With a budget of over 27 billion Euros, nothing was put on the side in Abu Dhabi, an extreme luxurious hotel passing over the track and lit at night, the stand exit going under the track, or the race starting during the day, and finishing at night fall.
It’s though unfortunate that this track which has the shape of a gun wasn’t made in priority for the pilots and the spectators, because, even though it wasn’t boring last year, one can’t say that it was thrilling ! Maybe the WDC being tossed here this year will make it more interesting ?
Présentation of the track :
• Island of Yas, @ Abu Dhabi
• Date : November 14th 2010
• Length : 5,554 km
• 58 laps, hence 305,470 km
• Anti clockwise
• Climat : dry and temperatures between 20°C in the morning & 32°C in the afternoon
• Site web : www.yasmarinacircuit.com
The track records :
Pole position : Lewis Hamilton, McLaren-Mercedes, 1:40.848 in 2009
Best lap : Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull Racing, 1:40.279 en 2009
Technical info :
• 70 gear changes hence 3850 in a race
• 60% of lap @ full throttle
• Tyre wear : high
• Break wear : high
• Downforce : intermediate/high
• Fuel usage : 2.7 kg/lap
• Rank in fuel usage : 12/19
In 2009 :
Pole position : Lewis Hamilton, McLaren-Mercedes, 1:40.848
Podium :
• 1 Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull Racing
• 2 Mark Webber, Red Bull Racing
• 3 Jenson Button, Brawn GP
Strategy : stops @ 19th & 42nd lap (2009)
Schedule :
12 Nov 2010
10:00-11:30 (*) First free practice
14:00-15:30 Second free practice
13 Nov 2010
11:00-12:00 Third free practice
14:00-15:00 Qualifying
14 Nov 2010
14:00 Race
(*) CET
Edited by nomeg1, 11 November 2010 - 15:36.