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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.

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

Lando Norris delivers a champion's drive when it matters
'He's going to bottle it'. 'He's not mentally strong enough'. 'Max Verstappen's in his head'. Forget about it. When the pressure was it its very highest, Norris kept cool and did what he needed to do to claim a maiden world title.
Following a clean getaway Norris slotted in behind poleman Verstappen, while Piastri had less to lose and ...Keep reading

Racing deep into the night in Pensacola, Florida, 13-year-old Keelan Harvick became the youngest winner in the history of the Snowflake 125. He won the prestigious Pro Lade Model race in his first-ever attempt as well.
The event didn't go green until around 1:30am local time, with Luke Baldwin starting the race from pole position. Keelan, the son of 2014 NASCAR Cup Series champion Kevin ...Keep reading

Everything was going relatively well until it suddenly wasn’t for Pepe Marti in his Formula E debut on Saturday, driving for Cupra Kiro at the Anhembi Sambadrome street circuit.
The former Formula 2 driver misjudged a full course yellow call – triggered by Mitch Evans hitting the wall – and struck the back of both Antonio Felix da Costa’s Jaguar and Nico Muller’s Porsche with two ...Keep reading

Not for the first time, the title will be decided in showstopping fashion in the season finale, with Lando Norris, Max Verstappen and Oscar Piastri all still in the fight. It’s the third occasion that three or more drivers have been contenders going into the final round, but how did the first two unfold?