The 26-year-old finished third at the Yas Marina Circuit, beating race winner Max Verstappen to the title by just two points.

An emotional Lando Norris broke down in tears before declaring he did it “my way” after he was crowned champion of the world in Formula One’s season-finale in Abu Dhabi on Sunday.

The 26-year-old drove into the history books by finishing third at the Yas Marina Circuit, and beating Max Verstappen, who won from pole position, to the title by just two points.

Norris’ McLaren team-mate Oscar Piastri finished runner-up and had to settle for third in the championship race.

Norris was in tears on his in-lap, his voice crackling over the radio, before he left the McLaren which carried him to glory, and shook hands with Verstappen and Piastri and hugged his mother, Cisc

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