New Delhi, Dec. 7 -- A tearful Lando Norris lifted his first Formula One Championship on Sunday with a third-place finish in the season's final race in Abu Dhabi, ending Max Verstappen's four-year reign.

Despite his third-placed finish, 26-year-old Norris finished the season with 423 points to Verstappen's 421, becoming Britain's 11th Formula One world champion.

The British-born F1 driver along with Oscar Piastri also helped McLaren secure this season's constructor's championship, marking the first time since 1998 that McLaren won both the drivers' and constructor's titles.

"I've not cried in a while. I didn't think I would cry but I did," a tearful Norris overcome by emotions told the media in a post-race interview.

"It feels amazing...