Marussia's brand new car wearing "QNET clothing"

Marussia MR03

The QNET sponsored Marussia F1 team are already into the year with the debut of their brand new race car, MR03.

Marussia joins Red Bull, Mercedes, Ferrari, McLaren, Force India, Sauber, Toro Rosso, Williams and Caterham in Jerez, Spain for some pre-season testing of their new generation 1.6-litre turbo cars.

The new cars reflect the biggest set of rules changes in F1 history which should make for an exciting season.

Driver Max Chilton took the car out for just five laps on the first day. But according to Chief Engineer Dave Greenwood, this is good progress for a new technology loaded car.

“The five laps we have achieved today may seem scant reward. However, as has been seen up and down the pit lane over the past few days, the first day of testing with this very sophisticated level of technology has really been all about ensuring the systems are reliable and also to give the engineering teams initial track data and the necessary time to aid their understanding of the car. The laps we were able to complete were without issue, so we are pretty pleased with the start we have made to our testing programme,” says Dave.

QNET is excited to return as a major sponsor of the Marussia F1 Team in their latest pursuit of fame and fortune in the 2014 Formula One World Championship.

Good luck with preparations, team Marussia and we’ll see you in Aussie!

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About Vijay Eswaran

Dr.Vijay Eswaran is the co-founder and Executive Chairman of the QI Group of Companies.
The QI Group, co-founded by Dr.Eswaran in 1998 is an e-commerce based conglomerate with businesses diversified into retail and direct sales, telecommunications, lifestyle and leisure, luxury and collectibles, education, training and conference management, property development and logistics.

Dr.Eswaran completed his higher education in leading universities in UK and the USA and has an impressive track record of working for top rung companies including IBM, in very responsible positions in the US, Europe, Australia and Canada, before returning to Asia in the early 90s, when he decided to turn entrepreneur.

In 1998, he led a team of like-minded individuals to found a direct selling and training company that today has grown into the multi-business conglomerate, the QI Group. The 13-year old QI Group has regional offices in Hong Kong, Singapore, Malaysia and Thailand and a presence in nearly 30 countries through a wide range of subsidiary companies.

Dr.Eswaran is also a highly respected motivational speaker, and lectures around the world on a variety of subjects ranging from spirituality to business. He has spoken at leading universities, management and business & leadership forums such as World Economic Forum events and Commonwealth Business Forums at CHOGM.

A prominent philanthropist, he has established the RYTHM Foundation, the Corporate Social Responsibility arm of the QI Group that is involved in philanthropic activities around the world. In Malaysia he has established RF’s local chapter, the Vijayaratnam Foundation in his Father’s honour that works with local NGOs and other charitable organizations on various projects for child mentoring, youth development, women empowerment and special education.

He has been named in Forbes Asia’s annual list of Heros of Philanthropy in 2011. Most recently, he was awarded the lifetime achievement award in Regional Philanthropy by leading independent think tank Asian Strategic Leadership Institute in Malaysia at the 3rd World Chinese Economic Forum. He has also been conferred with the International Leader in Global Business Strategies award by the GOPIO, the Global Organisation for People of Indian Origin.

Dr.Eswaran is also a best-selling author who has also penned the highly successful book In the Sphere of Silence, a book on life management that has been hailed widely in different countries in multiple languages. He also has three other books to his credit – In The Thinking Zone, 18 Stepping Stones, On the Wings of Thought. He also regularly contributes to newspaper columns in Malaysia and Sri Lanka.

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