The Automobile and Touring Club of Lebanon (ATCL) has held a training course for drivers aged between 18 and 24 at the Pit Stop circuit in Zouk Mosbeh, in cooperation with the FIA-affiliated foundation and the Qatar Motor and Motorcycle Federation (QMMF).
Seventeen drivers aged 18 to 24 took part. Lecturers included Britain’s Colin Allstrop and Lebanon’s Raffi Khederlian, Dr. Guy Hakim, journalist Mariette Younes Jamous and driver Joe Ghanem.
The programme
The course covered the FIA and motorsport regulations, first aid in motorsport, theoretical analysis of race lines, practical first aid and rescue training, race video analysis, safety equipment, technical scrutineering, the principles of rescue and extracting an injured driver, the role of media and marketing in motorsport, practical on-track training, and the role of nutrition and doping.
The FIA’s Middle East and North Africa coordinator attended part of the course, together with Imad Lahoud, head of the ATCL Motorsport Committee, and several committee members.
At the end of the course, participants received certificates signed by Lahoud and Syria’s Hani Chaaban. Lahoud explained that the course is part of efforts to develop motorsport in Lebanon and keep promising drivers informed of the latest regulations, and thanked everyone who helped make it a success.