FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – Doha, Qatar – February 20, 2025 – Westbrook Racing and its Sustainability Partner, RUN BLUE, successfully hosted the first-ever RUN BLUE Run Club at the Visit Qatar E1 Doha GP 2025, marking a milestone for the UIM E1 World Championship.
The event saw representatives from multiple UIM E1 World Championship teams join forces with members of the Westbrook Racing Team to run together in a collective effort to raise awareness of the global water crisis. Bringing together passionate individuals and organizations, this initiative reinforces a shared commitment to accelerate action to tackle water challenges, protect and restore healthy rivers and wetlands, and speed up sustainability.
Mina Guli, the globally renowned water activist and CEO of RUN BLUE who has run hundreds of marathons around the world for water, emphasized the importance of the cause:“Water is essential to the future of our communities and our economies, yet we are in the middle of an urgent water crisis that too often remains hidden. The RUN BLUE campaign empowers companies and inspires people worldwide to raise awareness, create urgency, and drive action on water – and the freshwater ecosystems that store and supply it.”
Phil Allen, Westbrook Racing Team Principal, echoed the sentiment:
“At Westbrook Racing, we believe in using our platform to drive meaningful change. The RUN BLUE Run Club is a fantastic initiative that unites us all for a cause that extends far beyond the racecourse. Water is a fundamental resource, and we’re proud to stand alongside Mina Guli and RUN BLUE to raise awareness and inspire action toward a more sustainable future.”
Yan Lefort, Westbrook Racing Commercial & Marketing Director highlighted the unique engagement opportunities this initiative offers: “At Westbrook Racing, we are committed to creating platforms that extend beyond sport, fostering meaningful connections with partners, fans, and communities. The RUN BLUE Run Club is a perfect example of how we can leverage our presence in global events to unite people around an important cause. Seeing our team members and representatives from the E1 series come together for this initiative is a testament to the power of sport in driving awareness and inspiring action.”
Runners of all levels, including Westbrook Racing team members, and representatives from E1 teams, participated in this inaugural event. The run not only promoted inclusivity but also championed a critical cause—bringing global attention to water conservation and the urgent need for collective action to protect and restore healthy rivers and wetlands, which are central to enhancing water and food security, reducing business risk, tackling climate and nature crises, and driving sustainable development.
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NOTES TO THE EDITORS
About Westbrook Racing
Westbrook Racing competes in the E1 Series, a pioneering racing platform for sustainable electric watercraft aimed at reducing environmental pressures on oceans, rivers, and lakes. Led by Hollywood icon Will Smith, Westbrook Racing Team is a powerhouse of performance and entertainment, dedicated to winning both races and fans around the world. Westbrook Racing’s commitment to sustainability and innovation drives the team’s mission to revolutionize the sport and engage fans around the world. Launched in 2024, the E1 Series was founded in 2020 by motorsport veteran Alejandro Agag (Formula E) and is managed by former McLaren Applied’s Rodi Basso. The series has rapidly gained global attention, bolstered by celebrity investors such as Tom Brady, Rafael Nadal and Didier Drogba. Westbrook Racing benefits from the leadership of co-owners Leonardo Maria Del Vecchio and Alshair Fiyaz. Del Vecchio, through LMDV Capital, and Fiyaz, with his background in sports and sustainable investments, bring additional strength to the team. Westbrook Racing combines performance, entertainment and sustainability, setting new standards in racing and sports marketing https://westbrook-racing.com
About RUN BLUE
RUN BLUE is a bold, audacious campaign to raise awareness of the global water crisis and deliver groundbreaking action to solve it. Established in 2022 by Mina Guli, RUN BLUE aims to tackle water blindness and drive transformational change by inspiring governments, companies, NGOs and the public to take meaningful action on water. Already, RUN BLUE has built the largest global grassroots movement on water in history, a community of water heroes in 202 countries and territories. https://www.runblue.org/
About the UIM E1 World Championship
E1 is the world’s first and only all-electric raceboat championship sanctioned by the Union Internationale Motonautique (UIM), the international governing body for powerboating activities. The UIM E1 World Championship presented by PIF was established to create a new, exciting and competitive on-water racing Championship using electric technologies to focus efforts on innovations that help protect and restore our urban waters and coastal areas. The Championship sees teams featuring both a male and female pilot. Racing on the water in iconic cities around the world including Jeddah, Doha, Monaco, Lake Como and Miami, teams are owned by some of the biggest names on the planet. These already include Will Smith, Marc Anthony and Steve Aoki from the world of entertainment, Rafael Nadal, Tom Brady, Virat Kohli and Didier Drogba from the world of sport and Marcelo Claure from the world of business. E1 pilots navigate tight and technical circuits behind the wheel of the electric RaceBirds. https://www.e1series.com/
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