Winning ‘the Lando way’: how Norris became World Champion - with Will Joseph, Jolyon Palmer + James Hinchcliffe
F1 Nation
Formula 1
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🗓️ 8 December 2025
⏱️ 57 minutes
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Summary
He was 34 points adrift after round 15, so how did Lando complete such an incredible comeback in this title fight? Has he broken the mould in terms of what we imagine a World Champion to be like? And how will being champion change Lando?
You’ll hear reaction from the man himself, as he talks about turning his ‘struggles into strengths’ and winning this title 'the Lando way’. His race engineer Will Joseph also joins the pod to discuss how they overcame a challenging first half of the season and where they go from here.
On the other side of the garage, Oscar Piastri came home in P2 but fell short of the title by 13 points. Why did Oscar lose out after leading the championship for most of the season? What does he need to work on to take the next step? And is there a chance that Oscar will become second favourite at McLaren now that Lando has a title to his name?
Max Verstappen won the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix for his eighth race win of the season, but misses out on what would have been a fifth title in a row by just two points. Could Max and Red Bull have done anything differently to put more pressure on McLaren in this race? Has this been Max’s best season in Formula 1? And will Red Bull’s transformation in the second half of the year give Max more reason to commit his long-term future to the team?
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| 0:00.0 | Lando Norris is the Formula One world champion. |
| 0:07.0 | Norris wins the title in 2025. |
| 0:12.0 | To call yourself the champion, you have to still be standing by the end of the fight. |
| 0:20.0 | After 24 rounds, it's Lando Norris who takes his first world championship. |
| 0:28.6 | It's the promised land for Lander. |
| 0:32.6 | Oh my God, you made a kid's dream true. Thanks so much. |
| 0:39.1 | I love you guys. |
| 0:40.0 | Thanks for everything. |
| 0:41.2 | You deserve it. |
| 0:43.7 | I love you, Mom. |
| 0:44.6 | I love you, Dad. |
| 0:45.8 | Thanks for everything. |
| 0:48.8 | I'm not crying. |
| 0:59.2 | What a magical moment for Lando Norris, etching his name into the Formula One history books forever. |
| 1:02.7 | I'm Tom Clarks and this is F1 Nation. |
| 1:09.9 | And joining me in the Asmarina Paddock to reflect on an incredible finale to this thrilling championship fight. Our F1 TV experts, former Renault driver Jolian Palmer and six-time IndyCar race winner James Hinchcliffe. |
| 1:17.5 | We're at McLaren. |
| 1:18.8 | The tables are sticky from a little bit of spilt champagne. |
| 1:22.0 | People are still hugging each other all around us. |
| 1:25.2 | Team Lando is jubilant and so they might be because he did everything right |
| 1:30.2 | today, didn't he? It was a really good drive at a time when the pressure, I thought it was just |
| 1:35.5 | unimaginable pressure when he was lining up on the grid. The tension of not lining up at the front, |
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