BRASILIA, Brazil - (Saturday, June 1, 2013) - Agnelo Dos Santos Queiroz, Governor of Brasilia, swapped his desk of office for a powerboat cockpit today for two high-speed runs around the race circuit on Lake Paranao in Brazil's capital City, the venue for tomorrow's historic first F1H2O Brazilian Grand Prix. "It was a fantastic experience and I am looking forward to seeing today's qualifying and tomorrow's race." he said.

The Governor was driven around the 2,200m circuit by Team Qatar's two-time and defending World Champion, Alex Carella.