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Lando Norris will run the No.1 on his car in 2026 after winning this year's drivers' championship at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.

Lando Norris said he celebrated winning his first Formula 1 world championship until six in the morning and ended his historic night with a McDonald's.

Carlos Sainz praised his former teammate Lando Norris' championship victory, saying it was proof "you can be a world champion being a nice guy."

Zak Brown is "convinced" that beaten 2025 title hopeful Oscar Piastri will not only be a world champion in the future, but he will be one with his McLaren team.

Long-time Red Bull advisor Helmut Marko's future with the company's F1 team is unclear going into 2026, with paddock rumours suggesting a retirement is imminent.

Lando Norris doubted himself as a title contender earlier this year. Now, as the curtain falls on the F1 season, he can call himself a world champion.

Lando Norris said he started to shake in the final corners of the last lap of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.

Max Verstappen refused to blame his road-rage with George Russell at this season's Spanish Grand Prix for costing him a fifth consecutive world championship.

Oscar Piastri said he has "learned a lot" this year and gave it "absolutely everything" in the three-way fight for the Formula 1 world championship.

ESPN's Laurence Edmondson and Nate Saunders take a look at the highs and lows of Lando Norris' maiden championship campaign.