- Ethara: History in numbers: A behind-the-scenes look at the Yas Marina Circuit ahead of the 2023 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
ABU DHABI, UAE, Nov. 24, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- With the historic 15th edition of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix season finale just around the corner, the Yas Marina Circuit is abuzz with activity as the F1's world-famous landmark is preparing to welcome more than one hundred thousand motorsports fans over the four days of the event.
To close the 2023 calendar, hundreds of officials from the 10 teams will attend along with 5 top-level musical artists, VIP guests, celebrities, international media and, of course, the best drivers in the world.
To ensure the circuit looks its best for the tens of thousands of fans and a global television audience estimated at more than 100 million, a dedicated team of cleaning and maintenance specialists, painters, gardeners and trained technical experts have been in action the 24 hours a day to fix it. along the 5.28 kilometer route, the Grandstands, the fanzones and hospitality spaces, and garden areas.
Ahead of this year's four-day weekend on Abu Dhabi's Yas Island, a team of cleaners will have the essential task of removing dust from the impressive new and existing stands. Equipped with high-pressure hoses, the team will dedicate themselves to tackling the Circuit's 228 marquees during 6,920 uninterrupted hours of cleaning work so that the place looks spotless and ready to welcome spectators.
Newly installed this year, specialists have been hard at work setting up the circuit's state-of-the-art LED lighting system, which will not only be 34 percent more efficient, but will reduce year-round electricity use by 24 percent and will save 30 per cent of annual carbon emissions across all Yas Marina Circuit operations.
The Yas Marina Circuit's 88.4 acres of garden areas have been given special care and attention as gardeners pruned and planted 2.52 acres of seasonal flowers and petunias, as well as over 1,750 different types of foliage along with 886 varieties of palm trees and 529 potted plants to bring a touch of natural color and the wonderful, fragrant aroma of flowers to the place.
In the pit lane and paddocks, teams of motorsport experts and logistics specialists manage the arrival of everything necessary for the FIA Formula 1 race, FIA F2 Championship races and non-championship F4UAE sessions .
Teams of highly qualified technicians and safety experts will inspect every inch of the Circuit as part of intensive procedures to ensure the safety of drivers, teams and spectators watching the F1® action unfold.
With the huge to-do list being completed little by little, job by job, the time has come for the UAE's 26 F1, F2 and F4 racing teams to land in Abu Dhabi. The circuit's logistics team has been constantly planning and working to prepare 227 rooms with more than 3,000 pieces of furniture, equipment or equipment, in addition to inspecting 65 forklifts and programming more than 200 access cards before the arrival of the penultimate teams. race season in Las Vegas.
After 23 rounds of racing, the end of the 2023 F1® season promises another incredible experience for fans across Yas Island and Abu Dhabi.
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