Yas Marina Circuit

LSS 3003-Sports, Leisure, and Society

 Yas Marina circuit

 Mohamed Ahmed-H00214009

 Ahmed Al Menhali-H00214004

 Fahad Al Muharrami-H00215036

 CJH

Last week we decided, Mohamed, Ahmed and Fahad, as a group to make a case study about Yas Marina Circuit. First, we sent an email to the customer service there and we asked them if we could interview someone who can tell us sufficient information about the circuit. Also we asked them if we could make a small video about the circuit but, unfortunately they informed us that video capture is not allowed there. After that we decided that our case study would be as a report so, last Monday we visited the Yas Marina Circuit and we took a tour around it. First, before unveiling its location and its distance from Abu Dhabi it is better to understand what it is and what it provides. It follows that Yas Marina circuit is unlike any other formula one circuits. It is a 5.55 kilometers track, made up of almost 21 corners. The corners are made in such a way that they twist their way beneath the iconic Yas Viceroy hotel and then it enters the Abu Dhabi Dunes. It is pertinent to note that it provides driving packages and tuition all located at the Yas Drag Racing centre, Yas School as well as the Yas Kartzone. To start with, it makes sense to note that Yas Marina Circuit is the literal venue for the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. It is also pertinent to understand that Hermann Tilke was the core designer of the circuit. He actually thought it wise to store or rather design it on the Yas Island. According to researchers, they articulated that this is a thirty minutes drive from the UAE capital Abu Dhabi. As much as it is beautifully made and that it attracts many people who like driving or tracking, it is ranked the second in the Middle East. The circuit that is ranked first is located in Bahrain. Before opening the circuit officially, the track experienced a two-day GP2 Asia Series test. Having said that, it is equally important to note that, this test actually was held almost a week before the 2009 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. Apart from the above, the circuit also hosted the Australian opening event for V8 Supercars series, exclusively named as the Yas V8 400, in the February of the year 2010. With the above in mind, it is evident to note that this circuit was among the most admirable one, because before even it could start offering its anticipated services, other events borrowed their way on it. To run through a whole phenomenon of the Yas Marina Circuit, it is noted that the twenty-one corners are made to literally twist through the Island of Yas, off the coast of Abu Dhabi. It passes near the Marina and then through the Yas Viceroy Abu. This circuit was logically designed and then conceived by the New York based architects by the name Hani Rashid.

Now, having understood where the Yas Marina circuit is, some may wonder about the kind of facilities that are found in the circuit that make it outstanding, or to be ranked the second after the Bahrain one. Here are some of the facilities that are found in the circuit. First, it is important to know that the circuit has five grandstand areas namely the North, Main and the South as well as the Marina grandstand. It also has a pit lane, and part of it runs underneath the track. If that is not enough, it also houses a team building, located behind the pit building. It has a media centre, VIP Tower, Dragster tracks and lastly the Ferrari world theme park. All the above named features are the facilities of the Yas Marina circuit, which has so far attracted thousands. Considering its seating, you can be amazed to realize that it has a seating capacity of 41, 093. It was built on a spacious land and so it bears an area of almost 161.9 ha, and 5.5 kilometers length. The main contactor, who was lucky enough to receive this tender, was the Cerbarco-WCT WLL . They got this tender under contract from the developer Aldar Properties. Apart from the above main contractors, there are several sub contractors, seven that actually gave their skills in the participation of the whole construction process. Another noted facility in the circuit is the lighting system. According to eyewitnesses, the circuit is constructed with a lighting system, which the Musco lighting provided. This circuit is the largest sports venue that has a permanent lighting system in the world. However, previously this title was held by the Losail circuit, but fortunately due to its sparkling nature and how it is perfectly lit, it acquires the title of being the best-lit circuit in the world. According to research, these are some of the equipment that those who built the Yas Marina circuit saw necessary for it to have. The truth of the matter is that, only the equipments themselves can make one feel very comfortabe, before the actually racing starts.

For instance, the lighting system is very attractive for people to admire; the twenty –one corners bring about an amazing scenario for people to see. Apart from the above, its track surface is made of Graywacke aggregate to bring out the strategy leveling of the surface for the benefit of the racers. The surface offers a high level of grip to the formula one driver and receives ahigh degree of acclamation. This is what attracts a lot of drivers to the place for competition or just for recreation. Generally, this track is made in such a way that the outlook itself is of high quality, , and so it attracts people in one way or another. That is why many people find it easy to make their way into the circuit to catch up with an event. In summary, the circuit is built at a distance of almost thirty minutes drive from Abu Dhabi, and it was designed by Harman Tilke . It is the second formula one track in the Middle East  according to tabulation. Its design is a twenty-one corner structure twisting through the Yas Island off the coast of Abu Dhabi. It was conceived and also designed by a U.S based architect, by the name of Rashid assisted by Asymptote Architecture by the name of Lisa Anne.