FORMULA YAS 3000 DRIVING EXPERIENCE 2023 | FULL REVIEW | YAS MARINA CIRCUIT | ABU DHABI
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- čas přidán 5. 02. 2023
- This video walks you through the Formula Yas 3000 driving experience. It provides a review on what to expect and whether or not this is a must-do for a petrol head.
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What a great experience! Ive been to the Abu Dhabi GP a couple of times now but never done this experience….maybe time to get over there again 🙂
Haha yep definitely worth doing, I'll probably go for it again the next time I'm there. Now that I won't be nervous for the first 10 minutes 🤣
Great video! Just wanted to ask if its okay that I only have a license for automatic transmission vehicles in the UAE, but I do have some manual experience
Thanks bud, I can't remember how in depth the license checks were but you should be okay as the paddle shifts are easy to use.
Most countries allow automatic licenses to drive paddle shift cars.
To be 100% sure I would suggest contactin yas marina via their WhatsApp number. The team are super helpful to answer queries 👍🏽
Thanks for the video! By the way, do you know any other formula driving experience around the world like the Yas Marina one
You're welcome 😊 Silverstone have a similar experience in the UK, I'll be doing that soon at some point to compare
Hey, I'm going to do that in one month. Birthday gift of my gf and to be honest I'm already a little stress. i wanted to know, are there indications on the dashboard when to shift down or up ? I'm driving manual car for 14 years now but I'm gonna be like a kid full of stress 😂 Thanks for the important thing to not to do : don't use the clutch during the ride, so no using my left leg, I get it. Thanks for your video, big help ! And another thing, it's just the instructor and you or other persons behind you ? I'm scared to be slow and ruined the experience of other persons you know.
hi do u know where is the reporting area, i understand the first briefing is at gate 20? and then we head ourselves to another gate or something?
Hi, they should take you where you need to go after the first briefing. From memory it was straight downstairs.
Really helpful. I am here now staying at the hotel.
Thanks 😊 I hope you enjoy it as much as I did
Great video, do you have to have experience driving F1 type cars? Or can anyone with a drivers license try?
Thanks bud, anyone with a license can try, if you've driven fast before / done a trackday that is a plus.
But you can obviously do everything at your own pace so I wouldn't be put off it, it's a fantastic experience.
(So no lol, don't really require the race car experience beforehand)
@@CRD90 Thanks for the answer, next time I go Dubai will try this for sure!
Can we connect our own GoPro’s or other action cameras?
Unfortunately not
Hi , I am going to try formula 1 car in Yas marina, ofcourse I have never driven one. I know it can be scary could you guide me through the whole kick off procedure especially how clutch works. I am confused have we also got clutch in the pedal area ?
Yes there is a clutch pedal in the car. It's only used to move from neutral into gear and move. After that it's just like an automatic car with paddle shifters.
Don't be put off by it, the staff are super friendly and it's not that difficult at all 👍.
Just don't press the clutch by accident whilst the car is moving - that could get messy!
so the clutch is positioned only behind the steering wheel and not the foot area where normal car's clutch is present ?
I have also seen that Two clutch paddles are present on the steering wheel, one on either side, how do they both correlate ?
Thank you for your prompt answers :)
@@aqua980 normal area foot pedal style
You drove the car manually in the driving process.
There is two pedal in Formula 1 car. One of them is brake and the other one is gas. Formula 1 drivers use their right foot to push the gas and their left foot to use the brake.
My question is, how can you use the clutch if there isn't any third pedal under your feet?
There is a third pedal off to the far left. That's why it's dangerous as some people press the clutch when trying to slow down and it sends them into a spin.
This obviously isn't a full on F1 car so that could account for the difference in pedal layouts
Sir Thank you so much for the fast response,
Basically what I understood is that the only time the driver uses the clutch is to move away from a stop (only be used when the car is pulling away from a standing start, and it is not there to help with changing gears when moving).@@CRD90
@@biranderdogan5794 yep 100% only to move off or put the car back on neutral.
Once moving it behaves just like any other paddle shift car 👍
Is the cost of the video for the entire session or is it just for the footage of your best lap?
The best lap
What level of experience with a race car do you feel is necessary to drive the Yas 3000?
Hi there, I think if you've done a track day or two before it will definitely help. Also it depends on how confident you generally are..
The cars are very grippy although if you have never counter-steered before you may be caught out!
To put it into context, I'd never driven a "race car" before this but I have pushed my own road car at trackdays and experienced what happens with too much throttle coming out of bends etc.
If you're not a very confident person I probably wouldn't advise this.
@@CRD90 super helpful, thanks! Headed to Yas Marina next weekend so was just gauging what to prepare for. Sounds like I should be all good.
@@TheFurtado06 you'll definitely enjoy it, such a raw experience
Looked great. How did the circuit compare to Silverstone? I know you drove very different cars at each one.
Thanks! It definitely had a totally different atmosphere driving under lights - that made for a really enjoyable experience.
The circuit itself was perhaps lacking some low speed bends in comparison to Silverstone which has a nice mix of both high and low speed sections.
In regards to the cars, I did leave this event googling how much it was to buy a formula 3000 car 🤣
How many laps do you get in total?
About 20 mins or so, can't remember the exact laps
Do they open all week or just certain days?
Certain days and it varies which day. There should be a calendar on the website.
Sunday, Tuesday and friday. Book before 3 weeks because there is no places everytime
Is there insurance? If so, how well it covers?
From memory it was built into the price, nothing extra was offered.
It covered someone crashing on the day I was there 😊
Do we have accelerator brakes n gear all of these?
Yes brake, accelerator and clutch (just for moving off) and paddle shifts to change up and down gears
@@CRD90 have u dne this before in ur life?
@@CRD90 how many gears do we have?
@monayolo17 can't remember but at least 6 and probably more
what happens if you are skilled enough to catch up to your leader?
not claiming i would be able to, but my friend is a WRC driver and would probably had the skill to catch the leader
@@emmanuelgonzalez179 he would speed up even more 😊 they set the pace based on how comfortable you are
You were very lucky or I didn't have any luck at all. I was there last friday, we were 3 behind one instructor and all the laps were so slow... Nice to be in the circuit in that kind of cars but the driving was a complete disapointment.
What time was your slot out of interest? I wonder if mine was quiet as it was towards the end of the day
@@CRD90 In the morning, around 11 am
Can we come out before 20 mins?
Yep you can watch from the balcony
Should you know how to drive a manual car before doing this experience?
As long as you can drive paddle shift you should be fine. The clutch is just to move off, once the car is moving its like most modern day Paddle shift automatics.
Awesome thanks for the reply!! I was looking to go tomorrow. My car at home has paddle shift but when you talked about the briefing I got a little worried 😂.
@oliviahand7043 lol no worries bud, just remember not to touch that extra clutch pedal at any point other than moving off.
That's the highest causes of crashes there. People press the clutch instead of braking 😔
You'll love the experience though, I can't wait to go back
@@CRD90 Hi dumb question but i assume is kmh not mph right? Does it tell u when to shift up? Also is there anywhere to put a backpack or can u keep things in pockets like phone/wallet underneath driving suit?
@oliviahand7043 from memory there were lockers to put stuff in. I don't believe there was an in car speedometer. That was just overlayed on the video.
How loud is it? Think its OK to put earplugs in? My ears are already buggerd.
Very loud, even when spectating I'd advise it. As if you're not used to loud cars it will hurt
@@CRD90 Thanks for the answer. Maybe I will go with the Aston Martin GT4.