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Max Verstappen would have been F1 champion

Max Verstappen doubles down on Lando Norris dig: 'It's just a fact'

Max Verstappen and Lando Norris couldn’t seem to resist exchanging blows outside of the race track. Norris edged Verstappen in the 2025 Drivers’ Championship by two points.

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Max Verstappen apologizes as Lando Norris receives F1 drivers' championship trophy

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Lando Norris dethrones Max Verstappen as F1 champion

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Lando Norris Offered Chance to Drive for 'Different Team' After F1 victory

Newly crowned Formula 1 world champion Lando Norris has been offered to drive for a different team ahead of 2026.

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Helmut Marko: ‘Max Verstappen would have been F1 champion if Christian Horner was dismissed earlier’

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The Reason Max Verstappen Is Number 1 (And How F1 Drivers Get Their Numbers)

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Max Verstappen Wins the Battle, Norris Wins the War and Formula 1 Has a New First-Time Champion

McLaren played the conservative game with their leading driver as Lando Norris finished on the podium in the Abu Dhabi season finale and controls his own championship destiny.

Lando Norris lost the battle, but won the war. Plus: Grading drivers’ title predictions, in hindsight

But Norris won the championship by two points over Verstappen and 13 points over Piastri. Norris just needed a podium finish to clinch the title, and he got it. Verstappen won the battle (the race) but lost the war (the championship).