ABU DHABI, Dec 9 : Lando Norris has an idea for a painting, one that would capture everything he saw and felt in the final laps before he became Formula One world champion.

The 26-year-old McLaren driver would hang it on his wall as a permanent record of what can only be described as an out-of-body experience as he headed for the chequered flag at Abu Dhabi's Yas Marina circuit on Sunday.

Speaking to reporters in a hotel room a day after the most momentous event of his life, Norris related how memories and sensations, and thoughts of family and friends, had played out like "the montage of my life" in his head.

The last two laps before crossing the line in third place, all he needed to secure the title, were the best memory of all.

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