Norris, 26, finished third in Sunday’s Abu Dhabi Grand Prix on a two-stop strategy behind race winner Max Verstappen and his McLaren teammate, Oscar Piastri. Norris entered the race with the ability to finish third and clinch the title no matter what Verstappen and Piastri did.

Lando Norris finishes third in the Decider in the Desert to beat Max Verstappen and Oscar Piastri to the F1 Drivers Championship; Norris is first McLaren world champion in 17 years and the 11th British driver to claim the crown;

Lando Norris won his first Formula One championship at Abu Dhabi's Yas Marina circuit on Sunday. The following charts the key moments of the title battle between the Briton, McLaren teammate Oscar Piastri and Red Bull's Max Verstappen.

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Vettel was always the outside bet. He’d become F1’s youngest race winner in 2008, aged 21, but the pressure of his first championship fight through 2010 had tolled at points with some on-track errors. At no point had he led the standings, and it was only thanks to a late-season surge with wins in Japan and Brazil that he’d stayed in the hunt.

A thrilling Formula 1 season ends on Sunday in Abu Dhabi with precisely the kind of showdown race fans want to see: three drivers in title contention and the championship leader under mounting pressure.