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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.

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.

McLaren drivers' Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris. (Photo: AP)

'We're not idiots': Lando Norris explains McLaren's 'fair team order strategy at Italian GP

September 08, 2025 7:21 pm

This resulted in Norris getting to 293 points, just 31 points away from Piastri's total, keeping the championship race open for both their drivers.

Formula 1: What has gone right for McLaren as they head to Belgian GP on top of drivers' and constructors' races?

July 22, 2025 9:35 pm

McLaren’s dream run of 2025 isn’t due to luck or a single innovation but to an amalgamation of a sweeping technical overhaul supported by strong leadership and trust in the sustained efforts of various team members.

McLaren duo Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris lead the Formula 1 standings in 2025 after Austrian GP. (Credit: AP)

F1 Standings 2025: Updated drivers & constructors Formula 1 leaderboard after Austrian GP

June 30, 2025 1:24 pm

Check the updated Formula 1 standings, updated drivers and constructors F1 leaderboard after Austrian Grand Prix.

Red Bull driver Max Verstappen of the Netherlands celebrates on the podium after winning the Italian Emilia Romagna Formula One Grand Prix, at the Enzo and Dino Ferrari racetrack in Imola, Italy, Sunday, May 18, 2025. (AP Photo)

F1: How Red Bull and Max Verstappen surprised McLaren at Imola GP

May 19, 2025 7:50 pm

Verstappen has been plagued with a slower car this season, one that had been slower than the McLaren’s until Imola.

McLaren driver Lando Norris' car is carried out of the track after crashing during the qualifying session ahead of the Formula One Saudi Arabian Grand Prix at the Jeddah Corniche Circuit in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, Saturday, April 19, 2025. (AP Photo)

Saudi Arabia GP: Lando Norris on why it's tough to win in Jeddah for McLaren

April 20, 2025 3:16 pm

The gap between McLaren, Red Bull and Mercedes is miniscule to say the least. The finest of margins and individual brilliance will determine the winner this time around.

Oscar Piastri started from pole to win Chinese Grand Prix. (AP)

Chinese Grand Prix, F1: Oscar Piastri wins; Norris gives McLaren 1-2 finish in Shanghai

March 23, 2025 3:08 pm

Chinese Grand Prix, F1: This is Oscar Piastri's third Formula One career win. He previously claimed wins at the Hungarian Grand Prix and Azerbaijan Grand Prix both in the 2024 season.

L-R: Mclaren's Oscar Piastri, Lando Norris and defending World Champion Red Bull's Max Verstappen after Australian Grand Prix qualifying. (Photo: AP)

Australian Grand Prix, F1: Lando Norris takes pole, leads McLaren 1-2 with Piastri in Melbourne qualifying

March 15, 2025 2:12 pm

Australian Grand Prix, F1: Lando Norris took the pole position, while his McLaren teammate Oscar Piastri is second. Max Verstappen is third in Melbourne GP qualifying.