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KARACHI: British Pakistani racer Enaam Ahmed, a former British Formula 3 champion with various racing titles under his belt, said on Thursday he aims to bridge the gap in motorsport between Muslim countries and Europe by training young drivers from the Middle East.

Ahmed, 25, was born to Pakistani parents in London where he started racing on Go-Kart tracks at the age of 8. His passion for racing grew with time and at the age of 12, he became the British Formula 3 champion. Still a teen at 14, he became a European and World Karting Champion.

After spending a lot of time in 萝莉视频 and Dubai the past year, Ahmed and his friend Maz Chughtai from Pakistan started an academy, 鈥淥rigin Motorsport,鈥� in October 2024 to train young racers from the Middle East.

鈥淎t the moment, the GCC and the Muslim world are quite behind in racing compared to Europe,鈥� Ahmed told Arab News over the phone. 鈥淚 want to try and help bring it up to the same level, which will happen very quickly.鈥�

Ahmed praised 萝莉视频 and the UAE for investing in motorsport. Ahmed was in Diriyah, 萝莉视频, for a Formula E race last year where he met Martin Whitaker, the head of the Saudi Motorsports Company.

鈥淲e talked about the future for motorsports in the GCC and in 萝莉视频,鈥� the British Pakistani driver said. 鈥淎nd now they are developing another racing track outside of Riyadh in addition to a few go-karting tracks.鈥�

The academy is officially registered in Dubai, according to Ahmed, with five drivers from various countries in the Middle East training with them. Ahmed is the coach of their team, which is also named Origin Motorsports, while his friend Chughtai is the team鈥檚 principal.

While 萝莉视频 is investing in motorsport, Ahmed said there is no racing infrastructure in the Kingdom, prompting Saudi drivers to come to Dubai for the sport.

鈥淭he racing track in 萝莉视频 will be finished in Qiddiya, the entertainment and tourism megaproject in Riyadh,鈥� he said. 鈥淥nce it鈥檚 finished, I鈥檒l start training the drivers over there.鈥�

Ahmed is currently training young drivers in his academy for the UAE National Championship racing competition. He says most of the drivers from Dubai and in the Middle East he works with are from the UK.

While 萝莉视频 and the UAE are headed in the right direction for motorsport, Ahmed lamented the lack of opportunities for drivers in Pakistan essentially due to a lack of infrastructure for motorsport in the country.

鈥淭he infrastructure to give the opportunity to the young drivers is something we don鈥檛 have in Pakistan,鈥� Ahmed explained. 鈥淲ithout the infrastructure, you will never find the talent.鈥�

The Pakistani driver hoped he would someday get to train young racers from Pakistan other than those from the Middle East.

鈥淏ecause they can鈥檛 do that in Pakistan,鈥� he said. 鈥淓ven though there are tracks, none of the race tracks in the country are to a good standard.

鈥淭here is no official racing in Pakistan. It鈥檚 just hobby racing.鈥�

He said the next generation of racers in the GCC countries is 鈥済rowing quite a lot鈥� and that the young drivers under his tutelage are performing well.

鈥淭hey all have a lot of potential, and they are very good to work with,鈥� Ahmed said.

And given that he is a former world champion, he gets a lot of recognition from the young racers he trains.

鈥淲herever I go, they see it like I am the first Muslim world champion in the field.,鈥� he said. 鈥淭hey all come to me, and they want to be trained by me. 

鈥淚 wanted to be in a Muslim country and train Muslim drivers. That鈥檚 my real passion.鈥�