Sports | Sunday 16 December, 2018 4:16 am

BMW’s Antonio Felix da Costa crowned champion at Saudi Arabia's Ad Diriyah E-Prix

Antonio Felix da Costa praised his BMW garage but said there is still a lot of work for him and the team to do in this year’s Formula E season after winning the inaugural Ad Diriyah E-Prix on Saturday. Da Costa was on pole from the beginning of the race and led away from the line, despite...

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Sports | Sunday 16 December, 2018 2:30 am

Motorsport, rock bands, tourists … welcome to the new Saudi Arabia

The driver with the winner’s trophy was Antonio Felix da Costa — but the real winners were Saudi Arabia itself, and more than 1,000 tourists visiting the country for the first time. Da Costa, the Andretti Motorsport driver, won the Formula E Saudia Ad Diriyah E-Prix in front of...

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Sports | Sunday 16 December, 2018 2:07 am

Crown Prince sees Diriyah create history

Crown Prince Muhammad Bin Salman, deputy premier and minister of defense, attended the finale of the Ad Diriyah E-Prix championship race on the outskirts of Riyadh on Saturday. He was accompanied by Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Sheikh Muhammad Bin Zayed and Bahraini Crown Prince Salman Bin...

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Sports | Sunday 16 December, 2018 2:06 am

Gamers Battle It Out at the 2018 ‘saudia’ Ad Diriyah E-prix for a Mega Prize Pot

There were winners off the track in Saudi Arabia too as the champion of the ABB FIA Formula E Road to Ad Diriyah Esports Championship picking up a cool $125,000 in the process. It has been a competition that had whittled thousands of competitors online from across the GCC, and Saudi Arabian...

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Sports | Saturday 15 December, 2018 1:43 pm

Saudi Arabia ‘racing into the future’ with Formula E

Formula E is one for the books. Attracting fans from all over the world, the mega event — held in the historic Saudi town of Ad Diriyah, a UNESCO World Heritage Site — is set to revolutionize motorsports by using only electric race cars.  Officially known as the ABB FIA Formula...

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Sports | Saturday 15 December, 2018 1:31 pm

Saudi Drivers Ready for Racing Action Despite Rain at Ad Diriyah Showdown

Local racing heroes Ahmed Bin Khanen and Bandar Alesayi of the Saudi Racing team will line up in the final of the Jaguar I-PACE eTROPHY today, despite a morning of rain hitting qualifying laps.   The world’s first international championship for production-based electric cars will...

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Sports | Friday 14 December, 2018 11:46 am

Formula E Drivers Discover Saudi Arabia’s Past and Present

Formula E drivers have been discovering Saudi Arabia and electrifying the local community as the 2018 ‘Saudia’ Ad Diriyah E-Prix festivities get underway.   Having already been mesmerised by the stunning UNESCO World Site of Ad Diriyah which is home to the new race track,...

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Sports | Wednesday 12 December, 2018 3:20 pm

Racing Into the Future, Why Formula E and Saudi Arabia Are Becoming Fast Friends

As the 2018 ‘Saudia’ Ad Diriyah E-Prix gets underway at the stunning UNESCO World Heritage site of Ad Diriyah, His Royal Highness Prince Abdulaziz Bin Turki AlFaisal Al Saud, Vice-Chair of the Saudi Arabia General Sports Authority, speaks about the biggest festival of Formula E racing...

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Sports | Tuesday 11 December, 2018 3:21 pm

Huge free bus service to speed fans to the 2018 ‘Saudia’ Ad Diriyah E-Prix action

One of the biggest free ‘Park & Ride’ public shuttle bus systems Saudi Arabia has ever laid on for an event will swing into action for the 2018 ‘Saudia’ Ad Diriyah E Prix, which gets underway this week. The festival of Formula E racing, entertainment, international...

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Sports | Tuesday 11 December, 2018 2:57 am

2018 ‘Saudia’ Ad Diriyah E-Prix scores with stars from Al-Hilal and Al Nassr football clubs

On the pitch they are the fiercest of rivals but on the race track they are united in excitement as stars from football giants Al-Hilal and Al Nassr came to visit the new home of the 2018 ‘Saudia’ Ad Diriyah E Prix. This weekend the 2.495km track created within the stunning UNESCO...

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