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Moscow City Racing Reception

A reception for Moscow City Racing participants and their sponsors was held at the HMA’s Residence.

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The Moscow City Racing is an annual auto- and moto-show. Teams of the Formula One and other world-famous racing series participate in it. It has been the sixth time since the show took place in Moscow. In the past five years about 2mln. people visited it.

Among guests there were Kamui Kobayashi (Scuderia Ferrari), Davide Valsecchi (Lotus F1 Team), Heikki Kovalainen (Caterham F1 Team), Max Chilton (Marussia F1 Team), Mike Rockenfeller (AUDI DTM), Ralph Schumacher (Mercedes-Benz DTM), Andy Priola (BMW DTM), Vitaly Petrov (Mercedes-Benz DTM) and other participants and sponsors. The drivers were very happy to race in front of Moscow audience on their well-known sport cars.

HMA Tim Barrow met Director General of the Moscow City Racing Dirk Sauer and welcomed the guests at the Residence. The Ambassador was quite happy to watch the races out of the window at the Residence.

Ex-racing driver of the Formula One Edward Jordan and his group took part at the reception. Eddie Jordan and The Robbers regularly play at different Grand Prix.

Published 24 July 2013