Overview
- Max Verstappen won the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix with Oscar Piastri second and Norris third, giving Norris the championship 423–421, with Piastri third overall on 410.
- McLaren split strategies for its drivers in the finale, a move Red Bull team principal Laurent Mekies said constrained their responses and shaped the race.
- Yuki Tsunoda was penalized five seconds for forcing Norris off track as he defended for Red Bull, with Norris executing key passes to rejoin the podium fight.
- McLaren captured the constructors’ crown and its first drivers’ title since 2008, completing its first title double since 1998; Norris becomes Britain’s 11th world champion.
- Piastri, who led much of the season, finished third in the standings, while Verstappen’s late surge from a 104-point deficit delivered eight wins to Norris’s seven in a three-way decider.