ABU DHABI : Lando Norris delivered McLaren a first Formula One constructors' title since 1998 on Sunday and said next year was going to be his turn at the top.
Formula One F1 - Abu Dhabi Grand Prix - Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates - December 8, 2024 McLaren's Lando Norris celebrates after winning the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix REUTERS/Jakub Porzycki
Formula One F1 - Abu Dhabi Grand Prix - Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates - December 8, 2024 McLaren's Lando Norris celebrates after winning the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix REUTERS/Amr Alfiky "You all deserve this. Thank you so much. It's been a special year," said Norris over the team radio after taking the chequered flag.The 25-year-old expanded on that later in pre-podium comments - once he had told everyone that he and Brown were going to celebrate by getting"absolutely hammered" with the team."I made my mistakes this year, but I've learned a lot, and I've learned a lot from Max and my competitors around me.
"But the bigger picture of us winning a championship for the first time in 26 years, you wouldn't have thought that when you say the name McLaren.
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