Lando Norris received McLaren the constructor’s championship.
Norris received Sunday’s Abu Dhabi Grand Prix from the pole place forward of Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz and Charles Leclerc. McLaren entered the race with a 21-point cushion on Ferrari and Norris’ win was greater than sufficient to clinch the crew’s first constructor’s title since 1998.
Oscar Piastri began on the entrance row alongside Norris however was taken out within the first nook of the race by Max Verstappen. The four-time champion began fourth on the grid and tried to dive to Piastri’s inside on the opening nook. He didn’t make it and slid into Piastri’s automotive. The contact despatched each drivers spinning and resulted in a 10-second penalty for Verstappen.
Piastri fought his method again to tenth to attain a degree after getting a 10-second penalty of his personal for working into Franco Colapinto. That time for Piastri meant that McLaren received the title by 14 factors over Ferrari.
