With just over a week before the opening United States Grand Prix at Austin, Formula 1 put on a showcase displaying the whole thing that is good about worldwide open-wheel motorsports. Formula 1, no hesitation, is hoping to hook American racing fans over the next month and Sunday's Abu Dhabi Grand Prix had a little bit of the whole thing the exotic Yas Marina circuit, tight racing.
Two exciting crashes and each of the championship contenders on the podium. In the end, Kimi Räikkonen was eradicated from title disputation but won the race, implementation a comeback two years in the making after spending that time out of the sport completely.
He link Mario Andretti, Alain Prost, Nigel Mansell, Niki Lauda and Juan Manuel Fangio as the only drivers to take a year off from the sport and revisit to win a Grand Prix all previous World Drivers' Champions.
As popular as Räikkönen's get through appeared, it wasn't the main topic to come out of Sunday's race. Most of the notice was placed on the contest battle among Sebastian Vettel and Fernando Alonso.
Vettel entered Abu Dhabi with a 13-point lead but was forced to surrender his third starting spot and start the race from pit road after him unsuccessful to return his car to the pits following the session a obligation allowing Formula 1 officials to test fuel load and presentation.
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