Abu Dhabi F1: Race-day fever lights up Yas Marina circuit

Scuderia Toro Rosso drivers Daniel Ricciardo and Jean-Eric Vergne

Mark Webber drives under the Yas Viceroy Hotel

Caterham driver Charles

Mercedes' German driver Nico Rosberg drives at the Yas Marina circuit in Abu Dhabi. (AFP)

Red Bull Racing's German driver Sebastian Vettel drives at the Yas Marina circuit in Abu Dhabi. (AFP)

Fireworks explode after Red Bull Racing's Australian driver Mark Webber, Red Bull Racing's German driver Sebastian Vettel and Mercedes' German driver Nico Rosberg finished respectively in second, first and third place at the Yas Marina circuit in Abu Dhabi. (AFP)

McLaren Formula One driver Jenson Button of Britain performs a pit stop during the Abu Dhabi F1 Grand Prix at the Yas Marina circuit on Yas Island. (REUTERS)

Red Bull Formula One driver Sebastian Vettel of Germany (front R) and Red Bull Formula One driver Mark Webber of Australia (C) celebrate with the Red Bull team after the Abu Dhabi F1 Grand Prix at the Yas Marina circuit on Yas Island. (REUTERS)

Red Bull Formula One driver Mark Webber of Australia (2nd L), Red Bull Formula One driver Sebastian Vettel of Germany (2nd R), Mercedes Formula One driver Nico Rosberg of Germany (R) and engineer Gavin Ward celebrate from the podium after the Abu Dhabi F1 Grand Prix at the Yas Marina circuit on Yas Island. (REUTERS)

Ferrari club showcases its might at Yas Marina Circuit at the 2013 Formula One Etihad Airways Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.

Beachside while trackside! Visitors enjoy the South Beach Oasis at the Yas Marina Circuit.

Etihad Airways hosts arrive at the Yas Marina Circuit for the 2013 Formula One Etihad Airways Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.

The Paddock comes alive at Yas Marina Circuit on day two of racing, as teams prepare for Qualifying.

Ferrari super fan Ahmed Al Abr from Abu Dhabi, meets Scuderia Ferrari legend, Fernando Alonso in the lead up to the 2013 Formula One Etihad Airways Abu Dhabi Grand Prix

Marussia F1 Racing’s Jules Bianchi meets fans on stage at the 2013 Formula One Etihad Airways Abu Dhabi Grand Prix

Abu Dhabi fans gather to meet 2011 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix winner, Lewis Hamilton of Mercedes AGM, as he prepares to take back his crown this year

2013 F1 World Champion, Sebastien Vettel of Red Bull Racing, greets his legions of fans at Abu Dhabi’s Yas Marina Circuit

F1 driver Nico Rosberg, and CEO of IWC Schaffhausen, Georges Kern, launched the Mercedes AMG Petronas Simulator in Abu  Dhabi