Sebastian Vettel has been backed to claim victory at this weekend's Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, having picked up a 49 percent share of the votes in the latest GPUpdate.net poll. The German is a two-time winner at Yas Marina, having taken the chequered flag in 2009 and 2010, the latter of which served to secure his maiden Formula 1 world title. Lotus' Kimi Räikkönen, who won the event in 2012, has emerged as Vettel's biggest challenger on 21 percent. Ferrari's Fernando Alonso follows with nine percent, just ahead of Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton (eight) and Red Bull's Mark Webber (seven). Five percent believe that a driver outside the top six in the standings can take the win.
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