Atomic Lambos success can be attributed to his metronomic consistency during races as well as fast qualifying pace, usually placing him on the front row of the grid.  His worst starting place being 5th on two occasions, Spain and Singapore.

Lambo fought back strongly against the sheer pace of bobaj0r, focussing on developing a race winning package, an effort reflected by his success particular in the second half of the season.

While the season did not go down to the wire as some expected it would, everyone concedes that the result would not have changed and that Lambo is a worthy dual world champion.

• This will be the fourth Abu Dahbi Grand Prix. Previous winners, S1 Lambo, S2 Lambo, S3 Flouncy.
• Abu Dahbi was the scene of the climatic finish to season 3 as Flouncy won the race to take out his second consecutive title.

Real Life Facts:

• A sophisticated lighting system is in place around the Yas Marina to allow the race to start at sundown and continue into the night. Light fixtures with vertical controllable beams remove shadow and glare at driver level.
• Abu Dhabi is the capital of the United Arab Emirates and its name translates literally as 'father of the gazelle'. Its modern wealth is founded on oil, construction and financial services, although Abu Dhabi was settled in the third millennium BC by nomads and fishermen.
• Yas Marina is the only circuit on the F1 calendar with a pit lane tunnel, where the drivers rejoin the track by passing underneath it.
• There has only been one safety car period in the two years of racing at Yas Marina, when the Mercedes SLS was deployed to allow the marshals to clear up a first lap accident between Michael Schumacher and Tonio Liuzzi.
• Sebastian Vettel holds the lap record with a time of 1.40.279, set during the first year of competition at the circuit in 2009.
• The circuit is 5.554 km and is the sixth longest F1 has visited this year.
• The fastest corner is the sweeping left at turn two, taken at 260 km/h and putting the drivers under a pressure of 4G.
• Drivers make 68 gear changes during every lap of the Yas Marina circuit.

Circuit:
Abu Dhabi is one of the most architecturally impressive circuits on the calendar, but in its first two years the racing has been a little sterile. A lack of overtaking is the main issue but there's a good chance that problem will be solved with the use of DRS, KERS and Pirelli tyres this year. The track itself offers plenty of technical challenges for the drivers with off-camber corners and heavy braking zones, but lacks any stand-out corners for viewers watching at home. Although its place on the F1 calendar is in no doubt, the quality of this year's racing could make or break the circuit in the eyes of the fans.

Betting:
Betting is still in favour of the Renault driver at 4/1 again, however the dark horse emerging is McLarens Kikz at 6/1 and bobajor at the same odds. Ferraris Flouncy is a good bet at 8/1 and Ghost is an outside chance at 10/1. If your a betting man put a dollar or to on Modz at 70/1.

Leggard Prediction:
It's been a rough season for McLarens Kikz but Abu has been a circuit hes done well at in the past. We think that Kikz will finally dust the bad luck off and record his first win of the season.

While bobaj0r was uncontactable, number two driver TurrbalTerror had the following to say:

"Mclaren have been great to me over the years although but after a season of misfortune and disappointment I need to seek out fresh challenges to remain motivated. I wish Mclaren all the best in the future and am sure they'll sign talented drivers."

It is rumoured that both are seeking a drive at Red Bull Racing for season 5, keen to experience an Adrian Newey car.

A source at Mclaren also confirmed they are looking at other current top placed drivers to fill the space left in the team by their departing drivers.  Speculation is mounting over just who those two drivers will be.

When news first broke that Kimi Raikkonen was looking to return to Formula 1 for 2012, it was looked on with disdain from some and delight from others.  A long time Kimi fan, I was actually one of the former.  Over the last year of his Formula 1 career I suppose his seeming lack of motivation, and at least lack of results in the Ferrari, coupled with the rise of my compatriot Mark Webber has led me away from the awesome driving by the Finn.  Suzuka 2005 was a fading memory.

Many thought Kimi's return would be a joke, citing his less than stellar performance in WRC and his two year break from Formula 1.  We looked at Michael Schumchers comeback results and doubted that the Finn could do it too if the 7 time world champion German could not. 

Now in the Lotus team and the first offical F1 test for the 2012 season has been run in Jerez, long time Kimi fans have more than hope for the Future.  Coupled with the words Lotus team boss Eric Boullier gave at the end of the three day test, and the Finn's actual results, the 2003 version of Raikkonen seems to be the one that was returned.

Gone is the media hermit of old, even 2003.  Instead it seems a revitalised Kimi has also had time to reflect on what it actually means to be an F1 driver, and that includes talking to the media and giving the fans some information.

While Kimi didn't set the overall fastest lap of the test days, and that could hardly be expected, he did go sub 1:20 and perform over 100 trouble free laps.

Raikkonen's new teammate, Romain Grosjean also went 2nd faster on day three (Kimi tested on days 1 and 2 of 3 total), bettering the Finn's time and only slightly worse than the Merecedes of Nico Roseberg

I've been following Formula 1 long enough to know that pre-season testing does not accurately indicate performance during the season, but it is encouraging that both Renaults are fast and not at the mid or bottom of the timesheets. 

Eric Boullier had the following comments on Raikkonen:

"After the frustrations of 2011 and the loss of the model that we had built around Robert, the arrival of Kimi has been the secret to the galvanisation of the team," explains Boullier. "It has been a big boost.

"Every driver is different and is their own character. Kimi is bringing a different kind of leadership to Robert. Firstly, there is his record. He has been the world champion but by being very clear and very consistent in what he wants, he has imposed himself as a leader in the team. People want to work for him and push for him.

I for one am excited by the positivity coming from Lotus in regards to Raikkonen, as well as encouraged by his immediate return pace.  I can't wait for the season to begin on March 16 in Melbourne.

• The circuit is located near Greater Noida, around 60km outside of New Delhi.
• The track will be part of a much wider development known as Jaypee Greens Sports City, which will also include a cricket stadium, hockey stadium and golf course.
• TJaypee Greens Sports City will also feature residential areas split up in to 12 themed districts.
• The circuit name - Buddh International Circuit - is derived from the word Buddha to mean peace and calmness, and is also a reference to the Gautam Buddh Nagar district where it is based.
• Drivers spend 65% of the 3.192 mile lap at full throttle and spend the longest time flat out between turns three and four; a total of 14.5 seconds.
• The maximum g-force load is expected to reach 4.0G.
• Turn 12 will be the quickest corner of the lap, expected to be taken at around 160mph.
• The lap is expected to have the second highest average speed of the season behind Monza.

Circuit:
The new track has some distinct Hermann Tilke features to it, and is relatively similar to Korea in its contradictory nature. The first half of the lap combines long straights and hairpin turns, before the second half sees more high speed sections and challenging double apex corners like turns 10 and 11. Overtaking opportunities will occur in to turn one and turn four, with a double DRS zone in place on the pit straight and again after turn three.

Betting:
Betting has switched pace now as Lambo has a small lead in the Championship and is tipped to take out the inaugural Indian Grand Prix at 4/1, bobaj0r hasn't slipped much tho and is 5/1. McLaren's Kikz is at 9/1, while Flouncy is definitely worth a look at 10/1. Eradicator at 20/1 and if your a betting man put a dollar or two on Sora at 300/1

Leggard Prediction:
It's hard to pick a driver between the top two but we think this just might be the track for Ferraris Flouncy to shake things up.

When asked why the technology was not fitted to the #1 car, if it's so good, team boss Rob Gray said "bobaj0r is still in contention for the world championship and it's important the team maximise his chance of success.  Installing unproven technology on his car is not in the interests of bobaj0r or the Vodafone Mclaren Mercedes team".

When asked about the technology TurrbalTerror had the following to say, "Load cell braking is a fantastic piece of technology that Ferrari have been benefiting from for quiet some time.  I'm honoured that Vodafone Mclaren Mercedes have chosen me to test this technology on the car and I expect that we will see good results through it's development.  We aim to running it on the car tried and tested for Season 5."

This makes this seasons race an unknown. The times set in seasons gone by cannot be accurately used to gauge progess this season, even disregarding DRS.  At previous races we've seen times decrease by as much as 5 seconds per lap in qualifying, but will we see that much this time, or maybe significantly more?

One of the highligts of this race has to been the massive multicar pile up at last seasons race.  It was an accident that barely a car made it through unscathed.

With the championship battle essentially down to Lambo and bobaj0r, separated by 5 points, it's expected that these two drivers will again take the limelight, as they have all year.  Credit to Flouncy for still being in the running despite on modest results, compared to these two, but the ultimate battle will definitely come down to the Mclaren and Renault driver fight. 

It's expected that boba0r will occupy pole position, although of late he has been a little off his qualifying form, with an atypical fourth place on the grid at the previous grand prix.  Who else can we expect up the pointy end besides these three contenders?  I wouldn't put my money on anyone else buy HolyGhost79 taking fourth on the grid from a hard charging Eradicator84. It's also possible that st8smn350 could have another blinder and line up on the second row of the grid, and don't discount ET Rom, who will come into this race positive after a strong finish at Suzuka.

New driver Fallen19 will have his shot at the bigtime with a test this Friday night, which if all goes to plan will see him take a race seat this Sunday at Korea.  The new driver is a keen sim racer and hopes to add more depth to the field and put in solid performance, admitting he is realistic about his chances for season 4 and hopes to use this current season to build a platform to mount a serious challenge in seasons to come. 

With HolyGhost79 showing massive race pace but not setting a qualifying time, it's likely he's going even faster and will be massive threat come Sunday.

Mclaren driver TurrbalTerror also layed down other impressive markers with a number of times in the 1:28's, including a 1:28.5 that was not recorded by the cameras.