The Tuwaiq Escarpment, a Jurassic-era cliff rising 300m from the Saudi Arabian desert, formed a striking backdrop as eight hydrogen-powered race cars lined up at Qiddiya City for the first-ever Grand Final of the FIA Extreme H World Cup over the weekend.
The geological phenomenon towered over a fleeting display of human innovation - vehicles engineered to race with hydrogen fuel cells, a technology still in its infancy. The final was a multi-car race, a format that added some uncertainty. Drivers and teams faced questions that went beyond performance - could these pioneering vehicles handle the dynamics of a head-to-head, multi-car desert showdown?
