The advent of adjustable DRS rear wings has made overtaking a little easier, but it is still challenging and making the right strategy calls is still vitally important.Īnd this race offers double points, which opens up all kinds of possibilities and the likelihood that teams with nothing to lose will try some ambitious strategy calls to try to get an unexpected result. Ferrari brought Fernando Alonso in for a stop and he came out behind them and could not pass, losing the world title as a result. So a lot is at stake this weekend and it’s worth remembering that a bad strategy call was the decisive factor the last time the drivers’ title was settled at this track.īack in 2010, when Bridgestone was in its final race as F1 tyre supplier, an early safety car brought several cars in to the pits on the opening lap and they went to the finish without stopping again. This year Abu Dhabi hosts the “Duel in the Desert” for the drivers’ world championship with Lewis Hamilton and Mercedes team mate Nico Rosberg battling for the title. Total time needed for a pit stop: 23 secondsĮase of Overtaking – Low (difficult to overtake even with double DRS zones) Third or fourth most severe circuit of the year on brakes.

Number of braking events – 12, Time spent braking – 17% of the lap. Fuel Consumption – Med/High (Max Downforce, lower average speed, frequent acceleration events)īrake wear- medium.

Top speed 320km/h (with DRS open) 307km/h without.įull throttle – 60% of the lap time (ave/high). A marina based circuit hosting its fifth F1 Grand Prix.Īerodynamic setup – Med/High downforce. Race distance – 55 laps = 305.355 kilometres. Recent start performance & Pit Stop League Table.

F1 2012 yas marina setup