Lando Norris became the 2025 Formula 1 world champion
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Lando Norris won the 2025 F1 driver's championship despite finishing behind both Max Verstappen and Oscar Piastri at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. Verstappen won the race from pole position, with Piastri — who overtook Norris in the early stages — finishing second.
After years of lackluster, sometimes boring, ends to the past few F1 seasons, fans are going to be treated to sports cinema in Yas Island, as Max Verstappen, Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri all have a shot at winning the drivers’ championship.
Lando Norris still has the inside line to win the Formula 1 Drivers' Championship, but mistakes could allow Verstappen or Piastri to snatch the title in the final race.
The 2025 Formula 1 season came to an end last weekend. Lando Norris of McLaren took home the season championship. The 26-year-old driver took home the season title, as Max Verstappen wins Abu Dhabi Grand Prix in the final race of the season.
BBC Sport looks back at previous occasions when three drivers have gone into the final race of the season with a chance of winning the F1 title.
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The Abu Dhabi Grand Prix will be F1's first title decider in years. Lando Norris, Max Verstappen and Oscar Piastri can all win the ultimate trophy in the 2025 finale.
Lando Norris won his first F1 world title despite Max Verstappen finishing first in the season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. Norris needed a podium finish to secure his maiden world championship and came home in P3 after his McLaren teammate Oscar Piastri passed him on the first lap.
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Follow for all live updates from the final F1 race of the season happening at the Yas Marina Circuit on Sunday, with Max Verstappen, Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri battling it out for the driver's title.