McLaren win their first F1 constructors’ championship since 1998 with a decisive Lando Norris victory in season finale
By holding off main competitor Ferrari in the season's last race, McLaren secured the Formula 1 manufacturers' title on Sunday for the first time in almost 25 years.
Lando Norris's resounding lights-to-flag victory in Abu Dhabi gave the legendary British team its first championship since Mika H. Kinen, a former McLaren driver, won one of his two driver's titles in 1998.
Congratulations to all of you! Amazing. Bravo to all of you. I'm really proud of everyone. After taking the checkered flag, Norris exclaimed over team radio, "You all deserve this." It will also be my year next year.
It was also a victory for McLaren's cheerful and media-friendly American CEO, Zak Brown, who took over the team's transformation from a struggling midfield squad in 2018. In addition to bragging rights, the co...