Lando Norris proud of the 'honest' way he won the 2025 title

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One world champion Lando Norris said he was proud to have won his first world title in his own way."That's one of the things that makes me most proud," the 26-year-old Briton said on Sunday after securing the championship with a third-place finish at the season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.

"I feel like I have just managed to win it the way I wanted to win it, which was not by being someone I'm not," the McLaren driver said.

"Not trying to be as aggressive as Max (Verstappen) or as forceful as other champions might have been in the past, I’m happy. I just won it my way — by being a fair driver, by trying to be an honest driver.

"At times, could I have been more aggressive and got off the brakes and had a few people over? I certainly could have done so, and maybe I need to do that in the future, but is that me? No. Is that the way I want to go racing? Is that me? It’s not."