Norris was keen to underplay the significance of Sunday’s title-decider but will need his McLaren team to execute an efficient weekend to stop Max Verstappen stealing a fifth world championship. Kieran Jackson reports from Abu Dhabi

Norris holds a 12-point lead over Verstappen heading into the final race of the season with Piastri also challenging for the title

Norris only needs a podium finish but championship deciders in 2010, 2007 and 1986 should serve as a warning shot to the Briton and give Max Verstappen and Oscar Piastri room for encouragement

Norris holds a 12-point lead over Verstappen heading into the final race of the season with Piastri also challenging for the title

With Lando Norris needing a podium to win his first title, it has been suggested that McLaren could instruct Oscar Piastri to allow his teammate through to claim the spoils, should the situation arise in Sunday’s decider

The F1 2025 season reaches a thrilling finale in Abu Dhabi, and our correspondent Kieran Jackson picks through the good, bad and ugly of an entertaining and dramatic year on track

Follow all the latest F1 news ahead of the season finale in Abu Dhabi as Red Bull announce their team for next season

The grid for 2026 is now complete with Red Bull finally confirming their two-team driver line-up on Tuesday

Lindblad has been promoted to an F1 seat at Red Bull’s sister team, Racing Bulls, for next season

Red Bull have revealed their driver line-ups for next season, with a British teen moving up to F1

Follow all the latest F1 news ahead of the season finale in Abu Dhabi as Red Bull announce their team for next season

Comments from Red Bull F1 personnel suggested Antonelli deliberately moved aside to allow Lando Norris through in the final laps of the Qatar Grand Prix

Comment: Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri missed out on victory in Qatar, with Verstappen’s unlikely win taking this unpredictable F1 title race to the finale in Abu Dhabi. For McLaren, it should never have got this nervy

Piastri was fuming after a McLaren strategy error cost him the race win in Qatar on Sunday night

Verstappen capitalised on a McLaren strategy blunder to win in Qatar and move up to second in the standings

Follow F1 reaction after Max Verstappen sets up tense finale in Abu Dhabi with Qatar win after McLaren make the wrong call

Verstappen capitalised on an early safety car to win the race in Qatar

F1 pundit Brundle is famous for his pre-race grid walks and amusing encounters with drivers and celebrities

The seven-time world champion, 40, could only qualify 18th for Sunday’s Qatar Grand Prix

Norris is still in a good position to claim a maiden title with only 50 points now on the table