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Lando Norris claimed his maiden Formula One satellite drivers’ rubric successful Abu Dhabi connected Sunday (December 7, 2025), ending Max Verstappen’s four-year reign.
The Briton finished 3rd successful the season-closer down contention victor Verstappen and the different rubric challenger, McLaren teammate Oscar Piastri, to assertion the crown by 2 points.
Norris, successful tears connected the squad radio, said, “Thanks truthful much. I emotion you mum, I emotion you dad.”
“That was exciting, a small excessively exciting, awesome,” said McLaren squad main Zak Brown.
Norris becomes Britain’s archetypal satellite champion since Lewis Hamilton successful 2020 with this 13th drivers’ crown for McLaren.
The 26-year-old’s occurrence comes implicit fractional a period aft Emerson Fittipaldi claimed the British marque’s archetypal drivers’ rubric successful 1974.
A postulation of F1 greats followed - James Hunt (1976), Niki Lauda (1984), Alain Prost (1985, 1986, 1989), Ayrton Senna (1988, 1990, 1991), Mikka Hakkinen (1998, 1999) and Hamilton successful 2008.
McLaren, headed by squad main Andrea Stella and CEO Brown, secured back-to-back constructors’ titles successful Singapore past month.
Sunday’s (December 7) season-closer was the archetypal clip the rubric was decided by a contention involving much than 2 drivers since a four-way scrap astatine the last contention successful Abu Dhabi successful 2010.
