YAS MARINA CIRCUIT

Every last weekend in November or first weekend in December, the Yas Marina Circuit is set ablaze for the Abu Dhabi Etihad Airways Grand Prix. Designed by Hermann Tilke, the pistol-shaped circuit is 5.5 kilometers long and can accommodate up to 55,000 spectators. there are 21 corners, including 12 left-handers, and an interminable straight of almost 1.173 km, which the cars take in an anti-clockwise direction. The Grand Prix takes place in the late afternoon and finishes at night. You can watch the race from the grandstands, from your yacht anchored at the Marina or from your hotel room, as the W "straddles" the circuit. For the rest of the year, the circuit offers a wide range of activities: go-karting for young and old alike. The wealthy and daring will want to pilot the garage's monsters, from the 210 hp SuperSport SST to the 420 hp Aston Martin GT4 (0 to 100 in 3.9 sec). As a passenger, you can test drive the SST or the 700 hp two-seater F1. For the latter, a medical examination is carried out on site. Finally, for runners and cyclists, on Sunday and Tuesday evenings, except on race days, enthusiasts can take their bikes for a walk or run around the Grand Prix circuit... and there are plenty of them. Bikes can be rented on site. Mondays are reserved for women only. The last option is to take a tour of the Formula 1 circuit. This tour lasts 2 hours and is generally only available on Saturdays by reservation.