{"id":209702,"date":"2025-12-07T20:41:16","date_gmt":"2025-12-07T20:41:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/12\/07\/lando-norris-clinches-first-f1-world-title-in-abu-dhabi\/"},"modified":"2025-12-07T20:41:16","modified_gmt":"2025-12-07T20:41:16","slug":"lando-norris-clinches-first-f1-world-title-in-abu-dhabi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/12\/07\/lando-norris-clinches-first-f1-world-title-in-abu-dhabi\/","title":{"rendered":"Lando Norris clinches first F1 world title in Abu Dhabi"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"byline\">\n<p>        <time itemprop=\"datePublished\" content=\"2025-12-07\" datetime=\"1765140076\" pubdate=\"\">7 December 2025<\/time>\n    <\/p>\n<p>Lando Norris has been crowned Formula 1 World Drivers\u2019 Champion for the first time in his career after securing third place in a tense season finale at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.<\/p>\n<p>                            <\/p>\n<p class=\"image-caption landscape\">Photo: Avalon<\/p>\n<p>The McLaren driver entered the showdown needing only a podium finish to seal the title, and he delivered under immense pressure, crossing the line behind race winner Max Verstappen and his team mate Oscar Piastri. The result was enough to confirm Norris as the sport\u2019s newest world champion, capping off a breakthrough campaign that has seen him rise from promising talent to the pinnacle of motorsport.<\/p>\n<p>After stepping out of his car, an emotional Norris said: \u201cIt\u2019s hard to put into words. This has been my dream since I was a kid. To finally call myself world champion is unbelievable. I owe everything to the team, my family, and the fans who\u2019ve supported me all the way.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The 26\u2011year\u2011old Briton becomes the first McLaren driver to win the championship since Sir <a href=\"https:\/\/www.femalefirst.co.uk\/lewis-hamilton\/\" class=\"exposure-link \" data-linktrack=\"LinkTracker,articleExposure,lewis-hamilton\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Lewis Hamilton<\/a> in 2008, ending a 17\u2011year drought for the iconic team. His consistency across the season &#8211; marked by multiple victories and regular podiums &#8211; proved decisive in edging out Verstappen and Piastri in the final standings.<\/p>\n<p>McLaren team principal Andrea Stella hailed the achievement as \u201ca historic moment for the team and for Lando,\u201d adding: \u201cWe\u2019ve worked tirelessly to get back to the front of the grid. This title is proof of what\u2019s possible when talent and determination come together.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\nThe Yas Marina Circuit provided a fitting backdrop for the climax of the season, with thousands of fans witnessing Norris\u2019 crowning moment. As fireworks lit up the night sky, the new champion celebrated with his crew, draped in the Union Jack and cheered on by a jubilant McLaren garage.<\/p>\n<p><!-- Pagination --><\/p>\n<p><!-- playbuzz --><br \/>\n<!-- end playbuzz--><\/p>\n<p><!-- \n\n<div data-cn-project=\"femalefirst\">\n    \n<\/div>\n\n --><\/p>\n<p><!-- Outbrain { date: 2018\/06\/08 } --><br \/>\n<!-- Outbrain { date: 2018\/06\/08 } --><\/p>\n<p>    <!-- Outbrain { date: 2018\/06\/08 } --><br \/>\n    <!-- Outbrain { date: 2018\/06\/08 } --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.femalefirst.co.uk\/celebrity\/lando-norris-clinches-first-world-title-abu-dhabi-1434241.html?f=rss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>7 December 2025 Lando Norris has been crowned Formula 1 World Drivers\u2019 Champion for the first time in his career after securing third place in a tense season finale at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. Photo: Avalon The McLaren driver entered the showdown needing only a podium finish to seal the title, and he delivered [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":209703,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[13208,7291,10099,13209],"class_list":{"0":"post-209702","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-make-up","8":"tag-lando-norris","9":"tag-lewis-hamilton","10":"tag-max-verstappen","11":"tag-oscar-piastri"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/209702","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=209702"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/209702\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/209703"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=209702"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=209702"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=209702"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}