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Max Verstappen would have been F1 champion

Max Verstappen doubles down on Lando Norris dig: 'It's just a fact'

Max Verstappen and Lando Norris couldn’t seem to resist exchanging blows outside of the race track. Norris edged Verstappen in the 2025 Drivers’ Championship by two points.

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Max Verstappen apologizes as Lando Norris receives F1 drivers' championship trophy

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Lando Norris dethrones Max Verstappen as F1 champion

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Zak Brown Goes Unfiltered at McLaren Party With Lando Norris, Oscar Piastri

McLaren CEO Zak Brown is not known for mincing words, and that reputation was on full display during the team’s Christmas party, where his candid remarks to world champion Lando Norris and teammate Os...

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Max Verstappen would have won F1 world title if Christian Horner was sacked earlier, claims outgoing Red Bull chief

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F1 rule changes announced as Lando Norris and Lewis Hamilton learn new 2026 regulations

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Max Verstappen Wins the Battle, Norris Wins the War and Formula 1 Has a New First-Time Champion

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.

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McLaren's Lando Norris wins first F1 title at season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix

Red Bull driver and defending champion Max Verstappen won the race with Norris placing third, which allowed Norris to finish two points ahead of Verstappen in the season-long standings.

Lando Norris lost the battle, but won the war. Plus: Grading drivers’ title predictions, in hindsight

But Norris won the championship by two points over Verstappen and 13 points over Piastri. Norris just needed a podium finish to clinch the title, and he got it. Verstappen won the battle (the race) but lost the war (the championship).