India, Dec. 1 -- Nine months and 23 scintillating Grands Prix later, the 2025 Formula 1 season has arrived at a stage which very few could have predicted at the start. For the first time in 15 years, the paddock will witness a three-horse race in the final race of the year in Abu Dhabi come Sunday.

Despite trailing his McLaren teammate Oscar Piastri for 15 races, Lando Norris finds himself in pole position for the title going into the final weekend of the year, leading with 408 points. The Briton has been in superb form of late, overturning a deficit of 34 points to retake the championship lead after six long months.

Irrespective of where his challengers, Australia's Piastri and Dutchman Max Verstappen finish on Sunday, the 26-year-old ...