF — is partnering with Formula E to develop indoor E-branded race tracks at four of Seven’s entertainment destinations across the Kingdom, it said in a statement last week. The venues, which will include tracks of over 400 meters in length, will be built in Riyadh, Jeddah, Dammam and Abha, the statement read, without providing financial details or timeline for the partnership.
REMEMBER- The PIF has recently become a multi-year sponsor of Formula E, Extreme E and E1 as part of its E360 sponsorship to boost electric motorsports globally. The PIF holds a 5% stake in Formula E.
Speaking of e-racing: Jaguar’s Nick Cassidy is now at the lead of the Diriyah E-Prix rankings after securing a victory in round 3 yesterday. He bagged the finish after crossing the line ahead of Envision’s Robin Frijns and British driver Oliver Rowland.
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The Green Falcons made it to the next round of Asian Cupwith flying colors after topping their group undefeated. They will next take South Korea skipper and Tottenham star Son Heung-min and his team on Tuesday in the round of 16 at 7pm KSA.
Meanwhile, Coach Roberto Mancini hit back at his critics,defending his decision to take younger players to the Asian Cup amid rebuke from other players on the national team, Reuters reported last week. “My policy is that the players who are ready to play will play. I have 26 players. Some are famous, others are young, but if you win it’s as a team, not because of one player,” he said.
Expect more of that to come: “In the next month we need to change and increase the number of young players for the future. For now we have to think about this tournament, which is very important for us,” he said.
