The track is not very interesting, but you can kind of tolerate it because it's the end of the year. It also looks pretty under the lights and fireworks, so it's popular among the moth community.
![Image](http://mawasimholidays.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/abu-dhabi-f1-yas-marina-circuit-at-night.jpg)
The crowd under the lights at Turn Whatsitcalled. It's pretty cool, I guess...
But what IS Abby Dabby?
Abbey Derby is the capital of the UAE, which is in the same oil-bothering ballpark as Bahrain and Qatar. In the Middle East. Come on, did nobody teach you Geography?
Actually, I've just seen the best "euphemism" for oil money: hydrocarbon wealth. It's almost poetic.
Although a relatively recent addition to the affluency club, Abba Debbie is still jam-packed with cultural monuments and other cool landmarks. The Sheikh Zayed Mosque, although apparently derided by 52% of the British population, looks pretty damn sweet.
![Image](https://www.khaleejtimes.com/storyimage/KT/20160518/ARTICLE/160519356/AR/0/AR-160519356.jpg&NCS_modified=&imageversion=1by1&exif=.jpg)
Looking pristine, Christine.
Abu Dhabi is twinned with Roskilde in Denmark, making this a home race for Kevin Magnussen. That's how it works, right?
...and at this point, I've got nothing else. I've run dry of all my jokes and japes. Sorry.
Anyway, enjoy the Grand Prix, erm, yeah. Cool. That's it. You may go. Class dismissed.