News Details

Abu Dhabi track chief defends double points

bu Dhabi's circuit chief has spoken out in support of Formula 1's recently ratified decision to award double points for the final round of the 2014 campaign, which the UAE capital will host in late November. The FIA has made the change in an attempt to keep title battles alive as long as possible, sparking a largely negative reaction from fans and prompting current World Champion Sebastian Vettel to label it "absurd". But the man in charge at the Yas Marina Circuit reckons it will have a positive effect on the championship. "The fact it came to us, that's good for Abu Dhabi," said circuit CEO Al Tareq Al Ameri. "It will keep things exciting to the last minute and I...
Full Story »
11y ago from GPUpdate.net 0
Share

You May Also Be Interested In...

Double retirement for Sauber in Malaysia

March 30th, 2014 (F1Plus / Chris Cameron-Dow) - Sauber's 2014 woes...
11y ago from F1Plus.com

Caterham: A solid double finish which we really needed

Caterham: A solid double finish which we really needed 30 March, 2014...
11y ago from GrandPrix247.com

Vettel wins prestigious Laureus award

Red Bull/Getty Images Reigning World Champion Sebastian Vettel has won...
11y ago from F1Zone.net

Elsewhere On The Network

Popular On MGPToday.com

Injured Marc Marquez set to travel to Madrid after...

One week after securing his seventh MotoGP title, Marc Marquez will fly...

Popular On IndyCarToday.com

Lochie Hughes secures IndyCar reserve role with...

Andretti Global has announced a continued partnership with Lochie Hughes...

IMSA’s AO Racing considering expansion, possibly...

AO Racing, one of the more popular teams racing in IMSA currently, is...

Five IndyCar teams jump start offseason testing at...

Five different IndyCar teams completed a test at Mid-Ohio Sports Car...

Popular On TotalWRC.com

Hyundai WRT on the attack

Hyundai Shell Mobis World Rally Team is not taking their 2025 drubbing at...

Popular On GunnersToday.com

Report: Liverpool closely monitoring 20-year-old...

Juventus attacker Kenan Yildiz has attracted interest from clubs like...
2h ago from CaughtOffside.com

Paul Scholes claims 'brilliant' rival player is...

Manchester United legend Paul Scholes has revealed that Newcastle United...
3h ago from CaughtOffside.com

Esports Betting Catching Up with Traditional Sports

The world of competitive gaming has evolved from being a niche interest to...
5h ago from FreshArsenal.com

Arsenal consider Emirates Stadium expansion to 70,000...

t;li>Move would restore biggest London club ground statusStadium work...
7h ago from TheGuardian.com

Comments

Hottest News

Recent News


2014 GPToday.com
GPToday.com is not responsible for the news headlines and associated descriptions and images it indexes, the content of externally linked sites or the comments & postings of its users.

This website is unofficial and is not associated in any way with the Formula One group of companies. F1, FORMULA ONE, FORMULA 1, FIA FORMULA ONE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP, GRAND PRIX and related marks are trade marks of Formula One Licensing B.V.