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The five-star Yas Viceroy hotel (doubles £94, room only; viceroyhotel sandresorts.com) is encircled by the Abu Dhabi track, and sells “Formula Yas 3000” sessions allowing you to drive the circuit in an F1-style car powered by a 3000cc V6 engine. From 1,840 dirhams (£369). Who wants to watch when you can do it yourself? The Italian Grand Prix may be scheduled to take place at Monza on Sept 2, but you can charge around the circuit long before Max Verstappen by booking a driving day with Puresport (puresport.uk). Its “Formula 1 Monza” option features three laps of Italy’s great track in an F1 car, plus 10 more in a Formula Three racer. Yours for €3,630 (travel costs extra). What, more Abu Dhabi? Well, if you want F1 stuff, then yes. The largest of the United Arab Emirates is the natural and unquestionable place to put a theme park dedicated to an, erm, Italian motoring legend. Which is why the very glitzy Ferrari World ( ferrariworldabudhabi.com; from 295 dirhams/£59) is here, and not in Maranello. Inevitably, it offers Formula Rossa, the world’s fastest rollercoaster (150mph). No, sorry, wrong car giant. We mean Mercedes, which has roared off with the past four F1 constructors’ championships. Dull domination or science in excelsis? One way to find out is to visit to its brand museum (mercedes-benz.com; free entry) in Stuttgart, where you can go “ooh” and “aah” at speedy models of yesteryear. Silverstone (silverstone.co.uk) allows non-professionals to take to the Northamptonshire asphalt that will host the British Grand Prix again, on July 8. Its “Single Seater Experience” lasts 90 minutes and involves half an hour at the controls of a race car on the very circuit where Lewis Hamilton won last summer. From £179 a head.