Lando: I drove at a level others could not match

LANDO Norris believes that he has performed at a level his rivals could not match this season having been crowned world champion for the first time.

- PHILIP DUNCAN

Norris celebrated becoming just the 11th driver from Britain to win a Formula One title at a glitzy after-party at the W Hotel, which sits on top of the Yas Marina Circuit where only hours earlier he realised his childhood dream.

Videos have already emerged of the 26-year-old West Countryman toasting his success by singing Queen’s We are the Champions and Neil Diamond's Sweet Caroline.

Norris was 34 points off the pace at one point this season, but fought back to end Max Verstappen’s run of four consecutive world titles.

Verstappen’s victory at the season finale was his eighth of the year - one more than Norris - and his sixth in the last nine races, but he finished two points behind his McLaren rival.