Qatar GP

• Track features

  In Qatar, it’s the heat that makes it so physically demanding. The temperatures, combined with the track’s smooth but abrasive nature, also increases the importance of tyre management, with rubber wearing much more quickly.

  Despite being designed with motorcycles in mind, the 16-corner, 5.38km circuit actually offers several overtaking opportunities, thanks to a combination of wide, long straights, heavy braking zones, and more technical corners.

  As is often the case, Turn 1 provides the track’s best overtaking opportunity. The first corner is a heavy braking zone that directly follows a 1km-long straight, allowing for a pass down the inside. Turn 6 is a similarly good place to attempt a move, following on from the back straight. As well as being key corners for lining up moves later down the line, Turns 12 and 4 can also offer up overtaking opportunities, in the right conditions.

• What's it like in Qatar?

  Qatar might be one of the smallest countries in the Arabian Gulf, but it has a lot to offer. The weather is almost guaranteed to be nice, with the country seeing less than 100mm of rain per year. It’s ideal for the more adventurous among you, with scuba diving, skydiving, kayaking and ATV riding all common tourist activities.

  The country also has an excellent culinary selection, with a large range of foods from around the world available. If you want something a little more local, then we’d recommend Majboos, a slow-cooked rice dish served with either lamb or chicken, which is known as Qatar’s national dish. Saloona, a classic Arabic stew, is another local favourite.

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