We have our champion. Exciting, perhaps not; tense, most certainly. Lando Norris was on top of the world in Abu Dhabi, but who else was all smiles?

This is the end. Hold your breath and count to ten… Formula One’s first title decider since 2021 is finally upon us. Somehow the world’s fastest circus arrives in Abu Dhabi with three drivers still in contention, the first such occasion since 2010.

The 2025 Qatar Grand Prix was marked by a unique tyre regulation and a curious McLaren strategy call, but who won out and who didn’t?

Exceptionally high demands on Pirelli tyres at the Lusail International Circuit forced Formula One’s tyre supplier to implement a one-off regulation, with drastic consequences for the title battle.