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DISAPPOINTED Hamad Al Fardan says he is determined to learn from his bitter 'blow out' experience in the second round of the German Formula Three Championship held at the TT Circuit Assen in neighbouring Holland last weekend.
Bahrain's F1 prospect started the final race from third position after a superb qualifying run.
He had a great start and took the lead from the onset. However, on the very first turn of the opening lap he was hit by a fellow competitor and the impact punctured his rear left tyre. This forced him to crawl all the way back to the pits for most of the 4.555km track.
After the repairs were completed by his team, Franz Woss Racing, he returned to the race but was already well behind the leading pack, trailing the front runners by at least a lap. Hamad eventually completed just 12 of the race's 16 laps, resulting in one of his worst finishes of the season.
KFH-Bahrain backs tennis summer camp
KFH-Bahrain is sponsoring the Bahrain Tennis Federation summer camp, which will be held in the Philippines between August 1 - 20. Nine players (four boys under 12 and four boys under 14) will take part.
Sattam Algosaibi, head of corporate finance at KFH-Bahrain said: "This sponsorship comes in line with the bank's objectives to help the development of sports in the kingdom."
Mideast to host Porsche Carrera Cup Asia
The climax of Asia Pacific's most exciting and prestigious grand touring car series, the Porsche Carrera Cup Asia, will this year take place in the Middle East for the first time in the series' history.
The grand finale of the season will be held at Bahrain International Circuit on November 6-8 as part of the V8 Supercars event, organisers announced. The exciting season closer will mark the series' debut at the state-of-the-art Middle East facility and represents an opportunity to introduce the Porsche Carrera Cup concept to a whole new audience.
Sam wins golf simulator contests
Sam Mendis won a series of competitions held on Bahrain's first golf simulator, at the Riffa Views Golf and Leisure shop in Country Mall.
Sam managed to hit his tee shot nearest to the pin when playing a simulated round of golf on the seventh hole of the new Colin Montgomerie-designed Royal Golf Club championship course.
"A growing number of people have tried out the simulator over the past seven weeks and it's great that people can have the chance to play on a simulated version of our new course at Riffa Views before the real one has even been completed," said retail supervisor Jassim Habib.
