F1 NATION: Winning ‘the Lando way’ – how Norris became World Champion

F1 TV experts Jolyon Palmer and James Hinchcliffe join Tom Clarkson in the Yas Marina paddock for the latest episode of F1 Nation after Lando Norris was crowned Formula 1 World Champion for the first time.

He was 34 points adrift after round 15, so how did Norris complete such an incredible comeback in this title fight? Has he broken the mould in terms of what we imagine a World Champion to be like? And how will being World Champion change Norris?

You’ll hear reaction from the man himself, as he talks about turning his “struggles into strengths” and winning this title “the Lando way”. His race engineer Will Joseph also joins the pod to discuss how they overcame a challenging first half of the season and where they go from here.

On the other side of the garage, Oscar Piastri came home in P2 but fell short of the title by 13 points. Why did Piastri lose out after leading the championship for most of the season? What does he need to work on to take the next step? And is there a chance that the Australian will become second favourite at McLaren now that Norris has a title to his name?

Max Verstappen won the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix for his eighth race win of the season, but misses out on what would have been a fifth title in a row by just two points.

Could Verstappen and Red Bull have done anything differently to put more pressure on McLaren in this race? Has this been Verstappen’s best season in Formula 1? And will Red Bull’s transformation in the second half of the year give the Dutchman more reason to commit his long-term future to the team?

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