Vision Magazine Online Issue 1

A Race Against Time
On 3 February 2007 the countdown began. It was the date when Bernie
Ecclestone, CEO of Formula One Management, announced to the world that
Abu Dhabi had been chosen to host its first Formula 1 Grand Prix race on
1 November 2009. Yas Island had already been designated as the location,
and Aldar as the developer of the race track and accompanying facilities and
infrastructure. This gave Aldar just 999 days to deliver Abu Dhabi’s most
significant and internationally recognisable development to date.
Aldar’s Director of Planning and Infrastructure, Talal Al Dhiyebi, explains
how Aldar worked in partnership with the Urban Planning Council and
other government authorities and agencies to deliver F1 racing to the Yas
Marina Circuit.
Talal Al Dhiyebi,
Director of Planning and Infrastructure,
Aldar
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