McLaren again after 26 years of constructure champion-historical victory in Abu Dhabi!

McLaren again after 26 years of constructure champion-historical victory in Abu Dhabi!

The British racing team McLaren wrote history at the dramatic season finale in Abu Dhabi and secured the title in the World Cup for the first time in 26 years. It was a breathtaking race in which Lando Norris made his fourth victory in the 2024 season and thus secured the ninth title. The last triumph in the designer World Cup dated 1998 when McLaren still wore the dominance label with drivers like Mika Häkkinen. Now the British triumphed with a 10th place from Oscar Piatri, which was also shot in the first curve of Max Verstappen, and an impressive start-finish victory by Norris. Thanks to a 21-point advantage on Ferrari for the season finale, McLaren was well positioned, such as reported.

Norris, who started from the pole position, demonstrated nerve strength when the driver behind him, Charles Leclerc von Ferrari, stormed to a third place from the last row. With a lead of almost six seconds in front of the Spanish driver Carlos Sainz, Norris secured the victory and thus the design title for McLaren. "It feels incredible," said the 25-year-old after the race. "Ending the season is perfect," he added, before the solemn evening with McLaren boss Zak Brown. Piatri, who, despite his setback, ended the race in tenth place, also praised the team spirit: "I am proud to be part of this historical moment", like Sports.yahoo.com holds.

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McLaren racing chief Zak Brown said deeply about the team spirit after the race: "These were the worst two hours of my life, but it was great to win both the race and the championship." Andrea Stella, the team manager, was also praised: "It was an intensive race and Lando drove a perfect race." While the McLaren drivers fought for their points, the team was able to concentrate on the spectacular return to the top and at the same time opened a new record, since the period between the titles at 26 years is the longest in the history of Formula 1, like laola1.at reported.