
...in Abu Dhabi was to be hold as a secret as long as possible. Dubai or any other emirate shouldn't get a chance to intervene in the plans to let Abu Dhabi host an official Formula 1 race.
It worked. In the afternoon of last Saturday, the owner of Formula 1 and the sheikhs of Abu Dhabi signed a contract, allowing Abu Dhabi to have an official Formula 1 race in 2009.
Even though it had been a secret, many visitors showed up for the Formula 1 festival. Two of those being this couple from Philippines.