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      10-27-2009, 05:39 PM   #1
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2009 Formula 1 Etihad Airways Abu Dhabi Grand Prix

This is the final race of the 2009 season!

Dust settled and Congratulations to Jenson Button and Brawn GP to become the WDC and WCC of 2009!!!

Teams are heading (or arrived already) to Abu Dhabi for the preparation of their final race in a total unfamaliar track.

Another track designed by Harmann Tilke. The Grand Prix will start 17:00 local time and finish in twightlight hours during sunset and conclude the 2009 season! Interesting to see the pitlane exit tunnes thru Turn 1 and exit on the out-bend of Turn 3, hopefully we won't see someone smash their car into the tunnel wall.

Race Date: 01 Nov 2009
Number of Laps: 55
Circuit Length: 5.554 km
Race Distance: 305.470 km
Lap Record: N/A

F1 TIMETABLE (Abu Dhabi Local Time)
Fri 30 October 2009

Friday Practice 1 13:00 - 14:30
Friday Practice 2 17:00 - 18:30
Sat 31 October 2009
Saturday Practice 14:00 - 15:00
Qualifying 17:00
Sun 01 November 2009
Race 17:00

F1 TIMETABLE (Pacific Time)
Fri 30 October 2009

Friday Practice 1 02:00 - 03:30
Friday Practice 2 06:00 - 07:30
Sat 31 October 2009
Saturday Practice 03:00 - 04:00
Qualifying 06:00
Sun 01 November 2009
Race 05:00

F1 TIMETABLE (Eastern Time)
Fri 30 October 2009

Friday Practice 1 05:00 - 06:30
Friday Practice 2 09:00 - 10:30
Sat 31 October 2009
Saturday Practice 06:00 - 07:00
Qualifying 09:00
Sun 01 November 2009
Race 08:00
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I can't wait to see this track!
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I can't wait to see this track!
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should be interesting, can't wait. I believe it should be a morning time start for people on the east coast.
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Longest pitlane in the history of racing
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IMO...the tunnel is nothing but gimmick...its unnecessary....
they could've let the car out on the outside of turn on...
paint the "do not cross" line up to turn 2....so the fast lapping cars will see anyone coming out from the pitlane when they going to turn one and adjust the speed....
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IMO...the tunnel is nothing but gimmick...its unnecessary....
they could've let the car out on the outside of turn on...
paint the "do not cross" line up to turn 2....so the fast lapping cars will see anyone coming out from the pitlane when they going to turn one and adjust the speed....
I'm pretty sure they built a grandstand there for people to watch the cars fly down the start finish straight and then into and out of turn one.
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Is it just me, or does the pit exit look like a parking garage?
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beautiful track
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Dont wreck in the pitlane tunnel
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Amazing infrastructure!! Just amazing. Only in F1.
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Amazing infrastructure!! Just amazing. Only in F1.
and only the Arabs with all the money in the world....and not afraid to spend it!!!

well....before the oil runs out...
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I wonder....if there's a crash and block the pitlane exit tunnel...will the race be red-flagged??? (depends on where the safety car station is....)
coz basically any car who enter the pit....there's no way to get out....
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Very nice track....


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AMAZING, Dubai is Disney Land for Adults
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Maybe I was wrong, just read this pretty intense article about Dubai

here is the link
http://www.independent.co.uk/opinion...i-1664368.html
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uhhh...the GP is at Abu Dhabi, the capital city of United Arab Emirates, not Dubai....

and the dark side...well...every city has its own dark side behind all the glitz and glamour....

nonetheless..its a good read of the things we don't see behind those amazing high-rise buildings and malls...
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