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Article: COMMENT.
- Article from:
- Gulf Weekly
- Article date:
- November 8, 2009
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Yes, YAS has a lot going for it. A coach took me on a 30-minute trek from Abu Dhabi airport to the new race island and on the journey to the stadium partly-built bridges and neatly-parked construction equipment were easily spotted.
But that was soon forgotten by the awe-inspiring sight of the new Formula One venue. A stunning sporting arena has certainly been delivered to the Gulf.
The media centre was very close to the jetty and some of the boats moored were almost in the same class. A big screen had been erected to allow the yacht-set to settle down and watch the track action waterside amid the roar of the cars racing close-by.
The impressive ...