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Old Oct 26, 2009 | 08:23 AM
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Just curious.. I see it on the Formula1.com site all the time... what is the photo at the top of the header?

http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2009/

I thought it was a ferris wheel but doesn't look like it.. just was curious...
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Old Oct 26, 2009 | 08:26 AM
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^^ Thats the hotel at the Yas Marina harbour in Abu Dhabi. The track winds its way through it.
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Old Oct 26, 2009 | 08:36 AM
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ah... thank you!


It looks awesome (the photo is pretty cool).

Thanks

can't wait to see the race
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Old Oct 26, 2009 | 02:22 PM
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in the show build it bigger that showed the making of it. very niiiice
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Old Oct 27, 2009 | 06:06 AM
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The outer skin is all solar panels that are designed to provide a significant portion of electricity for the hotel and track.

Hotel is fully booked for this weekends race.
To bad Ferrari world isn't fully operational yet.
http://www.yasisland.ae/FerrariWorld_en_gb.html
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