Overview
- Lando Norris secured his first drivers’ crown in Abu Dhabi by two points over Max Verstappen after a three-way fight that included Oscar Piastri.
- McLaren dominated the constructors’ race, clinching the title with six rounds to spare and finishing well clear of the field.
- Verstappen won a season-high eight grands prix, cut a 104-point deficit to two, topped RaceFans’ Driver of the Year poll and multiple pundit lists, and led the unofficial sprint standings.
- Crash retrospectives highlighted Gabriel Bortoleto’s 57G São Paulo impact, Yuki Tsunoda’s dramatic Imola rollover and Lando Norris’s Jeddah qualifying crash, underscoring safety resilience as all walked away.
- Off-track roundups pointed to reported Red Bull upheaval, including claims Christian Horner was sacked, while Verstappen noted he attacked more as the team’s lone title contender.