Lando Norris dominates, no World Championship for Ferrari
The Formula 1 World Championship has è ended in the sign of Lando Norris who imposing himself in the Abu Dhabi GP gave a constructors title that McLaren had been missing for 26 years.
Bitter second place for Ferrari, despite a double podium finish: 2° Carlos Sainz, 3° Charles Leclerc, protagonist of a stunning comeback from 19th on the grid.
The Scuderia di Maranello recovered only 7 points to the leader, who came to the’final act with a reassuring booty of 21 lengths of advantage.
Also noteworthy is the sensational accident at the start between Max Verstappen and Oscar Piastri (costing the’Dutchman, already’sure of the drivers’title).
This is the final constructors’ standings:
1. McLaren 666
2. Ferrari 652
3. Red Bull 589
4. Mercedes 468
5. Aston Martin 94
6. Alpine 65
7. Haas 58
8. RB 46
9. Williams 17
10. Sauber 4
Instead, this is the final ranking of the World Drivers’ Championship:
1. Max Verstappen (Red Bull) 437
2. Lando Norris (McLaren) 374
3. Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) 356
4. Oscar Piastri (McLaren) 292
5. Carlos Sainz (Ferrari) 289
6. George Russell (Mercedes) 244
7. Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) 223
8. Sergio Perez (Red Bull) 152
9. Fernando Alonso (Aston Martin) 70
10. Pierre Gasly (Alpine) 42
11. Nico Hulkenberg (Haas) 41
12. Yuki Tsunoda (RB) 30
13. Lance Stroll (Aston Martin) 24
14. Esteban Ocon (Alpine) 23
15. Kevin Magnussen (Haas) 16
16. Alexander Albon (Williams) 12
17. Daniel Ricciardo (RB) 12
18. Oliver Bearman (Ferrari / Haas) 7 (6 in Ferrari and 1 in Haas)
19. Franco Colapinto (Williams) 5
20. Liam Lawson (RB) 4
21. Zhou Guanyu (Sauber) 4
22. Logan Sargeant (Williams) 0
23. Valtteri Bottas (Sauber) 0