Lando Norris will run the number ‘1’ on his McLaren next season as the sport says goodbye to the ‘4’ and welcomes the return of the ’33’, although Max Verstappen could yet change to ‘3’.

Norris won the World title in Abu Dhabi on Sunday, his P3 enough to ensure he took the title from race winner Max Verstappen by two points, ending the Red Bull driver’s four-year reign.

Lando Norris: It’s there for a reason

His championship success means Norris can, if he wants, put the number ‘1’ on his McLaren next season.

And it’s a decision that he easily made.

“It’s tradition,” he told Sky Sports News. “It’s there for a reason. It’s there because you can go and try grab it and you can work hard to try and get it.

“All of us as a team that gets to have a role in McLaren, or my car, will get to

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