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The Emirates team had the fastest boat in Qatar but Guido Cappellini proved again yesterday that speed is not always what matters most in a Grand Prix.

The President of the Qatar Marine Sports Federation wants a Qatari team in next year's F1 powerboat world championship and F1 promoter Nicolo Sangermano is eager to accommodate him.

Laith Pharon started fast but it was Scott Gillman and the Emirates team that made it count when it mattered most.

The world's best F1 powerboat teams arrived in Marina Bay, Qatar, yesterday to prepare for the fourth round of the world championship and the crucial pole position shoot-out.

Scott Gillman, his team mate Thani Al Qamzi and the entire Emirates team have a score to settle with Guido Cappellini in Qatar during the fourth round of the F1 powerboat world championship.

The race might have covered some of the harshest and most uncompromising terrain in the world but the Desert Challenge ended on Monday with a result that was as predictable as the weather in Dubai.

Dubai Bikes caught fire, trucks smashed into cars, all kinds of machinery was destroyed, several competitors were injured and the weather was generally fantastic to say this year's Desert Challenge was "action packed" would be an enormous understatement.

With just one day of racing left, Yahya Al Helei and co-driver Khalid Al Kendi are in a position to secure a sensational result for the UAE.

Dubai-based rider Steve Blackney has raced in the Desert Challenge for seven years but after nearly being burnt to a crisp during yesterday's stage, no one would be surprised if he decided not to enter next year.