Formulation 1: Lando Norris wins Abu Dhabi Grand Prix to clinch constructor's title for McLaren

Lando Norris received McLaren the constructor’s championship.

Norris gained Sunday’s Abu Dhabi Grand Prix from the pole place forward of Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz and Charles Leclerc. McLaren entered the race with a 21-point cushion on Ferrari and Norris’ win was greater than sufficient to clinch the workforce’s first constructor’s title since 1998.

Oscar Piastri began on the entrance row alongside Norris however was taken out within the first nook of the race by Max Verstappen. The four-time champion began fourth on the grid and tried to dive to Piastri’s inside on the opening nook. He didn’t make it and slid into Piastri’s automobile. The contact despatched each drivers spinning and resulted in a 10-second penalty for Verstappen.

Piastri fought his manner again to tenth to attain some extent after getting a 10-second penalty of his personal for operating into Franco Colapinto. That time for Piastri meant that McLaren gained the title by 14 factors over Ferrari.

Leclerc began the race in nineteenth after a 10-place grid penalty for an engine change earlier than the race. He drove his strategy to eighth within the opening lap due to the collision between Verstappen and Piastri and one other tangle with Valtteri Bottas and Sergio Perez and labored his manner ahead from there.

Lewis Hamilton completed fourth in his ultimate race from Mercedes after beginning sixteenth. Hamilton was the one driver to begin the race on arduous compound tires — everybody else began on the mediums — and used the reverse technique to nice impact. He made an aggressive cross of teammate George Russell on the ultimate lap to maneuver from fifth.

Verstappen completed sixth and wasn’t an element after serving his penalty.

Norris’ win was his fourth of the season. Piastri gained two races because the workforce was essentially the most constant of anybody all season, particularly after breaking Verstappen’s early-season streak of dominance. Verstappen gained two races over the ultimate 14 Grand Prix of the season after scoring seven wins within the first 10 races.

Norris completed second to Verstappen within the driver’s standings whereas Leclerc was third and Piastri was fourth by simply two factors over Sainz after his second-place end. Sainz is being changed at Ferrari by Hamilton and is heading to Williams in 2025.

1. Lando Norris, McLaren

2. Carlos Sainz, Ferrari

3. Charles Leclerc, Ferrari

4. Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes

5. George Russell, Mercedes

6. Max Verstappen, Crimson Bull

7. Pierre Gasly, Alpine

8. Nico Hulkenberg, Haas

9. Fernando Alonso, Aston Martin

10. Oscar Piastri, McLaren

11. Alex Albon, Williams

12. Yuki Tsunoda, RB