A1GP in mourning for Dubai leader
Next round postponed

(GMM) Motor racing's novel 'A1' single-seater racing concept has taken a setback with the death of Dubai's ruler.

Emir Sheikh Maktoum Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, whose nephew Sheikh Maktoum founded and runs the so-called 'world cup of motor sport', has died of a heart attack while on a horse race business trip to Australia's Gold Coast in Queensland.

It has moved the A1 series' organisers to cancel the upcoming Indonesian round of the championship, even though a new date for the race is being devised.

''While difficult logistically, we felt it important to observe a respectable period of mourning for this beloved family member of our founder,'' A1 CEO, Tony Teixeira, said.


Written: Thu, 05 Jan 2006 10:03:48

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