6 Winners and 5 Losers from Abu Dhabi – Who ended 2025 on a high note at the season finale?

Lawrence Barretto picks out his winners and losers from the 2025 season finale in Abu Dhabi...

As Lando Norris partied hard on Sunday night to celebrate his first Formula 1 World Championship, many of his rivals left Yas Marina Circuit bound for a winter break wondering what might have been. Lawrence Barretto picks his winners and losers from the season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix...

Winner: Lando Norris

Lando Norris admitted he was a little nervous before Qualifying and again before the race but he showed little sign of that on track on either occasion.

The McLaren racer built a rhythm through Qualifying to end up on the front row next to closest challenger Max Verstappen and then ticked off his first target by getting through the first corner unscathed.

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6 Winners and 5 Losers from Abu Dhabi – Who ended 2025 on a high note at the season finale?

Winner: Lando Norris

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