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Lando Norris and McLaren collect their F1 trophies at FIA gala in Uzbekistan.
Lando Norris was officially crowned the 2025 F1 world champion at the FIA’s prize-giving gala in Tashkent.
He received the drivers’ world championship trophy from FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem.
Norris clinched his first world championship by finishing third at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, beating Max Verstappen by two points.
He became the first McLaren driver to win the championship since Lewis Hamilton in 2008.
Norris’s teammate Oscar Piastri, who finished third in the championship, also attended the ceremony.
McLaren’s team principal and CEO collected the constructors’ championship trophy for the team’s second consecutive win.
The real F1 world championship trophy had to be flown to Uzbekistan, so Norris had to wait to receive it.
