Renault Roadshow Dubai notes
The ING Renault F1 Team completes a spectacular Roadshow in Dubai - 13 APR 2009 The ING Renault F1 Team completed a successful Roadshow in Dubai this weekend as race driver Nelson Piquet led the demonstrations along with third driver Romain ...
The ING Renault F1 Team completes a spectacular Roadshow in Dubai - 13 APR 2009
The ING Renault F1 Team completed a successful Roadshow in Dubai this weekend as race driver Nelson Piquet led the demonstrations along with third driver Romain Grosjean and demo driver Adam Khan.
Entering its seventh year, the ING Renault F1 Roadshow kicked off its 2009 campaign with a unique format which saw last year's Renault F1 car, the R28, demonstrated at various venues across Dubai, including the desert and Dubai Autodrome. However, the main venue for the spectator events was Downtown Barj Dubai in front of the world's tallest building with the demonstrations staged on a giant floating platform built on the Dubai Mall lagoon.
The climax of the Roadshow on Sunday saw Nelson Piquet demonstrate the R28 at 'Ski Dubai', an indoor ski slope. Fitted with specially-adapted Bridgestone studded snow tyres, Nelson completed a series of donuts in the snow at the bottom of the slope. It took the Bridgestone engineers 16 hours to manually insert all 2,016 studs, but the end result was well worth the effort.
Speaking at the end of the weekend, Nelson Piquet said: "Coming to Dubai has been a great experience and a real success for Renault. We packed a lot into this event and did some unusual things that I hope the fans enjoyed. Driving on the snow in an F1 car is something I never thought I would have the chance to do and it was a lot of fun."
Romain Grosjean commented: "Dubai is such an amazing city and everyone here has really embraced the Roadshow. For me the highlight was driving through the desert, but the downtown demos were great for the fans as they could get close to the team and the car, which is what the Roadshows are all about."
Adam Khan, who made his Roadshow debut added: "To come to such an exciting place as Dubai and experience my first Roadshow has been really enjoyable. Seeing everything for the first time and the enthusiasm of the fans has made me realise just how special these events are."
-credit: dubai
Share Or Save This Story
Romain Grosjean “cried a little” after late-race defeat extends wait for maiden IndyCar win
Rinus VeeKay continues underdog story with fourth-place finish at Mid-Ohio
Romain Grosjean confirms surgery on right hand after Detroit GP
“I went back to the car and cried” – Esteban Ocon opens up about his unexpected year on F1 sidelines
You Ask The Questions: Robert Kubica
On this day: Michael Schumacher’s final unsportsmanlike manoeuvre
Lewis Hamilton explains Dutch GP radio outburst over team orders
Mercedes will be "worried" about McLaren threat in F1 title fight, says former driver
Nico Rosberg weighs in on Mercedes Dutch GP team orders between Kimi Antonelli and George Russell
LIVE: Freedom 250 Grand Prix lap-by-lap updates and commentary
Why Lando Norris was “surprised” to claim Dutch GP pole position
What we learned from the 2026 F1 Dutch GP sprint race and qualifying
Why Williams problems are worse than previously known
The hidden benefit of Max Verstappen’s new F1 deal that Red Bull wants to exploit
Subscribe and access Motorsport.com with your ad-blocker.
From Formula 1 to MotoGP we report straight from the paddock because we love our sport, just like you. In order to keep delivering our expert journalism, our website uses advertising. Still, we want to give you the opportunity to enjoy an ad-free and tracker-free website and to continue using your adblocker.
Top Comments