It was five years in the making but Kimi Raikkonen finally managed to get the top-spot on the podium here. It was an action-packed, incident filled race at the Yas Marina. Here is taking a look. (AFP photos)

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It was five years in the making but Kimi Raikkonen finally managed to get the top-spot on the podium here. It was an action-packed, incident filled race at the Yas Marina. Here is taking a look. (AFP photos)

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There were a number of incidents on the track that saw leaders at the grid - Hamilton, Webber and Maldonado - either crash out or move down the field. Kimi made the most of the opportunity.

"Yes, yes, yes. I know what I am doing. Don't remind me," he said on the team radio. He was flustered but he did know what he was doing.

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His Lotus F1 was followed by Ferrari's Fernando Alonso (left) and Sebastian Vettel.

Vettel was demoted to last on the grid but battled sensationally to finish with a podium place.

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A TV shot of Nico Rosberg crashing into the walls after his car hit and jumped over Narain Karthikeyan's HRT. Both drivers walked out unharmed.

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At the very start, there was a mess when Nico Hulkenberg collided and Paul di Resta had a puncture. Several other cars also found the going tough.

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Here is a shot of how Hulkenberg's race came to an early end.

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The safety car too was out for quite a bit after the Rosberg-Karthikeyan incident. Hamilton was leading then but his campaign soon ended due to a car failure.

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Felipe Massa (seen here) and Mark Webber too were involved in an incident. While Massa finished the race seventh, Webber eventually retired after a separate collision.

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It was five years in the making but Kimi Raikkonen finally managed to get the top-spot on the podium here. It was an action-packed, incident filled race at the Yas Marina. Here is taking a look. (AFP photos)