Overview
- Lando Norris clinched the 2025 drivers’ crown by two points in a three-way finale with Max Verstappen and Oscar Piastri, while McLaren completed back-to-back constructors’ titles.
- Autosport’s Top 50 Drivers of 2025 ranked Verstappen first and Norris sixth, with Piastri seventh, highlighting divergent criteria from championship outcomes.
- The Mirror’s end-of-season awards named Verstappen driver of the year and McLaren team of the year, also praising Williams’ leap to fifth in the standings with 137 points.
- Fans criticized pundit top-10 lists shared by Sky Sports for omitting Norris from the top spot, reflecting frustration over perceived weighting of form versus results.
- RaceFans opened its annual Driver of the Year poll after a season that included Verstappen’s late surge of six wins in nine races, two victories for George Russell, and a podium-less year for Lewis Hamilton.