McLaren team boss Andrea Stella believes being able to fight a driver like Max Verstappen helped elevate Lando Norris' level. Norris was crowned world champion for the first time in his career at the 2025 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.

Lando Norris's championship win means Max Verstappen must give up the No. 1 in 2026. But how do Formula 1 drivers get their numbers in the first place?

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

Fanatics announced an exclusive multi-year global partnership with four-time F1 world champion Max Verstappen focused on e-commerce, licensed sports merchandise and trading cards, the latter including autographs, inscriptions and race-worn relics.

Four-time world champion Max Verstappen has reacted to losing out on his bid to make it five Formula 1 Drivers' Championship titles in a row after Lando Norris secured the crown in the final race of the season at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.

Verstappen won't be the only recent runner-up to miss the event. In 2021, after losing the title to the Red Bull racer in controversial fashion, Lewis Hamilton skipped the FIA's end-of-season event. The Brit was subsequently hit with a £43,800 (€50,000) fine for non-attendance.

Max Verstappen will not attend the FIA Prize Giving Gala on Friday where Lando Norris will receive his trophy for winning the Formula 1 world championship. Norris ended Verstappen’s dominance of the sport at last weekend’s Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, pipping the Red Bull driver to the title by just two points.