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Tennis legend Novak Djokovic was seen at the Qatar Grand prix with the Ferrari team. The Serbian Tennis star was in his off-season and was enjoying his time with the Mechanics and technical crew of the Ferrari during the Practice session. We have already seen enough people in the Formula 1 grid this year from US President Donald Trump in the Miami Grand prix to Popular singer Adele in the Las Vegas Grand Prix. Now, it's time to see some Tennis stars in F1 and that too the Greatest tennis player of all time Djokovic in Formula 1.
Now we can proudly say “Everyone is a Formula 1 fan, even if they are not.” The Tennis legend had a bad 2024 season as he won only the Olympic gold medal match against Carlos Alcaraz. Rest every other tournament and Grand slams were a disaster for him. His mates Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Andy Murray all retired from the sport leaving only Djokovic behind. The legend is yet to announce retirement and we expect he will at least play the entire 2025 Tennis season starting with the Australian Open in mid-January.
But before that, everyone seems to go for a vacation with their family and friends to their favourite spot. Novak has chosen Qatar because the world-leading Airline ‘Qatar Airways’ has announced the tennis legend as their global ambassador and was invited to see the Formula 1 race happening in Qatar this weekend.
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24-time world champion winning trainer
During the visit, Novak was seen training the Ferrari pit crew with some stretching exercises which will help them to move quickly. Djokovic also enjoyed his time in the Ferrari garage. He got some insights about the working of the cars and drivers during his time with the crew.
The Tennis legend is expected to be seen for the complete weekend in Qatar as he will be doing many promotional events for the airline brand. He also recently announced that he will be training with Andy Murray, one of his rivals on the court and also his close friend as his trainer and coach for the next season.
Ferrari is also battling hard for the constructors championship against McLaren and Red Bull. The Qatar Grand prix is very important for them as they need to finish ahead of McLaren to stay in the fight. They need some big motivation to win the championship. The Tennis champion's training and motivation could help their crew move swiftly inside the garage for the rest of the weekend.