System 1 world champion Lando Norris has revealed his first vlog since successful the 2025 drivers’ championship. Providing followers of the motive force a well-earned recap, he lined what he felt as he introduced his McLaren to a third-place end at Abu Dhabi.
Within the video, Norris describes the week main as much as the season finale as being “the largest race of my life,” including that he “did not know how one can act” as he readied himself for a minimal third-place end that will permit him to win the championship, beating Pink Bull rival Max Verstappen and team-mate Oscar Piastri.
“It is just about each boy’s dream to win one thing, and if you’re so younger, you at all times hope or dream such as you need to win it in the future, however you by no means really assume you’ll be able to. We did it,” he instructed the digicam forward of the FIA prize-giving ceremony held in Uzbekistan.
“The week main as much as the largest race of my life… and I did not know how one can be. I did not know how one can act. I did not know the way I used to be meant to be.
“I did not know if I used to be meant to be actually excited or scared. I believed I would be fairly rattling nervous ‘trigger I do, I imply I get nervous each race, each qualifying, like at all times. That is a traditional factor. I believed it would be a bit too chaotic for me.
“However actually, getting within the automotive, I really felt fairly prepared. I felt very calm. Simply one other day within the workplace, I felt prepared. I nonetheless knew in my head, ‘that is it and the time had come.’”
The McLaren driver clinched his maiden F1 title at Yas Marina, ending behind each Verstappen and Piastri after a tense chase involving the Briton and Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc. However the 26-year-old had a lot extra to offer as he sailed his Woking equipment over the end line, securing the championship by two factors.
Lando Norris, McLaren
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“Felt like a traditional race, genuinely felt like a traditional race. However two laps to go, after which time begins to decelerate slightly bit. You begin pondering of each little screw, each bolt, each wire. I am imagining inside my automotive what every thing is doing.
“You are in that second of, ‘rattling what might go unsuitable ‘trigger every thing’s going proper’. Your thoughts begins pondering of those little issues. I simply began pondering of my first day in a go-kart. I used to be on a sort of mini tennis court docket and we put some slicks on the go-kart and I used to be simply performing some donuts and having some enjoyable.”
His dad and mom have been ready within the storage. His mum, Cisca Wauman, had tears in her eyes.
“Rapidly, I pictured my mother within the storage. That was the primary time, the primary second the entire 12 months I nearly began to grasp what was taking place – what was about to occur. And all I did was image the storage, image my dad and mom there, my brother, my sisters, all within the storage for the ultimate 4 corners.”
Describing the second as “unforgettable,” the motive force now sits alongside the likes of Michael Schumacher, Niki Lauda and Lewis Hamilton as an F1 champion.
“Thanks very a lot,” he says, extending his gratitude to his followers. “It has been a pleasure to characterize you, to do my greatest for you each single weekend. Thanks for being there for me. And I am going to go carry the trophy whereas I am pondering of everybody that is been a part of this journey collectively.”
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