Heikki Kovalainen: "Abu Dhabi az a p�lya, amelyet azt hiszem, mindenki v�r. Ez a legjobb helysz�n a Formula-1-ben, az egyik legjobb l�tes�tm�ny a csapatok sz�m�ra, a p�lya j� m�szaki kih�v�st jelent �s az id�j�r�s eg�szen t�k�letes. Mivel bar�tn�m sz�lei Abu Dhabiban �lnek sok id�t t�lt�nk itt az idei �vben �s amellett, hogy j� versenyhelysz�n, a p�ly�n k�v�l is j�l el lehet t�lteni az id�t. Az id�j�r�s megk�nny�ti az edz�st �s sz�mos j� golfp�lya van itt, ahol h�tr�nyom cs�kkenthetem, ide �r�mmel l�togatok el. A p�lya els� szektora eg�szen gyors. Ha az egyes kanyarhoz k�zel m�sz l�tod, milyen gyorsan v�ltanak ir�nyt a Formula-1-es aut�k, mivel az egyes kanyarb�l majdnem padl�g�zzal teljes�tj�k a h�rmast �s a n�gyes. Ezt k�vet�en kiss� stop/start jelleget �lt a p�lya a nyolcas kanyarig vezet� hossz� egyenesig, ahol els� val�di lehet�s�ged ny�lik az el�z�sre. Innent�l kezdve egy �jabb padl�g�zas r�sz k�vetkezik a 11-es kanyarig, majd az utols� szektor majdnem utcai jelleget �lt. Biztos vagyok benne, azok, akik a hotelb�l n�zik a versenyt azoknak kem�nynek t�nhet a p�lya, de az aut�b�l nem jelent nagy kih�v�st. J� kigyors�t�sra �s f�kstabilit�sra van sz�ks�g, de v�get �r az utols� szektor a c�legyenesben �s egy �jabb k�r kezd�dik."//

"Abu Dhabi's a track that I think everyone looks forward to getting back to. It's just about the best overall venue for F1, with some of the best facilities for the teams that we see all year, a track that has some good technical challenges and pretty much perfect weather.

"As my girlfriend's parents now live in Abu Dhabi we've spent quite a bit of time this year and as well as being a good place to race it's also really good for the time off between Grands Prix. The weather makes training easy and there are several good golf courses where I can keep working on lowering my handicap so it's somewhere I really like going to.

"On track the first sector is pretty quick. If you're anywhere near turn one you can see just how quick F1 cars change direction as we head into turn one, and from there it's almost flat out through turns two and three. After that it's a bit stop/start until the long straight down to T8 where there you have the first clear chance to overtake. From there it's another flat out blast down to T11 and then it almost turns into a street circuit for the final sector. I'm sure for the people watching from the hotel it must look pretty hardcore, but from inside the car it's not too much of a challenge. You need good traction and the braking stability has to be perfect, but once we're through that final sector it's back onto the start / finish straight and the start of another lap."