F1 Abu Dhabi

Thank you Mark Webber and Jenson Button for giving us a thrilling end to the season. The last couple of laps were just brilliant. I bet Bernie Ecclestone wishes he could arrange every race to end like that!

The Webber-Button duel made the race worth watching. It always seemed like potential fights would develop but they would peter out one reason or another. Vettel looked like he might have to fight Hamilton for the lead, but then Hamilton retired with a brake problem which handed Vettel the lead. On the other hand, if Hamilton had had a trouble free race, he might well have been untouchable anyway; his qualifying performance was awesome!

I don't have an opinion of the new Abu Dhabi circuit yet but the drivers seem to like it, which is the only opinion that really matters. The pit lane exit tunnel is interesting but a bridge would have been better, as spectators would be able to see the cars from the grandstands. And the poor marshals stuck in the tunnel would have seen more racing!

Well, it was an amazing season but I'm already wondering about next year. Several teams seemed poised to start next season well, which means we may have much closer racing that ever before. We can only hope! I haven't been this fired up over Formula 1 in maybe 10 years. The 2009 season was a real game changer for a sport which had become a little too predictable.