McLaren played the conservative game with their leading driver as Lando Norris finished on the podium in the Abu Dhabi season finale and controls his own championship destiny.

Emily Ratajkowski, Katy Perry, Camila Cabello, and more stars flew out to Abu Dhabi for the 2025 Grand Prix. See all the looks from the Formula One event here.

Lando Norris won his first Formula One championship at Abu Dhabi's Yas Marina circuit on Sunday. The following charts the key moments of the title battle between the Briton, McLaren teammate Oscar Piastri and Red Bull's Max Verstappen.

AFP Sports looks at the winners and losers in the 2025 season which came to a tense end on Sunday with Lando Norris winning the three-way title showdown in Abu Dhabi:

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.

No Formula 1 driver puts pressure on his rivals quite like Max Verstappen. The Red Bull star did it to Lewis Hamilton in 2021 by winning his first title on the last lap of the season and preventing Hamilton from clinching a record eighth F1 title.

It’s one richest sports in the world but it still needs to adapt to the times. F1 is now trying to appeal to a younger fan base through deals with Netflix and Lego. Plus it's trying to break that lucrative US market with races in Las Vegas and huge broadcasting deals.

Lewis Hamilton is ready to put the 2025 Formula 1 season behind him as he looks to throw his phone "in the fricking bin" to disconnect during the winter break.