I don't know if it has satisfied it's own ambitions (Sheik Makhtoum would no doubt say yes, publicly, at least) , but it has certainly met my expectations, and exceeded them.
This is no doubt partly due to the NZ team punching far, far above it's weight. But constantly close racing is always going to be entertaining.
I doubt we'll see such dominance from one team in the future, which will make the contest all the more exciting. The way the teams which struggled at the beginning of the season made up ground was very encouraging in this respect.
A very successful inaugural season, IMO.
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