Lando Norris’s victory within the UAE permits McLaren to win the Formulation One Constructors’ championship for the primary time since 1998.
Lando Norris has received the season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix to safe McLaren’s first Formulation One Constructors’ title since 1998 after teammate Oscar Piastri collided with Max Verstappen on the opening lap and completed tenth.
Carlos Sainz and Charles Leclerc have been second and third for Ferrari, the one group that would have overwhelmed McLaren to the championship on Sunday.
Seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton was fourth in his final race for Mercedes earlier than becoming a member of Leclerc at Ferrari subsequent season.
Crimson Bull’s Verstappen, who secured his fourth successive drivers’ title in Las Vegas final month, was sixth.
The victory was Norris’s fourth of the yr, and he finishes runner-up to Verstappen within the 2024 Drivers’ World Championship.
“Papaya on prime!” mentioned Norris on his slowdown lap after the race.
“Congrats to everybody. Unbelievable. So happy with you all. You all deserve this. It’s been a particular one. Subsequent yr goes to be my yr too.”
