Overview
- RaceFans readers named Max Verstappen Driver of the Year with 55.8% of the vote, more than triple Lando Norris, after Verstappen won a season-high eight grands prix.
- RacingNews365’s rankings also placed Verstappen first ahead of champion Norris and Oscar Piastri, citing a 10-race podium run that included six late-season victories.
- Norris sealed the drivers’ championship by two points in Abu Dhabi, closing a three-way fight that featured Verstappen and Piastri.
- McLaren clinched the constructors’ title with six races remaining and finished 364 points ahead of second-placed Mercedes.
- Season reviews labeled Lewis Hamilton’s first Ferrari campaign a major disappointment with no podiums, while rookie Isack Hadjar drew praise for 10 top-10 finishes and a Zandvoort podium.