The Official 2009 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix thread ****SPOILERS****

The Official 2009 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix thread.

Track layout


Track Information:

Number of laps: 55
Circuit Length: 5.554 km
Race Distance: 305.470 km

Track Width: 12 m - 16 m
Start / Finish Straight Width: 15 m
Estimated Top Speed: 317kmh
Estimated Lap Time (F1): 1 minute 40 seconds

Weather Forecast
Friday: Max temperature expected 32.0 C. It will be partially cloudy.
Saturday: Max temperature expected 32.0 C. It will be partially cloudy.
Sunday: Max temperature expected 33°C. Announced Thunder Storms.

There are no previous race winners because this is the first time F1 is racing here.

Drivers Standings
01 Jenson Button 89
02 Sebastian Vettel 74
03 Rubens Barrichello 72
04 Mark Webber 61.5
05 Lewis Hamilton 49
06 Kimi Räikkönen 48
07 Nico Rosberg 34.5
08 Jarno Trulli 30.5
09 Fernando Alonso 26
10 Timo Glock 24

Constructors Standings:
01 Brawn-Mercedes 161
02 RBR-Renault 135.5
03 McLaren-Mercedes 71
04 Ferrari 70
05 Toyota 54.5
06 Williams-Toyota 34.5
07 BMW Sauber 32
08 Renault 26
09 Force India-Mercedes 13
10 STR-Ferrari 7

My presentation:
With drivers and constructors standings championships 1st places settled in Interlagos we come to this modern track of Yas Marina. Formula 1 has never raced here. However there are still battles going on for constructors standings, McLaren and Ferrari to settle for 3rd place with 1 point in favor of the McLaren Mercedes team and also the battle for 6th position between Williams and Bmw-Sauber. There are also battles for drivers standings for 2nd place between Sebastian Vettel and Rubens Barrichello, also the battle between Lewis Hamilton and Kimi Raikkonen for 5th position.

Here is preview lap that I found on youtube:





Edited 3 time(s). Last edit at 11/19/2009 12:38AM by mortal.

i think jenson will win the championship.

Glock out again, Kobayashi in.

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wooo! Kamui! Hopefully he can put in another strong performance. Shame it's not Trulli who's out, but still, hopefully Glock will get a seat next year!

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I probably say this every thread but...

This is looking to be one of the best races!

RedBull clearly have sorted issues out on the slower stop-start circuits. Their car is probably quickest overall anyway! We then have Mclaren who were mighty at Valencia and well Lewis has been mighty for the whole 2nd half and it looks like a track which could play to their strengths, then we have the two Brawns! A track similar to Valencia, where they were as quick if not quicker than Mclaren (Jensons pace very good in clear air proving both cars had pace) and of course Jenson is pressure free.

IF Jenson gets qualifying right I think victory will be between him Vettel, Lewis and Barachello!

Force India could be an interesting one to watch too. And will Toyotas run of good races continue?

Hopefully a good end to an amazing season. The straight, supposedly the longest in F1 does not seem all that long on video :s!

Anyway, if it were my money id bet on a Lewis or Button victory... I'd edge it for Button though, as you'd expect :p

Kobayashi to score points too!

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"Trulli was slowing down like he wanted to have a picnic" LOL

Hard to tell who'll be quickest here, with no prior knowledge and such a competitive field. In terms of similarity to other circuits it's probably closest to Valencia, so maybe we're looking at Brawn, McLaren and Ferrari being quickest with RedBull next up.

I just hope we get a quality race to round the season off. It's a long time(not since 2005) since we've gone to a GP with the WDC decided, so hopefully we'll get an "end of term" feeling and all the drivers will be that bit more relaxed and going for it.

@Jorge, don't worry man, that thread intro rocks!

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Hope Kimi gets into the podium...long shot, but would be cool to see him on the podium one last time...after all, we don't know if he is staying or not

EC83 Wrote:
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> @Jorge, don't worry man, that thread intro rocks!

Thanks mate!.

Weather Forecast updated.

Kind regards
Jorge.

Sunday: Max temperature expected 33°C. Announced Thunder Storms.

We're in the middle of a bloody desert and just on that one day in the year F1 races in Abu Dhabi, there is that one day in the year that it rains there?

You didn't watch the MotoGP opener at Qatar then?

matt3454 Wrote:
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> i think jenson will win the championship.

Can't see it happening, tbh

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ah man, i miss fp1 due to lectures

Same :p!

But good lectures, and FP1 is usually abit of a timewaste. Back in time for FP2 though :D!

Just clarification...

This race, is it day to night, or day to dusk (say like testing?). So will we see full on day to full on night?

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"Trulli was slowing down like he wanted to have a picnic" LOL

it starts about 45 minutes before sunset and it should be dark by the finish

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Ah okay, thanks!

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"Trulli was slowing down like he wanted to have a picnic" LOL

DJSKYLINE Wrote:
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> ah man, i miss fp1 due to lectures


half term. Booya! :D

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> half term. Booya! :D

booo!

You should be studying instead of watching tv in that case!

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> that case!

F1 is an exception haha!

Oh and from the new briefs [en.f1-live.com] on F1 Live, The Goatee'd dude, Gino Rosato is leaving for Lotus.

Click the link to see Today's preview pictures of the GP:

[www.formula1.com]

NOTE: It has some sponsor logos in a few pictures if anyone needs help with making the track

Anyone know if this race will be broadcast in HD? It was speculated a while ago.

I must say though, the spectators on the grandstand in the hairpin have some awesome ass view. Also nice to see that the run offs are quite small for a modern track due to the new kind of barriers, also the paint on the run off on some places is a nice addition :P I quite like it actually.