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If you’re asked to help your teammate, you’ve got to do it: Former McLaren driver Button

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Four years on from the chaos and controversy of Abu Dhabi 2021, Formula One once again finds itself hurtling toward a season-defining showdown. But this time, the script is very different.

Max Verstappen, now accustomed to sealing titles with races to spare, arrives at the finale flanked on both sides by McLaren challengers. Lando Norris leads the standings, Oscar Piastri lurks just behind, and for the first time in years, Verstappen is the hunter rather than the runaway champion.

It’s the kind of high-stakes, three-way fight that the F1 last witnessed in 2010, when Fernando Alonso, Mark Webber, and Sebastian Vettel—the eventual winner—were firmly in contention ahead of the last race. Jenson Button, who witnessed that historic title race in Abu Dhabi as a competitor, knows exactly how pressure can twist a season’s final chapter. “It was an incredible title showdown in Abu Dhabi,” Button told select media ahead of Sunday’s finale. 

If you’re asked to help your teammate, you’ve got to do it: Jenson Button

NEW DELHI: Four years on from the chaos and controversy of Abu Dhabi 2021, Formula One once again finds itself hurtling toward a season-defining showdown. But this time, the script is very different. Max Verstappen, now accustomed to sealing titles with races to spare, arrives at the finale flanked on both sides by McLaren challengers. Lando Norris leads the standings, Oscar Piastri lurks just behind, and for the first time in years, Verstappen is the hunter rather than the runaway champion.

It’s the kind of high-stakes, three-way fight that the F1 last witnessed in 2010, when Fernando Alonso, Mark Webber, and Sebastian Vettel—the eventual winner—were firmly in contention ahead of the last race. Jenson Button, who witnessed that historic title race in Abu Dhabi as a competitor, knows exactly how pressure can twist a season’s final chapter. “It was an incredible title showdown in Abu Dhabi,” Button told select media ahead of Sunday’s finale.

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Verstappen crosses the line first to win the race, but his brilliant comeback has fallen just short as Norris secures third place, and the points needed to claim his first world title. Oscar Piastri is second on the night, but third overall. What a season, and what a moment for Lando Norris after a season full of twists, turns, pain and drama.

Here are the thoughts of Lando Norris’ mum, Cisca Wauman. “I’m emotionally drained – so happy for McLaren and all the fans. A lot of sacrifices – by the time he was eight, Lando and his brother Ollie were competing [in karting]. I feel like he missed a lot of childhood.”

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