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Lando Norris soaked up the pressure of a nervy Abu Dhabi Grand Prix to finish on the podium and in turn secure the F1 Drivers’ Championship for the first time – following rivals Max Verstappen and Oscar Piastri home.

Oscar Piastri looked in fighting form during the opening lap of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, with the Australian making a bold overtake on team mate Lando Norris to move up into P2.

Max Verstappen confidently held onto the lead of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix as championship leader Lando Norris was relegated to third following an extraordinary overtake by his teammate Oscar Piastri.

Joshua Duerksen claimed victory in the Yas Marina Feature Race for AIX Racing for the second season running.

The full official starting order for Sunday's 2025 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.

Live coverage of Sunday's Formula 1 Etihad Airways Abu Dhabi Grand Prix 2025.

Carlos Sainz congratulated his former McLaren team-mate Lando Norris for claiming his first drivers' championship title.
The Spanish driver partnered Norris at McLaren when they both joined the team together in 2019 before Sainz moved to Ferrari in 2021. The driver duo quickly became a fan favourite, assuming the title "Carlando".
The Williams driver made a point of making his way onto the ...Keep reading

Lando Norris has become Formula 1’s newest world champion with third place in the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix finale, taking the title by two points from Max Verstappen.
The British driver just needed a top-three finish to take the title in the 2025 decider, and duly secured it at the Yas Marina track with third place behind Verstappen and McLaren team-mate Oscar Piastri.
Norris becomes the 11th ...Keep reading

Lando Norris escaped sanction for his off-track overtake on Yuki Tsunoda in Formula 1’s title-deciding Abu Dhabi Grand Prix because the stewards deemed him to have been “forced off”.
As expected, Red Bull made Tsunoda’s opening stint as long as possible so that he could potentially hinder the McLaren cars after their initial pitstops, with team-mate Max Verstappen still in contention ...Keep reading

F1 world champion Lando Norris has long seemed destined for the top of his sport, as key figures who worked with him through the junior categories tell BBC Sport.

F1 world champion Lando Norris has long seemed destined for the top of his sport, as key figures who worked with him through the junior categories tell BBC Sport.

F1 world champion Lando Norris has long seemed destined for the top of his sport, as key figures who worked with him through the junior categories tell BBC Sport.

F1 world champion Lando Norris has long seemed destined for the top of his sport, as key figures who worked with him through the junior categories tell BBC Sport.

F1 world champion Lando Norris has long seemed destined for the top of his sport, as key figures who worked with him through the junior categories tell BBC Sport.

F1 world champion Lando Norris has long seemed destined for the top of his sport, as key figures who worked with him through the junior categories tell BBC Sport.

F1 world champion Lando Norris has long seemed destined for the top of his sport, as key figures who worked with him through the junior categories tell BBC Sport.

McLaren's Lando Norris wins his first Formula 1 drivers' championship by finishing third in the season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.

Lando Norris paid a tearful tribute to McLaren and his family after claiming his first drivers' championship.
After a tense Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, Norris crossed the line in third behind race winner Max Verstappen and his team-mate Oscar Piastri in second, which was enough to take the title.
"Oh, God. I've not cried in a while. I didn't think I would cry, but I did," he told David Coulthard ...Keep reading

Lando Norris won the 2025 Formula 1 world championship after finishing third at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix finale, as Max Verstappen took victory over Oscar Piastri.
Norris only needed to secure a top-three result to secure the championship, having started the race 12 points clear of Verstappen. And, although Norris lost a place to Piastri on the opening lap and thus came under heavy pressure ...Keep reading