A1 GP in Dubai

The inaugural A1 GP in Dubai was held over the weekend. As this was the brainchild of Sheik Mohammed it was always guaranteed to be a well organised event, even if the attendance was predicted to be low due to it running on a Sunday and the general lack of interest in motorsport in Dubai. However, after what I heard were disappointing attendance figures for the Friday and Saturday, I was pleasantly surprised to see a few thousand people at the main event. The atmosphere was great and ear plugs were required but overall it was a spectacle worth attending if you do have the interest in motorsport of any kind. They also had a first (of course they had to) which was a helicopter rescue vehicle for the cars which was used to great effect to winch a stranded car off the racetrack and deposit it back over near the pits. Given the wide-ranging nationality profile of Dubai residents, there was pretty much some support for all teams which was good.