Abu Dhabi Grand Prix '09
Following the success of Grand Prix’s first ever night race in Singapore on the weekend, Abu Dhabi looks on and prepares for the inaugural Abu Dhabi Grand Prix next year.
It’s not a surprise to read that whenever the UAE buys into a brand, they not only copy it perfectly but improve it- insanely. This is evident with recent projects such as the Atlantis Palm, and even educational institutions such as the Paris – Sorbonne University in Abu Dhabi. Projects in the pipeline such as The Guggenheim and the Louvre are being designed in such a way to attract visitors not only to the museum but to the surrounding facilities such as entertainment, shopping and housing thus creating a modernised village around the brand. This is the obvious intention with the new Grand Prix Abu Dhabi development. The circuit is being built on one of Abu Dhabi’s natural islands – Yas Island and will include a Ferrari theme park, a water park, branded hotels, a huge retail complex and apartments and villas.
Like the majority of developmental projects in UAE, the Formula 1 Etihad Airways Abu Dhabi Grand Prix complex will use the brand to not only build a new race track but further create a village full of entertainment and living means. Because the racetrack is being built from scratch, much thought has gone into its design and practicality allowing the creation of both a street and permanent circuit. There a handful of permanent circuits in the world and Abu Dhabi will be one of them.
Taken from the official Formula One website, covering the announcment of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix:
In a first for Formula One racing, the challenging circuit by renowned circuit designer Hermann Tilke combines a non-permanent section that will deliver all the drama of a street circuit with a high-speed permanent race track that incorporates a marina and state-of-the art stadia. The distinctive design will allow yachts to berth alongside the track as it wraps itself around the marina, giving the Abu Dhabi race its own unique identity.
The website further states that 15,000 people are due to be working on the site during 2008 in order for successful completion in 2009.
A provisional date for first race of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix is 15 Nov 2009.
Formula 1
Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
It’s not a surprise to read that whenever the UAE buys into a brand, they not only copy it perfectly but improve it- insanely. This is evident with recent projects such as the Atlantis Palm, and even educational institutions such as the Paris – Sorbonne University in Abu Dhabi. Projects in the pipeline such as The Guggenheim and the Louvre are being designed in such a way to attract visitors not only to the museum but to the surrounding facilities such as entertainment, shopping and housing thus creating a modernised village around the brand. This is the obvious intention with the new Grand Prix Abu Dhabi development. The circuit is being built on one of Abu Dhabi’s natural islands – Yas Island and will include a Ferrari theme park, a water park, branded hotels, a huge retail complex and apartments and villas.
Like the majority of developmental projects in UAE, the Formula 1 Etihad Airways Abu Dhabi Grand Prix complex will use the brand to not only build a new race track but further create a village full of entertainment and living means. Because the racetrack is being built from scratch, much thought has gone into its design and practicality allowing the creation of both a street and permanent circuit. There a handful of permanent circuits in the world and Abu Dhabi will be one of them.
Taken from the official Formula One website, covering the announcment of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix:
In a first for Formula One racing, the challenging circuit by renowned circuit designer Hermann Tilke combines a non-permanent section that will deliver all the drama of a street circuit with a high-speed permanent race track that incorporates a marina and state-of-the art stadia. The distinctive design will allow yachts to berth alongside the track as it wraps itself around the marina, giving the Abu Dhabi race its own unique identity.
The website further states that 15,000 people are due to be working on the site during 2008 in order for successful completion in 2009.
A provisional date for first race of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix is 15 Nov 2009.
Formula 1
Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
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