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I did it my way, says Norris after winning first F1 title in Abu Dhabi
Gulf Today
|December 09, 2025
In the end, Lando Norris won the Formula One championship his way.
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The McLaren driver finished third, behind Red Bull's winner and title rival Max Verstappen and teammate Oscar Piastri, in the season-ending race in Abu Dhabi but that was only part of the story.
"I believe I won the championship this year my way -- by being a fair driver, by trying to be an honest driver," the Briton told reporters in a champion's news conference before the serious partying started.
Norris accepted other champions had been more aggressive, more daring, but he had done what he needed to do and had performed under pressure.
"My motivation is not here to prove I'm better than someone else. That's not what makes me happy," he explained.
"I'm not going to wake up tomorrow and go, "I'm so happy because I beat Max."
I honestly, deep down, don't care about that.
This story is from the December 09, 2025 edition of Gulf Today.
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