LANDO NORRIS IS THE F1 WORLD CHAMPION! 2025 Abu Dhabi GP Recap | The Red Flags Podcast

The Red Flags Podcast

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4.6 • 796 Ratings

🗓️ 7 December 2025

⏱️ 112 minutes

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Summary

Abu Dhabi gave us chaos, catharsis, and a 2-point margin win. Lando Norris is your 2025 World Drivers’ Champion and the boys spiral through the emotional rollercoaster: Max Verstappen entering his zen era, GP getting emo, and Red Bull choosing diplomacy over Real Housewives of the Pitwall. We get into Oscar’s year and the papaya politics, the Yuki/Lando White Line Incident and the insane British bias on the broadcast, Max’s lost points and George Russell’s butterfly-effect sabotage, and cover MBS grabbing Lando’s hair on camera. Plus: the EmRata × Yuki cinematic universe officially becomes canon. PLUS, A HUGE THANK YOU TO ALL YOU VANKAHS WHO SUPPORT US FOR MAKING THIS SEASON SO UNREAL. WE LOVE YOU, VANKAHS!!!If you haven’t signed up yet, use bonus code DADDY and you’ll get up to a $1500 New Player Offer on your first wager with BetMGM!Get 20% off your Neuro order at https://neurogum.com/discount/VANKAH or use code VANKAH at checkout!Exclusive $35 off the Carver Mat Frame at https://on.auraframes.com/REDFLAGS. Promo Code REDFLAGSFor simple, online access to personalized and affordable care for Hair Loss, ED, Weight Loss, and more, visit https://hims.com/REDFLAGSChapters:- Lando Norris is your 2025 WDC!!!- The F1 WDC threesome- Yuki's controversial move- Abu Dhabi Race Awards- Is Max in therapy?- Zak Brown's hotline Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Think about cheese.
0:02.1	Make your thoughts cheesier.
0:04.2	Now add 100% chicken breast fillet,
0:06.3	Chipotle sauce and Amadea cheese melt.
0:08.3	And it's giving the new cheesy chicken stack at McDonald's.
0:12.4	Did we mention it's cheesy?
0:13.9	Cheese.
0:15.8	Availments at the 4th of Jan, 226 from 11 a.m.
0:18.1	Price and participation may vary.
0:19.2	Subject's availability.
0:20.6	Asalam ala-a-a-a-com, banker.
0:27.3	Lando Norris Hive, how we doing, bankers?
0:31.7	How we doing?
0:33.2	We're doing great.
0:35.0	We are doing great. We are doing great.
0:39.8	Yes.
0:41.0	Yes.
0:41.7	We always believe.
0:42.6	Both members of the Red Flaggs podcast, Matt and I, both members of Landau Hive are doing great because Lando Norris is our world.
0:54.2	Our boy. Is a world champion by two points, baby, two points.
1:02.2	A third place finish was all that he needed.
1:05.0	That's what he got.
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