Formulation 1 world champion Lando Norris has revealed his first vlog since successful the 2025 drivers’ championship. Providing followers of the driving force a well-earned recap, he coated what he felt as he introduced his McLaren to a third-place end at Abu Dhabi.
Within the video, Norris describes the week main as much as the season finale as being “the most important race of my life,” including that he “did not know the way to act” as he readied himself for a minimal third-place end that will permit him to win the championship, beating Crimson Bull rival Max Verstappen and team-mate Oscar Piastri.
“It is just about each boy’s dream to win one thing, and while you’re so younger, you all the time hope or dream such as you need to win it in the future, however you by no means truly assume you possibly can. We did it,” he advised the digicam forward of the FIA prize-giving ceremony held in Uzbekistan.
“The week main as much as the most important race of my life… and I did not know the way to be. I did not know the way to act. I did not know the way I used to be meant to be.
“I did not know if I used to be meant to be actually excited or scared. I assumed I would be fairly rattling nervous ‘trigger I do, I imply I get nervous each race, each qualifying, like all the time. That is a traditional factor. I assumed it might be a bit too chaotic for me.
“However in reality, getting within the automotive, I truly felt fairly prepared. I felt very calm. Simply one other day within the workplace, I felt prepared. I nonetheless knew in my head, ‘that is it and the time had come.’”
The McLaren driver clinched his maiden F1 title at Yas Marina, ending behind each Verstappen and Piastri after a tense chase involving the Briton and Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc. However the 26-year-old had a lot extra to provide as he sailed his Woking equipment over the end line, securing the championship by two factors.
Lando Norris, McLaren
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“Felt like a traditional race, genuinely felt like a traditional race. However two laps to go, after which time begins to decelerate a bit of bit. You begin pondering of each little screw, each bolt, each wire. I am imagining inside my automotive what all the pieces is doing.
“You are in that second of, ‘rattling what might go fallacious ‘trigger all the pieces’s going proper’. Your thoughts begins pondering of those little issues. I simply began pondering of my first day in a go-kart. I used to be on a type of mini tennis courtroom and we put some slicks on the go-kart and I used to be simply doing a little donuts and having some enjoyable.”
His mother and father have been ready within the storage. His mum, Cisca Wauman, had tears in her eyes.
“Impulsively, I pictured my mother within the storage. That was the primary time, the primary second the entire yr I nearly began to grasp what was occurring – what was about to occur. And all I did was image the storage, image my mother and father there, my brother, my sisters, all within the storage for the ultimate 4 corners.”
Describing the second as “unforgettable,” the driving force now sits alongside the likes of Michael Schumacher, Niki Lauda and Lewis Hamilton as an F1 champion.
“Thanks very a lot,” he says, extending his gratitude to his followers. “It has been a pleasure to signify you, to do my finest for you each single weekend. Thanks for being there for me. And I will go raise the trophy whereas I am pondering of everybody that is been a part of this journey collectively.”
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