Felipe and Fernando visit Ferrari World in Abu Dhabi

This morning, the Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro drivers visited Ferrari World Abu Dhabi, the theme park centred on the Maranello marque. It is located on Yas Island, the venue which hosts the nineteenth and final round of the Formula 1 World Championship. Felipe and Fernando arrived in the Emirates on Tuesday night to bring the curtain down on this closely contested season and today they were taken to the Scuderia Challenge, an attraction in the park which allows people to tackle a simulated lap of the Yas Marina Circuit at the wheel of a 430 Scuderia Challenge car. Four journalists were in attendance, Ottavio Daviddi of Tutto Sport, Stefano Mancini of La Stampa, Laurent Dupin of TF1 and Julien Febreau of Europe 1. These men were the top qualifiers of a competition held yesterday for the international media.

The two drivers were bubbling with excitement having just experienced the Formula Rossa, the world’s fastest rollercoaster. “Really incredible,” was the unanimous verdict of Fernando Alonso who won the first race on the simulator and Felipe Massa, at the end of the breathtaking lap. “Thanks to this attraction, all lovers of speed, like us will be able to experience, for once in their lives at least, the unique sensation of being launched into the air at 240 kilometres per hour, as well as enjoying what is a truly great day for all real Ferrari fans.”



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Alonso & Massa - Onboard camera on Formula Rossa - Ferrari World Abu Dhabi

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Ferrari World Abu Dhabi – first days setting record. Thursday Alonso and Massa challenging motorsport journalists

While the Formula One circus is arriving in Abu Dhabi for the last and decisive race in the Championship, Ferrari World Abu Dhabi has been opened for almost a week to the public by now.

Excellent results over the first days: thousands of fans literally overran the 20 futuristic attractions at the theme park. A success reflecting also the sales at the Park's Ferrari Store, which immediately became the store with the highest sales and an over 40% higher turnover than the best run Ferrari Store in the world with an average purchase double of what a store inside a theme park usually registers.

At the Ferrari World Abu Dhabi everything is ready for a series of events ahead of the preparations for the Formula 1 Grand Prix. Amongst those a competition the Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro dedicates to the motorsport journalists: tomorrow the eight F10 simulators will be used by the journalists for their "qualifying". On Thursday morning the four best drivers will challenge Fernando Alonso and Felipe Massa. Naturally on the Yas Island circuit.

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