Abu Dhabi: Last time Sebastian Vettel was here in the capital; he was invincible, dominant and ended up leaving a sell-out crowd enthralled with a series of smoking, on-track doughnuts.

The Formula one governing body had even fined him £21,000 after he triggered celebrations in Delhi, India pulling out a similar act before. Such was his run of form that an errant Vettel, once again, repeated it on the Yas Marina track after his win last year and vowed he would be spinning more doughnuts in the future.

Flash forward to 2014 and Vettel wasn’t competitive enough to come close to any such wild celebrations and he is no longer a threat. His only chance of impressing his fans with similar antics comes today at the Skydive Dubai where he, along with teammate Daniel Riccardo, will drive the F1 running show car and a Q50 Eau Rouge.

The V6 turbo formula has taken the edge away from Red Bull and come November 23, Vettel will finally surrender the champion’s trophy he had held for four years — the longest by any driver in modern times apart from Michael Schumacher.

It was here in Abu Dhabi that Vettel’s dream run started in 2010 — he won his first world championship crown and Sunday, would be an emotional moment for him, as he would race the Red Bull car for the final time.

“I personally have very special memories of the Abu Dhabi circuit and race. It was here in 2010 that I became World Champion for the first time in my favourite F1 car, the RB6.

“That was a weekend I will never forget and this year, the race will mark another big moment in my career. It was my last race with Infiniti Red Bull Racing,” said Vettel, in a recent interview in the run-up to the season’s final showdown.

“Of course, it will be an emotional weekend as we have great memories together, but I’ll enjoy the weekend with the team and with a bit of luck maybe we’ll get a final podium,” added Vettel, who has also played second fiddle to teammate Daniel Ricciardo all through the season and even slammed the V6s saying ‘don’t feel like a normal racing car for me’.

The poor run of form even led the German to contemplate on ‘quitting the sport’ as he was clearly struggling to cope with the car. A depressed Vettel has already decided to part ways with Red Bull with whom he won four titles, 39 wins and 66 podiums. His long wait for an official announcement from the Ferrari, whom he will be joining for the 2015 in place of Fernando Alonso and teaming up with Kimi Raikkonen, might also come during this season-ending race.

Vettel had even admitted that he was taking a huge gamble by leaving a team like Red Bull with whom he has done exceptionally well.

“I am aware that a big task is lying before me, especially at a time when Mercedes has a huge competitive advantage. Staying at Red Bull would have been the easiest decision to make,” said the 27-yr-old.

“Doing something else is a step into the unknown and therefore a risk. But I thought about it a lot. If I was not convinced that I am able to be successful there, I would not have dared doing it. So this is not a decision against Red Bull, but to do something new.”

Coming three days, the focus will solely be on title contenders Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg. Vettel, who in five visits, has claimed three race wins and a third-placed finish, had a tip or two regarding the venue that has very much been his domain for the past four years.

“The circuit itself is impressive. The five star Yas Marina Hotel spans the marina and across the track and is a spectacular landmark. One of the challenges of the track can be turn one which is very difficult to see and very fast. Also, Turn 10, after the long straight which we take in first or second gear depending on the gear ratios, can be a good overtaking opportunity.”