Lando Norris Seals First F1 Title With Abu Dhabi Podium as Verstappen Wins Finale

Overview

• Max Verstappen won the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix ahead of Oscar Piastri, with Norris third to clinch the championship 423–421 over Verstappen, with Piastri on 410.
• McLaren had already secured the Constructors’ Championship and closed the year with its drivers first and third in the standings.
• Stewards reviewed an on-track exchange between Yuki Tsunoda and Norris; reports say only Tsunoda was penalized for defensive weaving.
• Norris, 26, was visibly emotional and thanked McLaren and his parents, calling the title the culmination of a long journey.
• Norris’s late-season surge, including wins in Mexico City and São Paulo, proved decisive and was widely framed as ending Red Bull and Verstappen’s recent run of dominance.