Team principals bowled over by Yas Marina circuit

Abu Dhabi: The Yas Marina Circuit has been described as "stunning" by Ross Brawn, team principal of the championship winning Brawn GP, "unbelievable" by Red Bull boss Christian Horner, "magnificent" by BMW Sauber chief Mario Theissen and "fantastic" by Renault boss Bob Bell as the accolades continue to pour in from the F1 fraternity to the sport's latest venue.

The team bosses seemed completely bowled over by the Yas Marina Circuit as they described their first impressions at a press conference after the two practice sessions on Friday.

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"I think it is unbelievable really. The bar has been raised by the introduction of several venues, Singapore included, then we come here and Bernie [Ecclestone] has been winding us up for the past 18 months saying ‘wait until we get to Abu Dhabi.' I mean it is just unbelievable what the country has done to build a venue such as this," said Horner.

"It is quite mind-blowing really and the circuit looks a quality circuit as well, not just a pretty background. The drivers seem to be enjoying it," the Red Bull chief said.

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Brawn was equally enthusiastic in his praise for the futuristic facility.

"Just a stunning facility. I think it is a massive credit to the people here and to Bernie. I know we give Bernie a hard time sometimes but he still creates races and encourages people to build facilities like this," said Brawn.

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"It is a stunning facility. It is a very interesting track, quite interesting combinations, quite challenging from a racing perspective. The pit lane is controversial but sometimes I think we are getting a bit sanitised in Formula One, so a bit of extra challenge for the drivers is not necessarily such a bad thing. I think it is just fantastic," he added.