Ferrari piled on the pressure as Charles Leclerc produced a stunning recovery drive to join Carlos Sainz on the podium, but Lando Norris' win was enough to secure glory for McLaren
Lando Norris banished the pain of his failed driver' title bid with a constructors' championship-clinching drive to victory at Yas Marina.
Elsewhere, there was joy for Alpine as they secured sixth place in the standings with another impressive Pierre Gasly performance. The Frenchman finished seventh, one place ahead of Nico Hulkenberg who drove superbly all weekend but it wasn't quite enough for Haas. And soon Piastri got on the wrong side of the stewards himself and was forced to wait in his pit box for 10 seconds on his visit to the pits after hitting into the back of Franco Colapinto's Williams under the virtual safety car. Also having a tough time was Hamilton who, shortly after being overtaken by the RB of Liam Lawson, reported over the radio: "I've got no pace mate, got no pace.
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