Two faces familiar to the Formula 1 paddock have questioned the motives behind Aston Martin's signing of quadruple world champion Sebastian Vettel this year.
Emirati ace, Khaled Al Qubaisi, who won the event for a record-breaking third time in 2020 will also be present alongside Jeroen Bleekemolen and Hubert Haupt. His first win was in 2012 and then again in 2013.
Al Qubaisi, the only Emirati driver to have won the event outright and looking back on the achievement in 2012 stated, ‘At the time, I just I couldn’t believe what we’d managed to achieve, because it was on only my second attempt. It involved a bit of luck – winning in Dubai always does – but it was mostly down to our preparation, and working with the right team and the right car on the right strategy’