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Oh but that's not something to even discuss mo, what was acheived is nothing short of titanesque, but the circuit is still not engaging.

well i am not an expert when it comes to tracks or circuits, but uninspiring surroundings and artificial was a bit too far ..anyhoo .. i think its unique and a refreshing design.

You said it yourself mo, the island was nothing a couple of years ago, in term of artificial feel i don't know what could top it It's exactly the same as Valencia, there's nothing beautiful to look at, instead of spending billions to incorporate the marina and the mega hotel, they could have done something much more purer and natural by playing more with the natural beauty of desert.

lol shonguiz, the island was nothing but dust and few mangrove trees .. I think they wanted modern and they nailed it. Ferrari theme park and Warner bros gonna do their wonders too. Patience Patience.

BTW I hear F1 noises where I live. Yesterday I noticed.

FP 3

Pos Driver Team Time Laps
1. Button Brawn GP-Mercedes (B) 1:40.625 21
2. Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes (B) 1:40.627 + 0.002 18
3. Barrichello Brawn GP-Mercedes (B) 1:40.907 + 0.282 20
4. Buemi Toro Rosso-Ferrari (B) 1:40.934 + 0.309 22
5. Heidfeld BMW Sauber (B) 1:41.241 + 0.616 18
6. Kovalainen McLaren-Mercedes (B) 1:41.263 + 0.638 20
7. Trulli Toyota (B) 1:41.310 + 0.685 23
8. Kubica BMW Sauber (B) 1:41.322 + 0.697 20
9. Sutil Force India-Mercedes (B) 1:41.372 + 0.747 22
10. Raikkonen Ferrari (B) 1:41.373 + 0.748 23
11. Vettel Red Bull-Renault (B) 1:41.403 + 0.778 19
12. Rosberg Williams-Toyota (B) 1:41.478 + 0.853 22
13. Kobayashi Toyota (B) 1:41.499 + 0.874 24
14. Liuzzi Force India-Mercedes (B) 1:41.675 + 1.050 20
15. Webber Red Bull-Renault (B) 1:41.682 + 1.057 15
16. Alonso Renault (B) 1:41.897 + 1.272 19
17. Nakajima Williams-Toyota (B) 1:42.156 + 1.531 21
18. Grosjean Renault (B) 1:42.213 + 1.588 19
19. Fisichella Ferrari (B) 1:42.351 + 1.726 23

F1 Abu Dhabi - Qualifying Results

Pos Driver Team Q1 Q2 Q3
1. Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes (B) 1:39.873 1:39.695 1:40.948
2. Vettel Red Bull-Renault (B) 1:40.666 1:39.984 1:41.615
3. Webber Red Bull-Renault (B) 1:40.667 1:40.272 1:41.726
4. Barrichello Brawn-Mercedes (B) 1:40.574 1:40.421 1:41.786
5. Button Brawn-Mercedes (B) 1:40.378 1:40.148 1:41.892
6. Trulli Toyota (B) 1:40.517 1:40.373 1:41.897
7. Kubica BMW-Sauber (B) 1:40.520 1:40.545 1:41.992
8. Heidfeld BMW-Sauber (B) 1:40.558 1:40.635 1:42.343
9. Rosberg Williams-Toyota (B) 1:40.842 1:40.661 1:42.583
10. Buemi Toro Rosso-Ferrari (B) 1:40.908 1:40.430 1:42.713
11. Raikkonen Ferrari (B) 1:41.100 1:40.726
12. Kobayashi Toyota (B) 1:41.035 1:40.777
13. Kovalainen McLaren-Mercedes (B) 1:40.808 1:40.983
14. Nakajima Williams-Toyota (B) 1:41.096 1:41.148
15. Alguersuari Toro Rosso-Ferrari (B) 1:41.503 1:41.689
16. Alonso Renault (B) 1:41.667
17. Liuzzi Force India-Mercedes (B) 1:41.701
18. Sutil Force India-Mercedes (B) 1:41.863
19. Grosjean Renault (B) 1:41.950
20. Fisichella Ferrari (B) 1:42.184

Hamilton totally rocked it. Strong performance by Red Bull who must be bummed about not locking out the front row. The circuit looks spectacular at night and must have the organisers of the Valencia circuit scratching their heads over how they've been outdone by Abu Dhabi. Further more there were actually boats ad yachts docked around the circuit unlike in Valencia where there is a complete lack of atmosphere.

But let's not beat down of Valencia too much. Yas Marina is backed by organisations who's pockets are bottom-less. The only query I have is who on earth will be staying at that spectacular hotel when an F1 race isn't hosted?? It seem to have very limited use as the circuit and vicinity around it will be deserted on Tuesday morning.

Source:Auto Motor und Sport

Dr. Dieter Zetsche and Anthony Hamilton just couldn't miss this "once in a lifetime" chance...

F1 Abu Dhabi - Provisional Pre-Race Weights

Grid /Name /Weight /Fuel (kg) /First stint (laps)
1 Lewis Hamilton /658.5 /53.5 /18
2 Sebastian Vettel /663 /58 /20
3 Mark Webber /660 /55 /19
4 Rubens Barrichello /655 /50 /17
5 Jenson Button /657 /52 /18
6 Jarno Trulli /661 /56 /19
7 Robert Kubica /654.5 /49.5 /17
8 Nick Heidfeld /664 /59 /20
9 Nico Rosberg /665 /60 /21
10 Sebastien Buemi /661.5 /56.5 /19
11 Kimi Raikkonen /692 /87 /31
12 Kamui Kobayashi /694.3 /89.3 /32
13 Heikki Kovalainen /697 /92 /33
14 Kazuki Nakajima /704 /99 /35
15 Jaime Alguersuari /696.5 /91.5 /32
16 Fernando Alonso /708.3 /103.3 /37
17 Vitantonio Liuzzi /695 /90 /32
18 Adrian Sutil /696 /91 /32
19 Romain Grosjean /710.8 /105.8 /38
20 Giancarlo Fisichella /692.5 /87.5 /31