Most Successful F1 Drivers at the Abu Dhabi GP

Valtteri Bottas won his first race in Abu Dhabi last year
Valtteri Bottas won his first race in Abu Dhabi last year

Sebastian Vettel 2009, 2010, 2013

Sebastian Vettel won his first F1 title in Abu Dhabi in 2010
Sebastian Vettel won his first F1 title in Abu Dhabi in 2010

Sebastian Vettel is the joint most successful driver around Yas Marina, winning the first two Grands Prix in 2009 and 2010. 2009 was a small crumb of comfort for Vettel, as he won the final round of that year's championship after missing out on the driver's world title at the previous race in Brazil.

The German inherited the lead after Lewis Hamilton - driving a revived McLaren - dropped out due to a brake failure, but the year after was a much sweeter victory. In 2010, Vettel entered the race as one of the four drivers that could win that year's world title, but was still an outside shot, as his team-mate, Mark Webber, and Fernando Alonso had a large points advantage.

Seb led from lights to flag and after Webber and Alonso both got stuck in the midfield through poor strategy, he became the youngest Formula 1 champion of all-time, a record that still stands to this day. 2013 was also a dominant victory, snatching the first position from Webber as part of a record nine race long winning streak which saw him win the championship with three rounds remaining after the Indian Grand Prix.

It'll be very interesting to see who will get to four wins first, Vettel or Lewis.

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Edited by Rajdeep Puri
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