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Lando Norris is on top of the world.

Norris finished in third place at Formula 1’s Abu Dhabi Grand Prix on Sunday night, but managed to do enough to hang on to the Drivers’ World Championship. He finished two points ahead of Max Verstappen and 13 points ahead of fellow McLaren teammate Oscar Piastri.

Norris was in tears as he credited his family and his McLaren team on helping him get through a “long journey.”

“It feels amazing. I now know what Max feels like a little bit,” Norris said. “… I’ve enjoyed it. It’s been a long year, but we did it. I’m so proud of everyone.”

He’s the 35th driver to win an F1 World Championship. The standings got real tight down the end of the season. Norris won the first race of the season, but Piastri captured f

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