The New Year Racing Into

Greetings all , and welcome to our New Year Edition of Hadag . As we move into 2018, we look back at an amazingly successful year for us, as we’ve taken the magazine regional across the GCC, and visited several of the Gulf’s countries along the way.

Most recently, we attended the Etihad Abu Dhabi F1 Grand Prix, at Yas Marina Circuit. If there’s one thing that makes a Formula One GP even better, it’s a GP with a spectacular backdrop of mega yachts to lend a sense of occasion to it all. One of the sport’s most prestigious races, Monaco, knows this only too well, and Abu Dhabi is now firmly established as a highlight of the Championship season. In honour of the event, we have a spread of fantastic images, we have details about the launch of two Riva yachts that took place at the race in our News Opener, and we have an infographic of unbelievable facts and figures from the race weekend. We also have an exclusive interview with Williams F1 driver Valtteri Bottas, courtesy of Oris watches. In the spirit of competition, we also feature a profile of the sport of powerboat racing in the UAE, which has been one of the country’s most popular motorsports for three decades now, and includes the UIM F1 H20 World Championship. However, I’ve saved the best for last. As you will have already seen from the cover, this issue we feature the awesome photoshoot from our visit to UAE yacht builder Gulf Craft, in Umm Al Quwain, with the mighty Lamborghini Huracan. As one of the world’s top ten yacht builders, we were honoured to be able to conduct the shoot with the flagship of their fleet, the stunning Majesty 155. We like to end the year on a high note, and this looks to be our best issue so far, so we hope you enjoy it. It’s been quite a ride, and we’re looking forward to even greater things in 2018, and I wish the same to you all!