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Abu Dhabi organisers 'happy' to lose season finale

Organisers of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix insist they have no qualms about losing the coveted final slot on Formula One calendar in 2011.

The Yas Marina circuit has staged the last race of the season in 2009 and 2010 but next year the finale reverts to Brazil.

"We're not disappointed at all, we're happy with it," track chief executive Richard Cregan told local newspaper The National. "It's always been our intention to feature at the latter end of the calendar, but not to necessarily be the last round. The penultimate race could well be a championship decider, but that's not our priority."

Mohammed ben Sulayem, president of the United Arab Emirates' motor racing sanctioning body, said Abu Dhabi is also happy with the event's unique day/night format. "It went perfectly last year, so why change it?" he said. "The day-to-night timing, in terms of international broadcasting and our spectators at Yas, is perfect."

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