Lando Norris wins F1 world title after third-place finish in Abu Dhabi

CHAMPION: McLaren driver Lando Norris celebrates winning the Formula One world championship after finishing third at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix (David Davies/PA)

Lando Norris has been crowned champion of the world after he finished third at Sunday’s season finale in Abu Dhabi.

Norris needed only to be in the top three at the Yas Marina Circuit to become the 11th driver from Britain to take the crown, and he duly obliged with an impressive drive – which even saw him face a stewards’ investigation for driving off the road when he passed Max Verstappen’s Red Bull team-mate Yuki Tsunoda.