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Mark Webber interviewed by Will Buxton.

Sebastian Vettel claims his first World Championship title, as the youngest driver in history.

Mark Webber interviewed by Will Buxton.

Helmut Marko with Vettel's father Norbert.

Vettel's pit board indicating his ultimate championship position.

Sebastian Vettel claims his first World Championship title, as the youngest driver in history.

Sebastian Vettel claims his first World Championship title, as the youngest driver in history.

Vitaly Petrov holding off the charge of Alonso and Webber.

Sebastian Vettel crosses the line to claim his first World Championship title, as the youngest driver in history.

Hublot

Sebastian Vettel claims his first World Championship title, as the youngest driver in history.

Sebastian Vettel claims his first World Championship title, as the youngest driver in history.

Helmut Marko with Vettel's father Norbert.

Cars cruising behind the safety car

Cars cruising behind the safety car

Hublot

Sebastian Vettel claims his first World Championship title, as the youngest driver in history.

Sebastian Vettel claims his first World Championship title, as the youngest driver in history.

Media Centre

Vettel's father Norbert.

Vettel's father Norbert.

Hublot

Mark Webber interviewed by Will Buxton.

Mark Webber's physio Roger Cleary displaying his driver the gap to Alonso.

Hublot

Helmut Marko with Vettel's father Norbert.

tunnel

Sebastian Vettel claims his first World Championship title, as the youngest driver in history.

Helmut Marko with Vettel's father Norbert.

Sebastian Vettel claims his first World Championship title, as the youngest driver in history.

Cars cruising behind the safety car

Hublot

Mark Webber interviewed by Will Buxton.

Hublot

Wife of Mansour Ojjeh on the grid.

Felipe Massa lifts a wheel at new chicane

A very happy Takuma Sato gained the Super Aguri team's first point - not by luck, by hard work!

Pit lane marshals awaiting the starting grid

Marshals awaiting the race

Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull-Renault, in the lead, followed by Rosberg, Webber, Grosjean and Hamilton, while Massa, Ferrari, rejoins the followers on the track, Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, 2013

Midfield battle, Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, 2013

Massa has a pretty grid girl who obviously liked the snapper's advances

An Etihad Airways stewardess

Etihad Airways provides their stewardesses as grid girls

Etihad Airways stewardess

Etihad Airways stewardesses are here as grid girls

Etihad Airways stewardesses on the grid

Vettel's father Norbert.

The Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque

The Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque

The Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque

A view at the VIP lounges above pit lane during the race

A little mosque between skyscrapers near the hotel

The largest mosque in the United Arab Emirates and the eighth largest mosque in the world. It is named after Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, the founder and the first President of the United Arab Emirates

Vettel's father Norbert.

Etihad Airways provides their stewardesses as grid girls

A crane for damaged race cars between apartment towers

A group photo session with Bernie Ecclestone, the team principals and (nearly) all the drivers

An Etihad Airways stewardess

A self-confident Bernie Ecclestone before an interview

One of Etihad Airways grid girls

Button's McLaren

Red Bull Racing team principal Christian Horner with his cassette taped mobile

Moments before the warming-up lap with the Red Bull drivers Webber and Vettel on the front row of the grid, Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, 2013

Grid girl of Hulkenberg

Fans from Costa Rica (left flag) and a hidden beauty supporting Kimi Raikkonen

Supporters of Maldonado (Colombian flag, left) and Perez or Gutierrez (Mexican flag)

Adrian Newey, the chief technical officer of Red Bull Racing

Lewis Hamilton with his brother Nicholas (on the right), chats with a former GP2 driver colleague

Toro Rosso driver Vitantonio Liuzzi

Drivers wait in line to be weighted on the FIA scales

Lewis Hamilton helps his brother Nicholas climbing up the McLaren-Mercedes motorhome stairs

An Etihad Airways stewardess

Felipe Massa with Michael Schumacher at Ferrari's pit wall command center

Vettel's board is held by an Etihad Airways stewardess

An Etihad Airways stewardess holds Button's number board

Etihad Airways stewardesses' leather gloves

An Etihad Airways stewardess

Abu Dhabi's national banner at the front of the grid

A Formula 1 banner on the grid

A blue view at the grid shortly before the race

German fans from Bavaria on a boat in Yas Marina harbour

The last drivers parade of the season under a low sun

Inlaid work on a pillar of the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque

Michael Schumacher walks to drivers parade

Red Bull president Dietrich Mateschitz prepares for the big party

An Etihad Airways stewardess on the grid

The red leather gloves of a grid girl

The sky burns above the stand roofs

A busy man's view at the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque

Damon Hill, F1 World Champion in 1996, is also one of the famous F1 Grand Prix attendees, Sunday race day at Abu Dhabi, 2013

Red Bull driver and pole-setter Australian Mark Webber on the grid, Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, 2013

Fernando Alonso, Ferrari, leads Perez, McLaren

A real sweaty Nico Rosberg after qualifying

Fernando Alonso, Ferrari

FIA president Jean Todt on the grid with entourage

Sebastian Vettel seems to be happy, even though he's not achieved pole position this time

Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes, at Friday's 1st practice session

Nico Rosberg, Mercedes, passes the Yas Viceroy Hotel. The hotel has two towers linked together by a bridge of monocoque steel and glass.

Eddie Jordan is one of the many famous F1 Grand Prix attendees, Sunday race day at Abu Dhabi

Sebastian Vettel gets ready for Saturday's practice session

Lotus driver Romain Grosjean on the grid, before the race

Etihad Airways girls forming a lane ready to welcome the drivers at Sunday race day

Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes

Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes

Mark Webber in a post qualifying interview

Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes, currently racing in 5th position, in front of Hulkenberg and both Ferraris of Massa and Alonso

Second placed Nico Rosberg, Mercedes, leading Webber, Grosjean and Hamilton

Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes

Fernando Alonso, Ferrari

Felipe Massa, Ferrari, merged into sunset light, starts Saturday's qualifying session

Nico Rosberg, Mercedes

Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes

Fernando Alonso, Ferrari, during Saturday's qualifying session

Former F1 World Champion of 1980, Australian Alan Jones

Sebastian Vettel wears a special helmet designed by a Mexican fan, Saturday's practice session

Triple F1 World Champion, Niki Lauda

Sebastian Vettel gets ready for Saturday's practice session

Nico Rosberg, Mercedes

Nico Rosberg, will start the race from third place on the grid

Felipe Massa, Ferrari

Sebastian Vettel gets ready for Saturday's practice session

Alan Jones meeting other VIP’s in the paddock, Sunday's race day, Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, 2013

Sebastian Vettel gets ready for Saturday's practice session, wearing a special edition gold laden helmet to celebrate world title number IV

Red Bull Racing's top management: Christian Horner (left) and Helmut Marko

Grosjean's Lotus at scrutineering

Harley Davidson driver Jo Ramirez

Spyker's Adrian Sutil

Spyker test driver Markus Winkelhock

Jenson Button, Honda

Rubens Barrichello, Honda

Fernando Alonso

Jarno Trulli, Toyota

Ralf Schumacher, Toyota

Kimi Raikkonen

Bruno Senna with father & son managers Davidson

Kimi Raikkonen, Ferrari

Kimi Raikkonen, Ferrari

The happy Formula One World Champion Jenson Button after 2009 season's last race

The annual season's end group photo of all drivers together

Etihad Airways stewardesses take up their station with flags on the grid

Romain Grosjean, Renault F1

Michael Schumacher mugs behind Felipe Massa at Ferrari's pit wall command center

Webber's Red Bull-Renault is being prepared on third grid position

Felipe Massa enjoys a walk on the grid before the race

The FIA banner on Yas Marina Circuit's grid

McLaren mechanics wait in their pits for the end of the race

Welcome to the Formula One Village

Sheiks arrive at the paddock

The 2011 Formula 1 World Champion, Sebastian Vettel

Sebastian Vettel celebrates with the Red Bull team after his great win

Racefans in the harbour

Moko is very happy when F1 is back next year

Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel gives an interview after qualifying first

Youngest World Champion ever Sebastian Vettel smiles at the cameras

Fernando Alonso, Ferrari

Michael Schumacher, who retired in an accident in first lap, at Mercedes GP pitwall

Vitaly Petrov, Renault

Sebastian Vettel of Red Bull is interrogated after setting pole position

Red Bull Racing's chief designer Adrian Newey celebrates with the women

Fernando Alonso, Ferrari

Red Bull F1 boss Christian Horner chats on the grid with a local VIP

Sebastian Vettel celebrates with the Red Bull team

... followed by a hard pushing Alonso of Ferrari and a pursuing Webber ...

Season's final group photo shooting with all drivers

Beach stuff transportation

Red Bull's Helmut Marko and Sebastian Vettel's father Norbert celebrate this day's achievement

McLaren boss Martin Whitmarsh

Fernando Alonso listens to Ferrari engineers

Red Bull's Helmut Marko receives congrats from Mercedes Motorsport director Norbert Haug

An Etihad Airways stewardess holds the German national banner on the grid

Sunset behind palm trees and stage constructions

Red Bull Racing's new Champions Vettel and Horner celebrate

Fernando Alonso, Ferrari

Sun sets above the desert in Abu Dhabi

Sebastian Vettel and Gavin Ward, Red Bull's performance engineer, on the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix podium, 2013

Mercedes driver Nico Rosberg, 3rd on the grid, gets ready for the start of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, 2013

Nico Rosberg, 3rd on the grid, gets ready for the start of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, 2013

Romain Grosjean, Lotus-Renault, currently in 4th place, passes the Yas Viceroy Hotel. The hotel has two towers linked together by a bridge of monocoque steel and glass.

Nico Rosberg, Mercedes, drives into the pits

Romain Grosjean, Lotus-Renault, at Friday's 1st practice session

Nico Hulkenberg, Sauber-Ferrari, 6th, in front of Massa, Alonso and Perez' McLaren

Esteban Gutierrez, Sauber-Ferrari

Nico Hulkenberg, Sauber-Ferrari, during Saturday's qualifying session

Kimi Raikkonen, Lotus-Renault

Pole-setter Mark Webber on the grid

Sergio Perez, McLaren-Mercedes, during Saturday's qualifying session

Sergio Perez, McLaren-Mercedes

Kimi Raikkonen, Lotus-Renault, sets the fifth fastest qulifying time, but will later be excluded after faling the FIA's floor test

After qualifying, the fastest three drivers get ready for the usual photo shoot

Esteban Gutierrez, Sauber-Ferrari

Supporters of Germany's four-times world champion Sebastian Vettel on the grandstand

Charles Pic, Caterham-Renault

Kimi Raikkonen, Lotus-Renault, at Saturday's qualifying session. He will later be excluded from qualifying after faling the FIA’s floor test.

Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes, passes the steel and glas bridge at the Yas Viceroy Abu Dhabi Hotel

Frenchman Alain Prost, famos four-times F1 World Champion in 1985, '86, '89 and '93

Sergio Perez, McLaren-Mercedes

Jenson Button, McLaren-Mercedes

Kimi Raikkonen, Lotus-Renault, at Saturday's qualifying session

Pastor Maldonado, Williams-Renault

Jenson Button, McLaren-Mercedes

Sergio Perez, McLaren-Mercedes

Jenson Button, McLaren-Mercedes

Piero Lardi Ferrari, son of Enzo Ferrari

Seabstian Vettel, truly delighted after yet another victory so far, being interviewed by Martin Brundle on the podium, Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, 2013

Rubens Barrichello covers F1 race weekends for Brazil's TV Globo in 2013

Nico Rosberg, Mercedes, drives out of turn 14 into sunset during the 2nd practice on Friday

Green light for Romain Grosjean, Lotus-Renault, Saturday qualifying session

There's no need to be worried: Red Bull driver Sebastian Vettel, 2nd on the grid, in his usual pre-race meeting with his engineer Roquelin, Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, 2013

Robert Kubica

Felipe Massa

Ferrari mechanics sweep some remains away after Massa's flamy pitstop

Lewis Hamilton

Kovalainen ends his pit stop

Felipe Massa in pits

McLaren-Mercedes' promising youngster Lewis Hamilton

Nico Rosberg, Williams

Christijan Albers, Spyker

Nick Heidfeld, BMW Sauber

Felipe Massa in pits

Felipe Massa, Ferrari

Kovalainen ends his pit stop

Giancarlo Fisichella, Renault

Toyota pit crew performs a pit stop during qualifying

Jarno Trulli, Toyota

Jarno Trulli, Toyota

Takuma Sato, Super Aguri

Felipe Massa

Jarno Trulli, Toyota

Kimi Raikkonen, Ferrari

Heikki Kovalainen, Renault

Robert Kubica, BMW Sauber

Felipe Massa in pits

Ralf Schumacher in pits

Ralf Schumacher in pits

Felipe Massa puts his helmet on

Nick Heidfeld

Felipe Massa shows his shy joy about pole position

Felipe Massa, Ferrari

Felipe Massa jumps from his car towards photographers

Nick Heidfeld

Fernando Alonso

Lewis Hamilton holds his brother Nicholas' wheelchair handle while speaking to a former GP2 colleague

Ralf Schumacher in pits

Polesitter Hamilton climbs down from drivers parade truck

Ferrari's Kimi Raikkonen passes the illuminated Yas Marina Hotel complex

BMW is pulling out of F1; 'Servus' means 'good bye' in bavarian and austrian linguistic usage

Michael Schumacher visits Ferrari's pit wall command center in Abu Dhabi

The start field passes turn one of the first Abu Dhabi Grand Prix

Abu Dhabi's first Grand Prix winner Sebastian Vettel gives interviews after the race

Abu Dhabi's first Grand Prix winner Sebastian Vettel gives interviews after the race

Polesitter Lewis Hamilton concentrates on the race

F1 Supremo Bernie Ecclestone

Second grid placed Vettel gives an interview to German TV

Kimi Raikkonen, Ferrari

FIA and Formula One banners wave in the desert wind

The stewardesses of the main sponsor Etihad airlines work as temporary grid girls

The stewardesses of the main sponsor Etihad airlines work as temporary grid girls

Felipe Massa, Ferrari

A thoughtful Red Bull Racing's chief designer Adrian Newey on the grid

Rubens Barrichello, Williams

Bernie Ecclestone is interviewed

Fernando Alonso, Ferrari

Season's final group photo shooting with all drivers

A very released Norbert Vettel carries the trophy after the race

Autralian Webber fans on a stand

Lewis Hamilton, McLaren Mercedes

Bernd Maylaender's safety car comes in

Disappointment: Mark Webber after the race in parc ferme

Rubens Barrichello, Williams

Jenson Button, McLaren Mercedes

Fernando Alonso, Ferrari

Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel gives interviews as polesetter

Paddock facilities near the racetrack around the Yas Marina Hotel

Michael Schumacher, Mercedes GP

Red Bull's Webber is stuck between the two Ferrari

Red Bull president Dietrich Mateschitz is interviewed after the final race

English Hamilton fans on a stand

Michael Schumacher, Mercedes GP

Couldn't believe his luck: New World Champion Sebastian Vettel arrives in parc ferme

Vettel leads the queue but after one lap of the race the safety car is deployed

Michael Schumacher chats with other drivers before drivers parade

Felipe Massa amidst the other drivers

Lewis Hamilton, McLaren Mercedes

Vitaly Petrov, Renault

Robert Kubica, Renault, in front of Hamilton

Golf catrs provide environmentally friendly shuttle services around the race track

Vettel's pit board signals World Championship

Jarno Trulli, Lotus Racing

Ferrari mechanics wait in their pits

Heikki Kovalainen, Lotus Racing

A happy Norbert Vettel receives congrats from Red Bull's Burghard Hummel

Michael Schumacher arrives at the drivers parade vehicle

The start field takes the 2nd corner, Kovalainen goes wide

A happy Red Bull Racing's chief mechanic Kenny Handkammer on the grid

Many cameras try to capture the party at Red Bull pits

Nico Rosberg, Mercedes GP

A happy pole setter Lewis Hamilton of McLaren after qualifying

Mercedes GP team boss Ross Brawn chat with Niki Lauda

Sebastian Vettel of Red Bull Racing left his race car on the track with an empty fuel tank

Bernd Maylaender in the safety car leads the field with McLaren's Hamilton still in front whilst the track is cleaned after an accident

Meanwhile a star on his own, Red Bull's chief technical officer Adrian Newey gives autographs to the F1 in School Champions in the paddock

Mark Webber, Red Bull-Renault

Kimi Raikkonen, Lotus-Renault

McLaren cooler winglets

Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes

Race leader Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull-Renault, quickly pulling away, Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, 2013

Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull-Renault

Nico Rosberg and Nico Hulkenberg walk to drivers parade

Nico Rosberg, Mercedes, making a pit stop during Saturday's practice session

Another victory for German Red Bull driver Sebastian Vettel

Felipe Massa, Ferrari, in Abu Dhabi's unique pit lane tunnel

Nico Rosberg, 3rd on the grid, gets ready for the start of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, 2013

Jenson Button, McLaren-Mercedes

Among friends: Jean Todt, Eric Boullier and Jackie Stewart

Fernando Alonso, Ferrari, drives out of the pits on Saturday practice session

Nico Rosberg, Mercedes, drives into the pits for a stop on Saturday practice session

Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull-Renault

Adrian Sutil, Force India-Mercedes

Adrian Sutil, Force India-Mercedes

Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes

Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull-Renault

Daniel Ricciardo, Toro Rosso-Ferrari

Another dominant victory for German Red Bull driver Sebastian Vettel. The world champion of the past four years gains his 11th Grand Prix victory of the season, the 7th in a row.

German RTL presenter Kai Ebel interviews Sebastian Vettel on the grid

Romain Grosjean, Lotus-Renault, drives out of turn 14 into sunset during the 2nd practice on Friday

F1 World Champion Alan Jones and F1 race director Charlie Whiting on the grid. In the 1980's they were F1 team opponents, Jones as Williams driver and Whiting as chief mechanic at Team Brabham.

Mark Webber, Red Bull-Renault

Sun is falling as Charles Pic, Caterham-Renault, drives out of turn 14 during Sunday's Abu Dhabi Grand Prix

Jenson Button, McLaren-Mercedes, drives out of turn 14 into sunset during Sunday's Abu Dhabi Grand Prix

Kimi Raikkonen, Lotus, passes the steel and glas bridge at the Yas Viceroy Hotel. The hotel was designed to become a significant landmark for Abu Dhabi.

Felipe Massa, Ferrari

Romain Grosjean, Lotus-Renault, drives out of turn 14 into sunset during the 2nd practice on Friday

Nico Rosberg, Mercedes, after a pit stop during Saturday's practice session

Williams' 2nd driver Valtteri Bottas enteres the pit lane exit

Nico Rosberg, Williams

Nick Heidfeld tries standard tires

... with Chris Dyer watching the scene with a knowing smile

Takuma Sato, Super Aguri

Heikki Kovalainen, Renault

Nick Heidfeld approaches pits to retire with gearbox problems in lap 46

Bruno Senna's helmet holder :)

Robert Kubica receives a fast service

Robert Kubica, BMW Sauber

Rubens Barrichello, Honda

Eagerly awaited Michael Schumacher appears in the paddock, now as advisor ...

Adrian Sutil, Spyker

Robert Kubica gives an interview on the grid

Robert Kubica on the jack

Nick Heidfeld

Ralf Schumacher, Toyota

A pit lane girl got lost with her number on the grid

Vitantonio Liuzzi, Toro Rosso

Robert Kubica receives a fast service

Kimi Raikkonen

F1 World Champion 1979 Jody Scheckter now makes valuable healthy food with his bio farm Laverstoke Park, seen here with Patrick Head's wife Beatrice during a food tasting in the solar energy powered Honda motorhome

Bernie Ecclestone speaks to Colin Kolles

Felipe Massa's first pit stop, he continues racing with a long flame

Felipe Massa's first pit stop, he continues racing with a long flame

Robert Kubica receives a fast service

Fisichella ends his pit stop

Robert Kubica in pits

Anthony Davidson, Super Aguri

Robert Kubica, BMW Sauber

Robert Kubica receives a fast service

Nick Heidfeld approaches pits to retire with gearbox problems in lap 46

Felipe Massa's first pit stop, he continues racing with a long flame

Daimler's Norbert Haug with his driver Fernando Alonso

Robert Kubica, BMW Sauber

Lewis Hamilton, McLaren-Mercedes

Local hero Fernando Alonso waves to his fans

Lewis Hamilton, McLaren-Mercedes

Kimi Raikkonen installs his Head And Neck Support

Lewis Hamilton, McLaren-Mercedes

Fisichella ends his pit stop

Lewis Hamilton veers in the way of a Ferrari after finishing a qualifying pitstop

David Coulthard, Red Bull

Fisichella ends his pit stop

Jenson Button, Brawn Grand Prix, passes the illuminated Yas Marina Hotel complex

The Red Bull team celebrates their season's achievements after Abu Dhabi's first Grand Prix, the last race in 2009

Pat Behar, the FIA photographer's delegate, delegates the photographers before the drivers group photo

Jenson Button, Brawn Grand Prix, and his team mate Barrichello in front of the Yas Marina Hotel complex

Vettel's Red Bull-Renault in the grid's front row

Bernie Ecclestone caresses Peter Sauber on the grid

Many lenses aim at Abu Dhabi's first Grand Prix winner Sebastian Vettel

Bernie Ecclestone speaks with Peter Sauber on Yas Marina Circuit's grid

On Sunday before the race, BMW Sauber mechanics push their car from scutineering to pits for the last time

BMW Sauber's Robert Kubica in front of the Yas Marina Hotel complex

Williams' Nico Rosberg passes the illuminated Yas Marina Hotel complex

Ferrari's Kimi Raikkonen in front of Kovalainen, Kobayashi and Liuzzi

Heikki Kovalainen, McLaren Mercedes

Second placed Mark Webber sprays champagne from Abu Dhabi's podium

Bernie Ecclestone shakes hands on the grid with BMW Motorsport Director Dr. Mario Theissen, watched by H. E. Khaldoon Al Mubarak, Abu Dhabi Executive Affairs Authority

Photographers are ready in position for the start photo (Cheers, Paul-Henri! :)

Race winner Sebastian Vettel sprays champagne from Abu Dhabi's podium in front of his happy Red Bull team boss Christian Horner

Robert Kubica, BMW Sauber F1, in front of the Yas Marina Hotel complex

A BMW Sauber rear wing

Fans cheer from the main stand

Renault's Senna heads under the bridge

McLaren team boss Martin Whitmarsh

A perfectly made up stewardess of the main sponsor Etihad airlines

A stewardess of the main sponsor Etihad airlines on the grid

Local VIP beauties pose for a souvenir photo

A Ferrari fan poses on the stand

Sun sets behind Abu Dhabi paddock

Nico Rosberg, Mercedes GP, bows to his former patron and team boss Sir Frank Williams

Mark Webber, Red Bull Racing, prepares for the race

Sebastian Vettel celebrates with the Red Bull team

Jenson Button, McLaren Mercedes

Mark Webber, Red Bull Racing

Ferrari's Alonso in front of Webber and team mate Massa

Sebastian Vettel celebrates with the Red Bull team

A Red Bull airbox is shinily polished

Michael Schumacher arrives at the paddock

Nick Heidfeld, BMW Sauber F1 Team

Robert Kubica, Renault

Lewis Hamilton, McLaren Mercedes

Tony Fernandes, Lotus F1 Team Principal, with managers at his pit wall

Vitaly Petrov, Renault

... and a quick Alguersuari in front of Massa

Lewis Hamilton, McLaren Mercedes

Jarno Trulli, Lotus Racing

Red Bull Racing's chief designer Adrian Newey presents his sticker 'Red Bull: Breakfast of Champions'

German artist, Joseph Emonts-pohl, at the moment a F1 photographer, poses with an Etihad Airways stewardess on the grid

Race winner and youngest World Champion ever Sebastian Vettel celebrates on the podium

Michael Schumacher, Mercedes GP

Lewis Hamilton, McLaren Mercedes

FOM TV camera man Jean-Michel Tibi takes a close-up of McLaren's Hamilton on the grid

Sebastian Vettel celebrates with the Red Bull team

Nicolas and Jean Todt, drivers manager and FIA president

World-famous Spanish tenor Placido Domingo with Burghard Hummel of Red Bull's marketing agency WWP

Timo Glock, Virgin Racing

Sebastien Buemi, Toro Rosso

Formula One Group CEO Bernie Ecclestone

Fernando Alonso, Ferrari

Narain Karthikeyan of HRT returns to pits after his incident with Rosberg

Sergio Perez, Sauber F1 Team, approaches the tunnel part of pitlane exit

The fastest three qualifiers pose for the world's media: Lewis Hamilton of McLaren as polesetter in the middle with second qualified Red Bull driver Sebastian Vetteln and his team mate Mark Webber as third on the grid right hand

A happy pole setter Lewis Hamilton of McLaren after qualifying

Four-time F1 world champion Alain Prost on the grid in Abu Dhabi

Nico Rosberg of Mercedes GP returns to pits after his incident with Karthikeyan

Red Bull's third placed Sebastian Vettel gives an interview after the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix

Felipe Massa, Ferrari

Polesitter Lewis Hamilton at the front row of the grid

A grid girls holds a Spanish banner

A chequered flag on a grid girl's toe

Lewis Hamilton of McLaren returns to paddock after his race car retires in leading position after 19 laps of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix

Race winner Kimi Raikkonen of Lotus gives an interview after the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix

McLaren's Jenson Button on the grid before the race

A pit lane marshal of Abu Dhabi

Second placed Fernando Alonso of Ferrar gives an interview after the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix

Formula One Group CEO Bernie Ecclestone

Pole-setter Mark Webber, Red Bull-Renault, beeing pushed to his grid position

Adrian Sutil, Force India-Mercedes, during the 2nd practice on Friday

Lewis Hamilton and Fernando Alonso walk to drivers parade

Sergio Perez, McLaren-Mercedes, in Abu Dhabi's tricky pit lane tunnel

Kimi Raikkonen, Lotus-Renault, drives into the pit lane tunnel

Pastor Maldonado, Williams-Renault, drives into the pits

Romain Grosjean, Lotus-Renault

Jean-Eric Vergne, Toro Rosso-Ferrari

Jenson Button, McLaren-Mercedes, drives into the pit lane tunnel

Mark Webber, Red Bull-Renault, during the 2nd practice on Friday

The fastest three drivers in qualifying are Sebastian Vettel (left, as the 2nd fastest), Mark Webber (middle as pole setter) and Nico Rosberg

Felipe Massa and Pastor Maldonado walk to drivers parade

Jenson Button, McLaren-Mercedes

Sergio Perez, McLaren-Mercedes, drives into the pits

Kimi Raikkonen, Lotus-Renault

Giedo van der Garde, Caterham-Renault

Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull-Renault, passes Abu Dhabi's Yas Viceroy Hotel

Romain Grosjean, Lotus-Renault

Sun is falling as race leader Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull-Renault, drives out of turn 14 during Sunday's Abu Dhabi Grand Prix

Red Bull mechanics practice pit stops

Jean-Eric Vergne, Toro Rosso-Ferrari

Giedo van der Garde, Caterham-Renault

Mark Webber, Red Bull-Renault, passes the Yas Viceroy Abu Dhabi Hotel, Friday, 2nd practice

Helmut Marko takes a phone call while his winning Red Bull drivers Sebastian Vettel and Mark Webber are on their way to podium ceremony, Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, 2013

Sergio Perez, McLaren-Mercedes, in Abu Dhabi's tricky pit lane tunnel

Winner Felipe Massa caresses tenth placed fellow-countryman Barrichello in parc ferme

Cars in line on the long straight

Takuma Sato, Super Aguri

Third placed Fernando Alonso shares his champagne bottle with his team

McLaren-Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton in pits

Vitantonio Liuzzi, Toro Rosso

Heikki Kovalainen, Renault

Nick Heidfeld, BMW Sauber

Kimi Raikkonen attachs his helmet to the Head And Neck Support

Felipe Massa out of pits

Peter Sauber and Mario Theissen of BMW probably admire Ferrari's new media motorhome

Felipe Massa's first pit stop, he continues racing with a long flame

McLaren-Mercedes pit crew performs a service on Alonso's car

Robert Kubica, BMW Sauber

Mark Webber, Red Bull

Timo Glock comments his victory

Nick Heidfeld approaches pits to retire with gearbox problems in lap 46

Ralf Schumacher, Toyota

Third placed Fernando Alonso shares his champagne bottle with his team

Mark Webber, Red Bull

Jarno Trulli, Toyota

'Clean Earth'

Sir Jackie Stewart with the meanwhile retired Jo Ramirez, who was formerly also a mechanic of the Tyrrell team

Raikkonen cruises slowly back to pits with engine failure, being overtaken by a BMW, two cars

Nick Heidfeld in his cockpit

David Coulthard, Red Bull

Jenson Button, Honda

Tonio Liuzzi, Toro Rosso

Race winner Felipe Massa

Lewis Hamilton, McLaren Mercedes, leads the two Red Bull-Renaults

Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull Racing, in front of the Yas Marina Hotel complex

Bernie Ecclestone chats on the grid with H. E. Khaldoon Al Mubarak, Abu Dhabi Executive Affairs Authority, and Enzo Ferrari's son Piero Lardi

Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull Racing, passes the illuminated Yas Marina Hotel complex

Mark Webber, Red Bull Racing, passes the illuminated Yas Marina Hotel complex

McLaren nose cones and front wings in front of the pits guard Hamilton's retired car

Pit stop of Nick Heidfeld, BMW Sauber F1

Pit stop of Nick Heidfeld, BMW Sauber F1

Nick Heidfeld ends his service from the BMW Sauber pit crew

Many lenses aim at Abu Dhabi's first Grand Prix winner Sebastian Vettel

Richard Branson, owner of the Virgin trust, on the grid with BBC's Eddie Jordan

Rubens Barrichello, Brawn Grand Prix, in front of Kubica and Trulli

Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull Racing, in front of the Yas Marina Hotel complex

The stewardesses of the main sponsor Etihad airlines work as temporary grid girls

Fernando Alonso, Ferrari

Jenson Button, McLaren Mercedes, enters the paddock with father John

Polesetter Sebastian Vettel of Red Bull Racing gives an interview after qualifying

A happy race winner Lewis Hamilton of McLaren Mercedes enjoys to explain his achievent to the interviewers after the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix

Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull Racing

Sutil's grid girl

The stewardesses of the main sponsor Etihad airlines work as temporary grid girls

Red Bull's Vettel and race engineer Rocquelin discuss besides the grid before the race

Fernando Alonso's Ferrari flies over the curbs

Formula One legend Niki Lauda gives some pepper and salt in form of fond memories to the pictures in Rainer W. Schlegelmilch's new book 'The Roaring 70s'

Michael Schumacher, Mercedes GP

Green lights for Michael Schumacher of Mercedes GP

Fabiana Flosi and a VIP greet Red Bull team boss Christian Horner on the grid

The stewardesses of the main sponsor Etihad airlines work as temporary grid girls, waiting for the Formula One drivers besides the red carpet

Michael Schumacher, Mercedes GP

Vitaly Petrov, Lotus Renault GP

Felipe Massa of Ferrari listens to his race engineer Rob Smedley besides the grid

The stewardesses of the main sponsor Etihad airlines work as temporary grid girls

Sebastian Vettel's helmet from above

Fernando Alonso, Ferrari

Vitantonio Liuzzi, Force India F1 Team

Mark Webber, Red Bull Racing

The chasers are Nico Hulkenberg, Williams, in front of Renault's Petrov ...

Robert Kubica, Renault

A bet of two rivals becomes a charity: Tony Fernandes, Lotus F1 Team Principal, takes measures for the new stewardess dress of Sir Charles Branson, Virgin F1 team and airline boss, so that he can collect money on high heels during an intercontinental Air Asia flight

Adrian Sutil, Lewis Hamilton and Nico Hulkenberg walk together to drivers parade

Jenson Button, McLaren Mercedes

Bruno Senna, Hispania Racing

Polesitter Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull Racing, celebrates in parc ferme after qualifying

Championship contender Mark Webber, Red Bull Racing, gives an interview before the race

Mark Webber with Jaime Alguersuari on the drivers parade truck

The two Mercedes cars attend the Friday morning practice session

Rubens Barrichello, Williams

Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull Racing

Felipe Massa and Rubens Barrichello

Red Bull's Helmut Marko and Sebastian Vettel's father Norbert celebrate this day's achievement

Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull Racing

Vitaly Petrov, Renault

Sir Jackie Stewart makes fun with Bruno Senna

After the race in parc ferme after loosing the championship, Mark Webber gets a friendly tap on the helmet from Bruno Senna

Sebastian Vettel celebrates with the Red Bull team

On Sunday morning, Fernando Alonso and Jarno Trulli talk before the drivers parade

A bet of two rivals becomes a charity: Tony Fernandes, Lotus F1 Team Principal, takes measures for the new stewardess dress of Sir Charles Branson, Virgin F1 team and airline boss, so that he can collect money on high heels during an intercontinental Air Asia flight

Fernando Alonso and Jarno Trulli walk to the drivers parade

Felipe Massa, Ferrari

After the seasons last race, new and youngest World Champion ever Sebastian Vettel celebrates in parc ferme

Michael Schumacher, Mercedes GP

Fernando Alonso's helmet on the grid

Timo Glock and his girl friend arrive at the paddock (spot the lazy guys ;-)

Race leader and Championship contender Sebastian Vettel's pit board signals a 10 seconds gap to Hamilton with only two laps to go

A friendly grid girls looks at the camera

Race winner Kimi Raikkonen of Lotus gives an interview after the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix

A friendly grid girls looks at the camera

Lewis Hamilton, McLaren Mercedes

Nico Hulkenberg, Force India, retires after an incident at the start of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix

Jenson Button gets out of the McLaren Mercedes race car as sixth on the grid

Red Bull's race driver Mark Webber and chief technical officer Adrian Newey pose for a souvenir photo together with the F1 in School Champions in the paddock

Bernd Maylaender in the safety car leads the field whilst the track is cleaned after an accident

Third placed Sebastian Vettel of Red Bull jumps to celebrate his great podium finish

FIA president Jean Todt gives an interview on the grid

Fernando Alonso, Ferrari

Bernie and Fabiana Ecclestone walk the grid

'Ice Man' Kimi Raikkonen, Lotus F1 team

Lewis Hamilton, McLaren Mercedes

Bruno Senna, Williams F1 Team

Michael Schumacher, Mercedes GP

RTL TV presenter and triple F1 World Champion Niki Lauda chats with his future Mercedes GP team boss Ross Brawn

Third on the grid Mark Webber of Red Bull Racing

Kimi Raikkonen, Lotus F1 team

Toro Rosso mechanics prepare Ricciardo's race car on the grid

Race winner Kimi Raikkonen of Lotus gives an interview after the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix

One more grid girl in Abu Dhabi

Race press photographer Mirko Stange takes a photo of a grid girl

Michael Schumacher, Mercedes GP

Lewis Hamilton, McLaren Mercedes

Fernando Alonso, Ferrari

Fernando Alonso, Ferrari

Pastor Maldonado, Williams, in front of Alonso and Webber

Pastor Maldonado, Williams

Timo Glock, Virgin Racing

Bernie and Fabiana Ecclestone chat with Lotus team boss Eric Boullier on the grid

Lewis Hamilton, McLaren Mercedes, in front of later winner Raikkonen

One more grid girl in Abu Dhabi

Fernando Alonso, Ferrari

Nico Rosberg, Mercedes GP

Bernie and Fabiana Ecclestone chat with VIPs on the grid

Michael Schumacher is pushed to his grid position by the Mercedes GP mechanics

Sebastian Vettel of Red Bull Racing

Kimi Raikkonen, Lotus F1 team

One more grid girl in Abu Dhabi

Michael Schumacher, Mercedes GP

Nico Rosberg, Mercedes GP

Bernie Ecclestone explains the grid to local authorities

Nico Hulkenberg, Force India, retires after an incident at the start of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix

Mark Webber, Red Bull-Renault, drives out of the pits on Saturday practice session

Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull-Renault, drives out of the pits on Saturday practice session

Podium ceremony with both winning Red Bull drivers Sebastian Vettel and Mark Webber and Nico Rosberg of Mercedes, Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, 2013

Mark Webber, Red Bull-Renault

Kimi Raikkonen, who will start from the back of the grid, and Jean-Eric Vergne, walk to drivers parade

Daniel Ricciardo, Toro Rosso-Ferrari, drives out of the pits on Saturday practice session

Paul di Resta, Force India-Mercedes, drives out of turn 14 into sunset during the 2nd practice on Friday

Vergne, Toro Rosso-Ferrari, drives out of turn 14 into sunset during Sunday's Abu Dhabi Grand Prix

Sergio Perez, McLaren-Mercedes, in Abu Dhabi's unique pit lane tunnel

The winning Red Bull drivers Sebastian Vettel and Mark Webber after the race

McLaren's nose is adorned with an Arabic moustache

Winner Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull, arrives in parc ferme

Qualifier cars wait in line for green signal

Nick Heidfeld, BMW Sauber

Felipe Massa's first pit stop, he continues racing with a long flame

Felipe Massa with his manager Nicolas Todt and his physio

Felipe Massa, Ferrari

Lewis Hamilton, McLaren-Mercedes

Felipe Massa shakes hands with Bernie Ecclestone

The backmarker's start field

Kimi Raikkonen attachs his helmet to the Head And Neck Support

Anthony Davidson, Super Aguri

Takuma Sato, Super Aguri

Kimi Raikkonen with his physio and test driver Marc Gene

Timo Glock gained first place on Sunday race

Felipe Massa's first pit stop, he continues racing with a long flame

Nick Heidfeld

Timo Glock sprays champagne

Heikki Kovalainen, Renault

Michael Schumacher on the grid, now just as guest to Jean Todt and Mansour Ojjeh

Felipa Massa just gained pole position

Felipe Massa's first pit stop, he continues racing with a long flame

Bernie Ecclestone walks over the grid with Richard Cregan, CEO to Abu Dhabi Motorsports Management (ADMM) and H. E. Khaldoon Al Mubarak, Abu Dhabi Executive Affairs Authority

Champagne shower for Abu Dhabi's first Grand Prix winner Sebastian Vettel

F1 promoter Bernie Ecclestone together on the grid with singer Jay Kay, Jamiroquai front man

A busy grid before the start

Red Bull team principal Christian Horner presents his Winning Constructor's trophy on Abu Dhabi's podium

Nick Heidfeld's last stop at BMW Sauber pits

Champagne shower for Abu Dhabi's first Grand Prix winner Sebastian Vettel

Lewis Hamilton comes to drivers parade

Red Bull's Vettel and race engineer Rocquelin discuss besides the grid before the race

Bruno Senna, Lotus Renault GP

Lewis Hamilton, McLaren Mercedes

A patient double World Champion Sebastian Vettel poses with devoted fans for a souvenir photo

Michael Schumacher, Mercedes GP

Pastor Maldonado, Williams

The 2011 GP2 series champion Romain Grosjean, Renault, drives on Friday only

Felipe Massa, Ferrari

Jenson Button, McLaren Mercedes

Sebastian Vettel enjoys every drivers parade

Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel gives an interview before the race

Rubens Barrichello, Williams

Jenson Button, McLaren Mercedes, with a hint of a new moustache

FIA race steward and former Formula 1 driver Derek Warwick looks at Pasquale Lattuneddu

Formula One Management's Pasquale Lattuneddu listens to Sir Fank Williams

Felipe Massa, Ferrari

Nico Rosberg, Mercedes GP

Jenson Button, McLaren Mercedes

Jenson Button, McLaren Mercedes

Red Bull's Helmut Marko celebrates on podium with race winner Sebastian Vettel

Polesitter Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull Racing, arrives at parc ferme after qualifying

Webber's pit board signals position eight, too far back to win the championship

Lewis Hamilton, McLaren Mercedes

Here is the champagne for the Red Bull Racing team photo

Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull Racing

Lewis Hamilton, McLaren Mercedes

Fernando Alonso and Lucas di Grassi

Jarno Trulli, Lotus Racing

FIA Vice President Mohammed Ben Sulayem gives an interview

Dieter Zetsche, Daimer chairman of the board and a Mercedes fan

Heikki Kovalainen, Lotus Racing

A champagne / rose water well for the youngest World Champion ever Sebastian Vettel

Race winner and new World Champion Sebastian Vettel receives congratulations from championship competitor Hamilton

Race winner and new World Champion Sebastian Vettel arrives in parc ferme

Jaime Alguersuari, Toro Rosso

Race winner and youngest World Champion Sebastian Vettel in parc ferme

Lewis Hamilton, McLaren Mercedes

Vettel leads the queue but after one lap of the race the safety car is deployed

Race winner and new World Champion Sebastian Vettel receives congratulations from championship competitor Hamilton

Vettel's pit board signals leading position with 46 laps to go

Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull Racing

Nico Rosberg, Mercedes GP

Sebastien Buemi, Toro Rosso

Jarno Trulli, Lotus Racing

Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull Racing

Lewis Hamilton, McLaren Mercedes

Michael Schumacher, Mercedes GP

Race winner and youngest World Champion ever Sebastian Vettel kisses his trophy on the podium

Sebastian Vettel celebrates in parc ferme after qualifying for first grid position

Sebastian Vettel jokes around in parc ferme after qualifying first

Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull Racing

Bruno Senna, Williams F1 Team

Bernie Ecclestone wishes Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel all the best for the race

Felipe Massa, Ferrari

Race winner Kimi Raikkonen of Lotus takes a sparkling rose water shower

Pastor Maldonado, Williams

Race winner Kimi Raikkonen of Lotus takes a sparkling rose water shower

Vitaly Petrov, Caterham

Kimi Raikkonen, Lotus F1 team

Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull Racing

Bernie Ecclestone wishes Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel all the best for the race

Mark Webber, Red Bull Racing

Lewis Hamilton, McLaren Mercedes

Charles Pic, Marussia

After the race, third placed Sebastian Vettel of Red Bull congratulates Lotus' winner Kimi Raikkonen for his victory

Kimi Raikkonen, Lotus F1 team

Pastor Maldonado, Williams

Second placed Ferrari race driver Fernando Alonso receives his trophy on the podium

Bruno Senna, Williams F1 Team

Romain Grosjean, Lotus F1 team

Kamui Kobayashi, Sauber F1 Team

A very happy third placed Sebastian Vettel of Red Bull Racing proudly presents his trophy on the podium

Fernando Alonso, Ferrari

Polesitter Lewis Hamilton of McLaren is pushed to the front row of the grid before the race

Nico Rosberg, Mercedes GP

Kamui Kobayashi, Sauber F1 Team

Race winner Kimi Raikkonen of Lotus proudly raises his trophy

Lewis Hamilton, McLaren Mercedes

Kamui Kobayashi, Sauber F1 Team

Four-time F1 world champion Alain Prost gives an interview on the grid

Sergio Perez, Sauber F1 Team

Charles Pic, Marussia

Sergio Perez, Sauber F1 Team

Ferrari mechanics push Felipe Massa and Fernando Alonso to their grid positions

Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull Racing, starts his race at the end of the field

A very happy third placed Sebastian Vettel of Red Bull Racing proudly presents his trophy on the podium

Giedo van der Garde, Caterham-Renault, at Friday's 1st practice session

Podium shot of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, 2013: Gavin Ward, Red Bull's performance engineer, Mark Webber, as 2nd placed, winner Sebastian Vettel, and 3rd placed Nico Roaberg of Mercedes

Sebastian Vettel takes the lead from Red Bull team-mate Mark Webber, Hamilton tries to gain positions (far right, Mercedes, yellow onboard camera), Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, 2013

Just before the start: Both Red Bull drivers Mark Webber and Sebastian Vettel on the front row of the grid, Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, 2013

Mark Webber and Sebastian Vettel of the Red Bull team in the lead, while Hamilton (Mercedes, yellow onboard camera) tries to gain positions by squeezing from right to left, Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, 2013

Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull-Renault, takes the lead at the start, Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, 2013

Nick Heidfeld on his grid position

Robert Kubica pits in to receive a fast service

Great Ayrton's nephew Bruno Senna and sad second Timo Glock caress each other in parc ferme of Saturday's GP2 race

Takuma Sato, Super Aguri

Nick Heidfeld on his grid position

Fernando Alonso, McLaren-Mercedes

David Coulthard, Red Bull

Adrian Sutil, Spyker

Robert Kubica, BMW Sauber

Winner Felipe Massa passes finish line and chequered flag

Fernando Alonso, McLaren-Mercedes

Barrichello rides out to qualifying

Nick Heidfeld on his grid position

Second placed Lewis Hamilton passes his cheering team

The start

Race winner Sebastian Vettel celebrates on Abu Dhabi's podium

Race winner Sebastian Vettel celebrates on Abu Dhabi's podium

FIA Vice President for Sport Mohammed Ben Sulayem with the new elected FIA President Jean Todt and his spokesman Richard Woods walk over the gid

Bernie Ecclestone chats on the grid with H. E. Khaldoon Al Mubarak, Abu Dhabi Executive Affairs Authority, and Enzo Ferrari's son Piero Lardi

Race winner Sebastian Vettel takes the chequered flag at the first Abu Dhabi Grand Prix and becomes F1 Vice Champion

Vitantonio Liuzzi, HRT

Polesetter Sebastian Vettel of Red Bull Racing celebrates in parc ferme after qualifying

Jenson Button, McLaren Mercedes

Daniel Ricciardo, HRT

Mark Webber, Red Bull Racing

Mark Webber, Red Bull Racing

Jenson Button, McLaren Mercedes

Lewis Hamilton, McLaren Mercedes

Vitantonio Liuzzi, HRT

Lewis Hamilton, McLaren Mercedes

Nico Rosberg, Mercedes GP

Mark Webber, Red Bull Racing

Race winner Lewis Hamilton takes a large sip of orange flower flavoured sparkling water after the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix podium ceremony

Chilled mood in the Force India team oasis, with Nico Hulkenberg on the right

Lewis Hamilton, McLaren Mercedes

Lewis Hamilton, McLaren Mercedes

Heikki Kovalainen, Team Lotus

Timo Glock, Virgin Racing

Lewis Hamilton of McLaren Mercedes passes the pit boards in front of the followers

Michael Schumacher, Mercedes GP

Piero Lardi Ferrari, Ferrari Vice-President, chats on the grid with Vettel

Vitaly Petrov, Lotus Renault GP

Fernando Alonso of Ferrari, passes the pit wall signals in front of Button and a queue of following cars

Jaime Alguersuari, Toro Rosso

Fabiana Flosi and VIPs pose with Red Bull team boss Christian Horner for a souvenir photo on the grid

Jerome d'Ambrosio, Virgin Racing

Bruno Senna, Lotus Renault GP

Vitaly Petrov, Lotus Renault GP, in front of a line of followers

Lewis Hamilton, McLaren Mercedes

Polesetter Sebastian Vettel of Red Bull Racing celebrates in parc ferme after qualifying

Race winner Lewis Hamilton of McLaren Mercedes presents his deserved trophy after the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix

Niki Lauda jokes around with Johnny Herbert, both former F1 drivers and now advisers and TV presenters

Race winner Lewis Hamilton of McLaren Mercedes kisses his trophy after the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix

A champagne / rose water well for the youngest World Champion ever Sebastian Vettel

After the seasons last race, new and youngest World Champion ever Sebastian Vettel gets congrats from his team

Rubens Barrichello, Williams

Youngest World Champion ever Sebastian Vettel celebrates on podium between McLaren's Hamilton and Button

Mark Webber, Red Bull Racing

Surrounded by TV cameras, Red Bull mechanics congratulate their winning driver

Race winner and new World Champion Sebastian Vettel receives congratulations from championship competitor Hamilton

After the seasons last race, new and youngest World Champion ever Sebastian Vettel gets congrats from his team

Robert Kubica, Tonio Liuzzi and Nico Hulkenberg

Sebastian Vettel claims his first World Championship title, as the youngest driver in history.

Mark Webber, Red Bull Racing

Vitaly Petrov, Renault

Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull Racing

Jaime Alguersuari, Toro Rosso

Mark Webber, Red Bull Racing

Timo Glock, Virgin Racing

Michael Schumacher, Mercedes GP, congratulates polesitter Sebastian Vettel of Red Bull Racing after qualifying

Nico Hulkenberg, Williams

Fernando Alonso, Ferrari

Race winner and new World Champion Sebastian Vettel jumps on his car in parc ferme

Before the race, TV presenter Tanja Bauer hands Sebastian Vettel over a lucky balaclava on which his Red Bull race engineer Rocquelin has written 'Monza' as a motivation

Red Bull Racing team photo

Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull Racing

Bernie Ecclestone wishes Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel all the best for the race

Jenson Button, McLaren Mercedes

Pole sitter Lewis Hamilton, McLaren Mercedes

Finn Valtteri Bottas, Williams

Later race winner Kimi Raikkonen, Lotus F1 team, in front of Williams' Maldonado and Alonso of Ferrari

Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull Racing

Mark Webber, Red Bull Racing

Kimi Raikkonen, Lotus F1 team

A very happy third placed Sebastian Vettel of Red Bull Racing kisses his trophy on the podium

Later race winner Kimi Raikkonen, Lotus F1 team

Mark Webber, Red Bull Racing

Jenson Button, McLaren Mercedes

Mark Webber, Red Bull Racing

Lewis Hamilton, McLaren Mercedes

Bernd Maylaender in the safety car leads the field with McLaren's Hamilton still in front whilst the track is cleaned after an accident

After the race, third placed Sebastian Vettel of Red Bull celebrates in parc ferme

Kimi Raikkonen, Lotus F1 team

Daniel Ricciardo of Toro Rosso is pushed to his grid position

Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull Racing

German race drivers Michael Schumacher and Sebastian Vettel walk together to drivers parade

Heikki Kovalainen, Caterham

Romain Grosjean, Lotus F1 team

Jenson Button, McLaren Mercedes

Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull Racing

Pastor Maldonado, Williams

Lewis Hamilton, McLaren Mercedes, leads the field after lap one

Jenson Button, McLaren Mercedes

Sebastian Vettel's Red Bull Racing car is prepared in the pitlane

Vitaly Petrov, Caterham

Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull Racing

German race drivers Michael Schumacher and Sebastian Vettel walk together to drivers parade

Williams' Pastor Maldonado congratulates Lewis Hamilton of McLaren Mercedes for achieving pole position

Kamui Kobayashi, Sauber F1 Team

Sergio Perez, Sauber F1 Team

Ex-F1 race driver and BBC TV presenter David Coulthard interviews race winner Kimi Raikkonen on the podium after the race

Lewis Hamilton, McLaren Mercedes

Sheikh Fawaz bin Mohammed Al Khalifa, Bahrain minister of state for communications, and Jackie Stawart, on the grid

... and as advising testimonial for a new high performance nose picker ;) ...

Massa passes Alonso fan grandstands

A happy Bruno Senna gives interviews after dominating Glock

Second placed Lewis Hamilton bows down for the good work of his mechanics

Lewis Hamilton and Fernando Alonso spray champagne

The start of the first Abu Dhabi Grand Prix

Second grid placed Vettel gives an interview to German TV

Race winner Sebastian Vettel presents his trophy on Abu Dhabi's podium

The start of the first Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, Hamilton in the lead

Podium ceremony of the first Abu Dhabi Grand Prix with a 1-2 victory for Red Bull: second placed Mark Webber, race winner Sebastian Vettel and as third Brawn's World Champion Jenson Button, His Highness Sheikh Hazza bin Zayed Al Nahyan, His Highness General Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, H.E. Sheikh Lubna Al Qasimi and H.E. Mohamed Ben Sulayem

Handshake on Abu Dhabi's podium between Webber and Button

The second before the start of the first Abu Dhabi Grand Prix

Adrian Sutil, Force India F1 Team

Race leader Lewis Hamilton of McLaren Mercedes passes the pit boards as the field turns to the main straight

Lewis Hamilton, McLaren Mercedes

Polesitter Sebastian Vettel of Red Bull Racing concentrates in his car before the race

Jaime Alguersuari, Toro Rosso, jumps over the curbs

Mark Webber, Red Bull Racing, jumps over the curbs

Race winner Lewis Hamilton hugs Andy Latham of McLaren in parc ferme after the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix

Sergio Perez, Sauber F1 Team

Polesitter Sebastian Vettel's Red Bull-Renault is prepared at his grid position

Jaime Alguersuari, Toro Rosso

Mark Webber, Red Bull Racing

Lewis Hamilton of McLaren Mercedes arrives in parc ferme after winning the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix

Felipe Massa and Jaime Alguersuari chat on their way to drivers parade

Jenson Button, McLaren Mercedes

Lewis Hamilton, McLaren Mercedes

Vitantonio Liuzzi, HRT

Polesitter Sebastian Vettel of Red Bull Racing is pushed to his grid position

Mark Webber, Red Bull Racing

Polesetter Sebastian Vettel of Red Bull Racing arrives in parc ferme after qualifying

Jarno Trulli, Team Lotus

Rubens Barrichello and Jerome d'Ambrosio walk to drivers parade

Jarno Trulli, Team Lotus

Red Bull president Dieter Mateschitz wishes his driver Sebastian Vettel best luck on the grid before the race

Jaime Alguersuari, Toro Rosso

Jenson Button, McLaren Mercedes

Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull Racing

Here is the champagne for the Red Bull Racing team photo

Ferrari's Alonso is stuck behind Petrov's Renault car and doesn't find a way to overtake

Red Bull's Helmut Marko celebrates on podium with race winner Sebastian Vettel

Youngest World Champion ever Sebastian Vettel celebrates on podium between McLaren's Hamilton and Button

Bruno Senna, Hispania Racing

The fastest three qualifiers wave at the world's media: on the left hand second qualified McLaren's Lewis Hamilton, Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel as polesetter in the middle and Ferrari's Alonso as third on the grid

Bernie Ecclestone gives a personal tour on the grid to Red Bull's Christian Horner for the King of Spain, Juan Carlos, and local VIPs

Mark Webber, Red Bull Racing

Vettel leads the pack behind the safety car

Race winner and new World Champion Sebastian Vettel on his car in parc ferme

Adrian Sutil, Force India F1 Team

Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull Racing

Dutchman Giedo van der Garde, Caterham test driver

Jean-Eric Vergne, Toro Rosso

Podium group photo before the ceremony of second placed Fernando Alonso of Ferrari, race winner Kimi Raikkonen of Lotus, and Red Bull's third placed Sebastian Vettel who is still leading the championship

Frenchman Jules Bianchi, Force India test driver

Podium group photo before the ceremony of second placed Fernando Alonso of Ferrari, race winner Kimi Raikkonen of Lotus, and Red Bull's third placed Sebastian Vettel who is still leading the championship

Mark Webber, Red Bull Racing

Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull Racing

Mark Webber, Red Bull Racing

Frenchman Jules Bianchi, Force India test driver

Mark Webber, Red Bull Racing

Member of the Board of BMW Dr. Klaus Draeger visits BMW Motorsport director Dr. Mario Theissen on the grid

Felipe Massa's first pit stop, he continues racing with a long flame

The start

Dr. Dieter Zetsche, Chairman of the Board of Management of Daimler AG, and Ron Dennis of McLaren welcome VIP hosts on the grid (hints on identity appreciated)

Toro Rosso's Friday driver Jean-Eric Vergne

Race winner Lewis Hamilton of McLaren Mercedes celebrates in parc ferme after the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix

Mark Webber makes his last stop at Red Bull Racing pits with one lap to go

A white smile for the snappers

The fastest three qualifiers wave at the world's media: Red Bull driver Sebastian Vettel as polesetter in the middle with second qualified McLaren's Lewis Hamilton and his team mate Jenson Button as third on the grid on the right (note the special McLaren driver suits)

Mark Webber ends his last stop at Red Bull Racing pits with one lap to go

The two Brazilians chat after the race - Bruno Senna of Lotus Renault GP (16th placed) and Felipe Massa of Ferrari (5th)

Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull Racing, in front of Kovalainen

Adrian Sutil, Force India F1 Team

Paul di Resta, Force India

Mark Webber makes his last stop at Red Bull Racing pits with one lap to go

Juan Carlos, King of Spain, visits Championship favourite Fernando Alonso on the grid

Mark Webber, Red Bull Racing

Bernie Ecclestone and the King of Spain, Juan Carlos, visit Championship contender Sebastian Vettel of Red Bull at his first grid position

Renault's Petrov still in front of Alonso and Webber

Race winner and youngest World Champion ever Sebastian Vettel raises his trophy on the podium

Vettel's physio Tommi Parmakoski signals from pit wall during Q3

Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull Racing, takes the chequered flag and becomes the youngest F1 World Champion ever

Bernie and Fabiana Ecclestone chat on the grid with FIA president Jean Todt and his wife Michelle Yeoh

HRT's Pedro de la Rosa and McLaren's Lewis Hamilton walk to drivers parade

Sebastian Vettel's Red Bull Racing car is prepared in the pitlane from where he will start

Kimi Raikkonen, Lotus F1 team

Three cars scramble in pit lane

Timo Glock watchs Bruno Senna who kisses his first GP2 winner's trophy

The start as seen from first corner

Robert Kubica, BMW Sauber

Mark Webber of Red Bull Racing follows Massa's Ferrari

Lewis Hamilton of McLaren Mercedes takes the chequered flag and wins the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix

Final podium ceremony group photo of second placed Fernando Alonso of Ferrari, McLaren's Andy Latham, race winner Lewis Hamilton and his third placed team mate Jenson Button of McLaren

The cars brake into turn one after the start, Vettel leads the field in front of the two McLaren-Mercedes cars of Hamilton and Button

Paul di Resta, Force India

Piero Lardi Ferrari, Ferrari Vice-President, chats besides the grid with Sebastian Vettel and in front of many lenses

Daniel Ricciardo, HRT

Red Bull team manager Jonathan Wheatley and chief mechanic Kenny Handkammer never believed anything else and printed a large box of T-shirts in advance :)

The four title candidates are called to a press conference before the season's final event: Sebastian Vettel, Fernando Alonso, Lewis Hamilton and Mark Webber

Paul di Resta, Force India, approaches the tunnel part of pitlane exit

Podium group photo after the ceremony with second placed Fernando Alonso of Ferrari, race winner Kimi Raikkonen of Lotus, and Red Bull's third placed Sebastian Vettel who is still leading the championship

Fernando Alonso, McLaren-Mercedes

Felipe Massa, Lewis Hamilton and Fernando Alonso

McLaren-Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton in parc ferme

Jaime Alguersuari, Toro Rosso

Former F1 driver and team boss Gerhard Berger chauffeurs King Juan Carlos of Spain over the grid before the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix

Daimler chairman of the board Dieter Zetsche chats with Mercedes Motorsport director Norbert Haug

Chilled mooded H. E. Khaldoon Al Mubarak (UAE) Abu Dhabi Executive Affairs Authority and Crown Prince Sheikh Salman bin Isa Hamad Al Khalifa watch Bahrain's FIA delegate Sheikh Abdulla Bin Isa Al Khalifa who checks PMs on his mobile phone

Juan Carlos, King of Spain, visits Championship favourite Fernando Alonso on the grid

Red Bull Racing team photo

Red Bull Racing team photo

Vettel's physio signals position three with one lap to go

Bernie and Fabiana Ecclestone (right hand) chat on the grid with FIA president Jean Todt and his wife Michelle Yeoh

Ex-F1 race driver and BBC TV presenter David Coulthard interviews winner Kimi Raikkonen on the podium after the race

Felipe Massa shakes his trophy whilst Lewis Hamilton and Fernando Alonso attend the ceremony

Jumping Felipe Massa, Lewis Hamilton (left) and Fernando Alonso

The start, Vettel in the lead

Red Bull Racing team photo

The start, Vettel in front with the McLarens behind

The start, Vettel in front with the McLarens behind, Alonso in the Ferrari drops a place and takes 4th position

Juan Carlos, King of Spain, visits Championship favourite Fernando Alonso on the grid

Dr. Dieter Zetsche, Chairman of the Board of Management of Daimler AG, Mercedes Motorsport Director Norbert Haug and another gentleman (identification appreciated) shake hands on the grid with World Champion Ross Brawn

F1 Supremo Bernie Ecclestone with Juan Carlos, King of Spain, and FIA President Jean Todt

Seconds before the start

Bernie Ecclestone and the King of Spain, Juan Carlos, visit Championship contender Sebastian Vettel of Red Bull at his first grid position

The cars accelerate after the start signal, Vettel leads the field in front of the two McLaren-Mercedes cars of Hamilton and Button

Seconds before of the start of the race

The cars accelerate after the start signal, Vettel leads in front of the McLarens of Hamilton and Button

The cars leave the grid to their formation lap

Mercedes Motorsport director Norbert Haug, Daimler chairman of the board Dieter Zetsche and FIA technical director Jo Bauer have fun on the grid before the race

The cars wait in line for the start signal, Vettel on pole positions besides Hamilton

Alonso taking the king for a rough ride on the Cirquit de Catalunya

Both Force India Mercedes cars drive out of the pit lane onto the cirquit

1st appearance of the new Brabham with a Alfa Romeo flat-V12 engine at Paul Ricard cirquit, a test drive for the 1976 season.

Niki Lauda, Brabham-Alfa Romeo BT46, in fourth position under pressure of Peterson in the Lotus in the early laps of the French Grand Prinx 1978 at Paul Riccard cirquit

Designer John Barnard listening to Michael Schumacher: The German double Word Champion, switching from Benetton, is testing the Ferrari 412T2 of the 1995 season at the Portuguese Estoril cirquit for the firt time

Newcomer Ayrton Senna

Hans Laine (SF) and Gijs van Lennep (NL) finish 5th placed after 1000 kms in a Porsche 917K #021 entered by Racing Team AAW

Concept Car, Pininfarina Ferrari 512 S Modulo, 1970

Concept Car, Pininfarina Ferrari 512 S Berlinetta Speciale, 1969

Graham Hill (right hand) chats with Phil Hill, Italian GP Monza 1962

Helmut Marko (A)

Belgium GP 1962: View from the pits to Eau Rouge

John Surtees driving a McLaren chassis for his Team Surtees the last time: Next race in England he had a full-Surtees F1 motorcar ready.

Concept Car, Abarth 2000 Pininfarina Scorpio, ca. 1970

Jochen Rindt

VIP guest Nicolas Cage with wife

Michael Schumacher, Ferrari, Monaco GP 1999

BMW 750iL (E32), 1987, driven by Niki Lauda

The rebuild Jaguar of German Peter Lindner

Denny Hulme, McLaren-Cosworth M14A leading Henri Pescarolo's Matra Simca, speeds up Beau Rivage curve

Ferrari driver Jacky Ickx, Spanish Grand Prix, Jarama, 1970

Concept Car, ItalDesign Maserati Medici I, 1974

Concept Car, Bertone Lamborghini Bravo, 1974

Concept Car, Pininfarina Ferrari 512 S Modulo, 1970

Bruce McLaren, Belgium GP 1962

Concept Car, Bertone Lancia Stratos, 1970

The Maserati CDM (Tipo 61) of Lloyd Casner (USA) and Masten Gregory (USA), 1000 km, Nurburgring, 1962

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Concept Car, Italdesign Maserati Medici I, 1974

Alonso's mechanics practise tyre changing during qualifying at Ferrari pits, the rain tyres were just for the exercise

Jim Clark, exhausted and lined, but with the shining eyes of a winner, Belgian Grand Prix, Spa-Francorchamps, 1962

Concept Car, Bertone Lamborghini Marzal, 1967

Driver's briefing befor the start for the Belgian Grand Prix, 1962 (left to right hand): Trevor Taylor, Tony Maggs, Jim Clark, John Campbell-Jones, Bruce McLaren, Jo Siffert, Ricardo Rodriguez, Graham Hill, Innes Ireland, Richie Ginther, Jack Brabham, Maurice Trintignant

Concept Car, Bertone Carabo, based on Alfa Romeo 33 Stradale, 1968

Beatle George Harrison, GP Monaco 1966

Eddie Irvine hugs tough competitor Mika Häkkinen while Ron Dennis watches

Concept Car, Bertone Lamborghini Bravo, 1974

A BMW 2002, entered by BMW Alpina Essen, driven by Thomas Fervers (D) and Peter Kuhlmann (D), 6h touring car race at the Nurburgring, 1971

Ayrton Senna strapped to his Lotus cockpit during a practice session

Huschke von Hanstein talks with Ferry Porsche

Concept Car, Abarth 2000 Pininfarina Scorpio, ca. 1970

Concept Car, Bertone Lamborghini Marzal, 1967

The fifth placed yellow Ferrari 512 S #1030 of Hughes de Fierlant (B) and Alistair Walker (GB) overtakes the Porsche 911 S of Claude Haldi (CH) and Arthur Blank (CH)

Airfield Oberschleissheim, 1962, Alfa Romeo TZ1