Before the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix today Lewis Hamilton had had his worst season in Formula 1. After Sebastian Vettel crashed out of the race for the first time this year, Hamilton won and began to climb back from the abyss in his poor season. But Fernando Alonso, who finished the race in second, also had much to celebrate.
The Spanish driver said that he had scored 73 podium finishes in his career and that at home he had therefore trophies from every Formula 1 track on the calendar… except for Abu Dhabi.
“Now I have it,” he said. “And I am so happy.”
Remember that Alonso even finished third in the inaugural Indian Grand Prix two weeks ago.