ahmed mansoori came second in his first race in kuwait. >>mansoori: i hope i win the fiesta trophy to prove myself and then gradually get up on the grid and be the world champion - eventually >>reporter: the emirate's current star driver however is sheikh khaled al qassimi who was fia middle east rally champion 2004 and is now driving in the world rally championship. >>qassimi: i believe we can be a motor sport hub in the near future: formula one and wrc and one day we can host an event and become the hub of the motor sport. >>reporter: that day might well be some way off in the distance- but there's no questioning that abu dhabi, withone tenth of the world's oil reserves, has enough money, and fuel in the tank, to make the journey. >>abirached: that's it for this week's world business. thanks for watching. we'll see you again at the same time next week.