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March 29, 2012: The head of the Yas Marina Circuit has said that it wants to retain the Young Driver Test in Abu Dhabi this year

January 20, 2012: Our resident expert - Steven Lynch - answers questions on drivers returning to Formula One and the circuit containing corners named Hamilton and Brundle

October 20, 2011: Sauber has announced that it will be running GP2 driver Fabio Leimer on one of the days of the Young Driver Test in Abu Dhabi

August 2, 2011: The Young Driver Test will take place at Abu Dhabi's Yas Marina Circuit once again, despite the grand prix no longer being the final round of the season.

May 19, 2011: Organisers of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix are reviewing their decision to tweak the Yas Marina track layout in order to increase the chances of overtaking

April 11, 2011: Changes to the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix circuit have been given the go-ahead, chief executive Richard Cregan has confirmed

April 7, 2011: Jean Todt , the FIA president, has criticised Formula One tracks where there is little chance to overtake, saying they are partially to blame for falling television audiences across the world

February 19, 2011: The Formula One teams are still weighing up their options for a possible replacement venue if the final pre-season test in Bahrain is cancelled

February 3, 2011: Lotus boss Mike Gascoyne has slammed the construction of "boring" desert circuits in the Middle East.

December 11, 2009: The Abu Dhabi Grand Prix will now be the 2010 season finale after the FIA's World Motor Sport Council (WMSC) agreed to the race organiser's request for a change to the calendar

December 10, 2009: Abu Dhabi Grand Prix organisers are hoping the FIA will amend the 2010 calendar to make their race the season finale

November 1, 2009: Sebastian Vettel claimed his fourth victory of the season under the artificial lighting of the inaugural Abu Dhabi Grand Prix