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FILE: Formula One drivers Carlos Sainz and Lando Norris. (PHOTO: F1)

'Norris doesn't follow typical stereotypes, showed the world you don't need to be bad*** to become champion': Carlos Sainz showers praise on former teammate

December 08, 2025 12:16 pm

Norris is the first McLaren driver to have won the title since Lewis Hamilton in 2008.

With 423 points, McLaren's Lando Norris pipped Red Bull Racing's Max Verstappen to be crowned 2025 F1 World Champion. (PHOTO: AP)

Full list of Formula One World Champions since 1950 after Lando Norris takes 2025 crown

December 08, 2025 1:14 am

McLaren's Lando Norris pipped teammate Oscar Piastri and Red Bull's Max Verstappen to become the Formula One World Champion of 2025.

Norris only needed to finish on the podium of the season-ending race to seal the victory and he finished third, behind teammate Oscar Piastri in second and race-winner Verstappen. (AP Photo)

Lando Norris wins his maiden F1 World Championship, becomes first McLaren title winner since 2008

December 07, 2025 9:34 pm

Norris only needed to finish on the podium of the season-ending race to win the title and he finished third, behind teammate Oscar Piastri in second and race-winner Verstappen.

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At Formula 1, it’s best car versus best driver

December 06, 2025 7:42 am

Verstappen’s ability to win races despite being in average machinery, to complete overtakes in the tiniest of margins, and shave crucial milliseconds off his qualifying laps has him fighting for a championship in which he had ruled himself out by the summer.

Red Bull Racing driver Yuki Tsunoda in picture. (PHOTO: REUTERS)

F1: 'No regrets about Red Bull move,' says Yuki Tsunoda after 2026 snub

December 05, 2025 12:38 am

Japanese driver Yuki Tsunoda will move to test and reserve role in 2026 for Red Bull

McLaren drivers Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris in action. (PHOTO: AP)

'I don't want to ask... it’s up to Oscar if he would allow it’: Norris on Piastri for potential title-winning favour at Abu Dhabi GP

December 04, 2025 11:08 pm

Norris has 408 points and leads Verstappen (396) by 12 points and teammate Piastri (392) by 16 points.

Isack Hadjar to partner Max Verstappen in 2026 as Lindblad arrives in F1

December 02, 2025 11:08 pm

Frenchman Hadjar, 21, has made a big impression in his debut season with sister team Racing Bulls including taking his first podium with third place in the Dutch Grand Prix at the end of August.

Red Bull driver Max Verstappen celebrates in front of second-placed McLaren driver Oscar Piastri after winning the Qatar Grand Prix, in Lusail.(AP Photo)

Max Verstappen wins Qatar GP as F1 title fight with Norris and Piastri goes to final race

December 01, 2025 1:19 am

All three title contenders have won seven races this season. Verstappen is aiming for a fifth straight F1 title, with Piastri and Norris chasing their first.

McLaren driver Lando Norris of Britain gets a pit stop during the first qualifying session at the Lusail International Circuit ahead of the Qatar Formula One Grand Prix, in Lusail, Qatar, Friday, Nov. 28, 2025. (AP Photo)

Formula 1: Lando Norris says he's relaxed despite lead thinning and Oscar Piastri, Max Verstappen just 24 points behind him

November 28, 2025 10:15 pm

Norris, who drives for McLaren, knows that the equation heading into this weekend's race at Qatar's Lusail track is simple: he will clinch the Formula 1 title if he scores at least two more points than Verstappen and Piastri across the weekend.