The McLaren star claimed his maiden drivers' championship title at the FIA Awards in Uzbekistan, with Max Verstappen making a statement at the show.

Lando Norris celebrated winning the Formula 1 title at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, but you won't have seen any photos of him with the world championship trophy on Sunday night.

Lando Norris got himself in hot water after the newly crowned F1 champion let slip an expletive during his acceptance speech. The McLaren driver made the gaffe while collecting his championship trophy, having secured the crucial third-place finish he needed at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix to claim the title.

Lando Norris became the 35th driver to win the championship, but he was not awarded the official trophy in Abu Dhabi. A replica of the trophy was on the track before the final race of the 2025 season. Instead, the 26-year-old celebrated with his third-place trophy at the Yas Marina Circuit.

Lando Norris laid hands on the Formula One winner's trophy at a prize-giving gala in Tashkent on Friday as outgoing champion Max Verstappen stayed away due to illness but sent a congratulatory message to the Briton and McLaren.

Red Bull driver Max Verstappen sent a message to F1 2025 world champions Lando Norris and McLaren at the FIA prize-giving gala.

Lando Norris and his model girlfriend Magui Corceiro looked elated as they posed with his Formula One Championship trophy in Uzbekistan on Friday night. The 26-year-old made history on Sunday when he became the first British driver since

Lando Norris will finally get the chance to lift the Formula 1 World Championship trophy at the FIA Prize Giving gala on Friday evening but has been made to travel a long way to pick it up

Norris was presented with the Formula 1 drivers’ championship trophy at the FIA Awards, but not before a bizarre sequence.