Comments on: Abu Dhabi F1 track revealed in pictures

By: Vivek

Vivek — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 07:19:05 +0000

Hello All,
I was there for the Formula One Abu Dhabi at the Yas Marina Circuit. It was an awesome track with state of the art infracture. It is a real achievement for Abu Dhabi considering that they could put this thing together in 1.5 years from the start of construction.

As for the racing, it was historic because many of the teams were pulling out of F1 this year and it was the first race in Abu Dhabi.

As for the race itself, except for the start and the first corner, it was almost like a parade. Whereas all the action was at the support races which includes Porsche Cup, GP2 Asia, and Chevrolet Middle East Championships.

Cheers !

Vivek

Photographs from the event (3 days) could be found here.

http://viveksathish.zenfolio.com

By: BOB

BOB — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 23:02:51 +0000

This track is another cookie cutter, modern piece of you know what. They should hold all the races at Spa & Monza, nothing else even compares. Its sad to see F-1 forgoing its long and rich history, just to appease some petty two bit thug/ dictator Monarch that probably has a thousand woman harem, and made all of his money because of the oil under his feet.

By: Chris Kinsville-Heyne

Chris Kinsville-Heyne — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 07:30:19 +0000

I was working there on Friday and the place is amazing! The track is “a game of two halves”; tricky, twisty, city-circuit style section followed by a long, straight and wide chunk (max speed over 300kp) with some incredible corners. Clean and clear track surfaces; not a hint of concrete dust. It’s a visualy stunning track too, with architecture that takes your breath away, and it only gets better at night. Race control is state of the art. Lots of experience from all around the world have worked hard to make this happen. A weekend to remember coming up!

By: pSynrg

pSynrg — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 06:27:28 +0000

Let’s hope this doesn’t happen as they go under the hotel: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QtuelD0bNC8

By: pSynrg

pSynrg — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 06:23:06 +0000

Ever heard of thirds?

By: patL

patL — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 23:42:49 +0000

The Hotel the cars pass through is really stunning. It was designed by star architects from New York called Asymptote. Great to see state of the art new and super cool architecture sit alongside all the other technological innovation that is part of F1 finally.

By: Rhys

Rhys — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 13:05:29 +0000

Will the people turn up though?

By: Jonathan

Jonathan — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 07:59:36 +0000

… or fatalities.

By: Jonathan

Jonathan — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 07:59:02 +0000

This is correct.

Another OWG is required… one that will draw up competent and effective changes.

By: Jonathan

Jonathan — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 07:57:00 +0000

The new Tilke tracks are fine.

But because they are new, they have only held races in an era in which overtaking is very difficult on any track. After all, it’s not like we saw much overtaking at Silverstone, Spa, Monza or Suzuka this year!

People wrongly infer that the boring races must be the tracks’ fault.