Lando Norris overcame a chaotic start for the team to convert from pole position and claim his fourth victory in one of the sport’s most competitive seasons.
McLaren navigated a tense start to win the constructors’ championship in the 2024 Formula One season finale at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix on Sunday.
McLaren entered the weekend with a 21-point advantage over Ferrari and sustained a slightly smaller margin by the race’s end. The British outfit ended the season with 666 points compared to Ferrari’s 652, while Red Bull settled for third with 589 points. The situation went from bad to worse for Piastri, who then earned a 10-second penalty of his own for running into the back of the Williams of Franco Colapinto. The pair of incidents effectively eliminated the 34-year-old Aussie from points contention for most of the evening until he climbed back up to 10th in the final five laps of the race.
Outside of the first three drivers was the Mercedes pair of Lewis Hamilton and George Russell, the former of which was racing for the final time with the Silver Arrows before joining Ferrari next season. Hamilton passed Russell on the final lap of the race to end his historic stint with the team on a high note.
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