 "What makes Yas Island a legendary motorsport destination")
I recently travelled to Abu Dhabi where I spent a day driving at the Yas Marina Circuit and a couple more days wandering around the marina. The event was a celebration of Michelin’s 125 years but the highlight for me was, of course, the driving bit on the circuit. The circuit, however, was much like how Kimi Raikkonen summed it up in his indiscreet point blank manner - “is shit”. But then not many will ever drive on the circuit to know what it means. The circuit was built for the driving pleasure of just a few but more importantly, for the viewing pleasure of many and in that respect, it is ‘the shit!’
Yas Island, home to the marina, the racing circuit and so much more, is one of many projects undertaken by the Abu Dhabi Government and a consortium of private investors to bring tourism to the emirate. I have little or no idea if it is succeeding in …