F1′s Abu Dhabi GP to start in light, end in dark (PA SportsTicker)
August 28, 2009
SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS, BELGIUM(AP) —The season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix will be the first Formula One race to start in daylight and end at night.
Organizers announced Friday that the Nov. 1 race will start in the late afternoon.
Singapore hosted F1’s first nighttime race last season.
Abu Dhabi is the second Middle East location to host an F1 race after Bahrain. It will host the race through 2015.
Abu Dhabi Motorsports Management chief executive Richard Cregan says the “Yas Marina Circuit has been built from the outset to host day and nighttime activities.”
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