NASCAR champion Larson among many conflicted by F1 finish
NASCAR champion Kyle Larson gets a close look of a Formula One car and a tour of the Haas garage on Sunday, Dec. 12, 2021 at Yas Marina Circuit before the Formula One season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. Larson attended his first ever F1 race as part of his weeklong visit to Dubai and Abu Dhabi during a vacation following his Cup championship win. (AP Photo/Jenna Fryer)

NASCAR champion Kyle Larson gets a close look of a Formula One car and a tour of the Haas garage on Sunday, Dec. 12, 2021 at Yas Marina Circuit before the Formula One season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. Larson attended his first ever F1 race as part of his weeklong visit to Dubai and Abu Dhabi during a vacation following his Cup championship win. (AP Photo/Jenna Fryer)

Dec. 14, 2021 10:30 AM EST
NASCAR champion Kyle Larson, left, talks to Formula One driver Fernando Alonso on Sunday, Dec. 12, 2021 at Yas Marina Circuit before the Formula One season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. Larson attended his first ever F1 race as part of his weeklong visit to Dubai and Abu Dhabi during a vacation following his Cup championship win. (AP Photo/Jenna Fryer)

NASCAR champion Kyle Larson, left, talks to Formula One driver Fernando Alonso on Sunday, Dec. 12, 2021 at Yas Marina Circuit before the Formula One season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. Larson attended his first ever F1 race as part of his weeklong visit to Dubai and Abu Dhabi during a vacation following his Cup championship win. (AP Photo/Jenna Fryer)

Dec. 14, 2021 10:17 AM EST
NASCAR champion Kyle Larson, left, talks to Formula One driver Sergio Perez on Sunday, Dec. 12, 2021 at Yas Marina Circuit before the Formula One season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. Larson attended his first ever F1 race as part of his weeklong visit to Dubai and Abu Dhabi during a vacation following his Cup championship win. (AP Photo/Jenna Fryer)

NASCAR champion Kyle Larson, left, talks to Formula One driver Sergio Perez on Sunday, Dec. 12, 2021 at Yas Marina Circuit before the Formula One season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. Larson attended his first ever F1 race as part of his weeklong visit to Dubai and Abu Dhabi during a vacation following his Cup championship win. (AP Photo/Jenna Fryer)

Dec. 14, 2021 10:12 AM EST
NASCAR champion Kyle Larson and his wife, Katelyn, look out over Dubai from the Burj Khalifa skyscraper on Tuesday, Dec. 14, 2021. Larson attended his first ever F1 race as part of his weeklong visit to Dubai and Abu Dhabi during a vacation following his Cup championship win. (AP Photo/Jenna Fryer)

NASCAR champion Kyle Larson and his wife, Katelyn, look out over Dubai from the Burj Khalifa skyscraper on Tuesday, Dec. 14, 2021. Larson attended his first ever F1 race as part of his weeklong visit to Dubai and Abu Dhabi during a vacation following his Cup championship win. (AP Photo/Jenna Fryer)

Dec. 14, 2021 10:29 AM EST
NASCAR champion Kyle Larson talks to IndyCar driver Pato O’Ward on Sunday, Dec. 12, 2021 at Yas Marina Circuit before the Formula One season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. Larson attended his first ever F1 race and O’Ward drove him around the track in a McLaren. The visit was part of his weeklong visit to Dubai and Abu Dhabi during a vacation following his Cup championship win. (AP Photo/Jenna Fryer)

NASCAR champion Kyle Larson talks to IndyCar driver Pato O’Ward on Sunday, Dec. 12, 2021 at Yas Marina Circuit before the Formula One season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. Larson attended his first ever F1 race and O’Ward drove him around the track in a McLaren. The visit was part of his weeklong visit to Dubai and Abu Dhabi during a vacation following his Cup championship win. (AP Photo/Jenna Fryer)

Dec. 14, 2021 10:07 AM EST
NASCAR champion Kyle Larson talks to Gunther Steiner, head of Haas F1, on Sunday, Dec. 12, 2021 at Yas Marina Circuit before the Formula One season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. Larson attended his first ever F1 race as part of his weeklong visit to Dubai and Abu Dhabi during a vacation following his Cup championship win. (AP Photo/Jenna Fryer)

NASCAR champion Kyle Larson talks to Gunther Steiner, head of Haas F1, on Sunday, Dec. 12, 2021 at Yas Marina Circuit before the Formula One season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. Larson attended his first ever F1 race as part of his weeklong visit to Dubai and Abu Dhabi during a vacation following his Cup championship win. (AP Photo/Jenna Fryer)

Dec. 14, 2021 10:09 AM EST