Abu Dhabi becomes another McLaren home race

Tue, 24 March 2009, 08:00

Mar.24 (GMM) McLaren has added another ‘home race’ to its 2009 formula one tour

The Mercedes-powered British squad already calls Germany and Britain home, and a Bahraini company bought a 30 per cent stake in the Woking based outfit two years ago

Moreover, last weekend Mercedes’ parent company Daimler announced that an investment fund controlled by Abu Dhabi’s royal family had paid nearly 2 billion euros to buy a 9.1 per cent stake

The United Arab Emirates’ capital is scheduled to host its inaugural grand prix this November

“We now have another home grand prix, so we look forward to a beautiful season finale in Abu Dhabi,” Mercedes’ competition chief Norbert Haug told the German newspaper Bild

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