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Max Verstappen Falls Just Short of a 5th Straight F1 Title After Stunning Comeback

On Sunday at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, Lando Norris clinched his first F1 title by finishing third, ending two points ahead of Max Verstappen.
Oscar Piastri led after the Dutch GP on Aug. 31, holding a 34-point edge over Norris and 104 points over Verstappen, but Norris's Brazil GP sprint win in early November pushed him 39 points clear of Verstappen with four races to go.
Verstappen's late-season surge included winning the Abu Dhabi race from pole position for a third straight race win, his season-leading eighth and 71st career victory.
After the race, Verstappen and Norris were all smiles watching highlights together in the cool-down room, and Zak Brown said `This Max guy is pretty hard to beat`.
Earlier in the season, McLaren teammates Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri contested the title while Max Verstappen rallied from more than 100 behind at Zandvoort.

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