Friday, 21 September, XIANGYANG (China): Jonas Andersson and Erik Edin will make their first appearance running in the colours of Amaravati, the capital of the Indian State of Andhra Pradesh and the host city of the UIM F1H2O Grand Prix of India which takes place on the 16-18 November, at this weekend’s Agile Grand Rix, Xiangyang, round 4 of the UIM F1H2O World Championship.

The marketing agreement reached between the Andra Pradesh Tourism Authority, H2O Racing and team owner Andersson will see the Swedish duo running as Team Amaravati and sponsored by Ta Shackt O Maskin, Malaxmi and Andra Pradesh Tourism for the remainder of the season and all-importantly debuting colours the of Amaravati ahead of the Grand Prix of India.

Team Amaravati [formerly Team Sweden] is currently lying in fifth place in the Teams World Championship, with Edin enjoying an impressive run of form in his first full season in the championship and delivering a string of career best performances, qualifying in fifth in London and finishing fourth in Evian and in sixth place in the title race, with Jonas Andersson unlucky in the first two rounds but finishing sixth in Evian and in 13th place.