Issa Abdulsalem Abu Issa and Mikko Wieru, representing sponsors Salam International and GAC, pose for a picture with Nasser Khalifa bin Al Attiyah, President of Qatar Motor and Motorcycle Federation (qmmf) at the Sealine Cross-Country Rally press conference in Doha yesterday. RIGHT: Qatar’s rookie driver Abdullah Al Baker poses for a picture with Dakar Rally winner Nasser Saleh Al Attiyah at Losail yesterday. The Sealine Cross-Country Rally begins today. (See also page 28)Pictures by: Ahmed Feisal