F1 in Schools targets Middle East motorsport

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Andrew Denford, Founder and Chairman of F1 in Schools, presented his vision of expanding the initiative throughout the Middle East region at last week's Motor Sport Business Forum. The event, which brought together leading industry professionals, took place at the Bahrain International Circuit, ahead of Sunday's Grand Prix.The annual F1 in Schools competition challenges up to 350,000 schoolchildren from 29 countries to design, build and test model CO2-powered balsa wood Formula One cars. And while the competition is already firmly established in Kuwait, Denford hopes that schools in other countries in the region will start to participate.

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