Overview
- Max Verstappen took victory at Yas Marina yet finished two points shy in the final standings.
- McLaren divided tyre plans, starting Oscar Piastri on hards to stretch stints and limit Red Bull’s options, a move Red Bull acknowledged surprised them.
- FIA stewards gave Yuki Tsunoda a five-second penalty for weaving and ruled Norris was forced off track, so no track-limits penalty applied.
- Piastri finished second in Abu Dhabi and third overall after leading large portions of the season.
- McLaren ended its 17-year drivers’ title drought and added a second straight constructors’ championship.