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Lando Norris reveals shocking F1 championship regrets: could McLaren’s mistakes cost him glory?

Carl Harrison by Carl Harrison
December 7, 2025
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Lando Norris reveals shocking F1 championship regrets: could McLaren’s mistakes cost him glory?
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Lando Norris: The Heart-Wrenching Regrets of a Title Challenger on the Brink of Glory

As the engines roar to life at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, the stakes have never been higher for Lando Norris. The young McLaren star is on the cusp of achieving his dream of becoming an F1 champion, but he carries with him the heavy burden of regret from the tumultuous 2025 season. In a candid revelation that has sent shockwaves through the paddock, Norris openly admits, “I messed up,” reflecting on the critical moments that could derail his championship quest.

In the relentless world of Formula 1, titles can slip away in an instant, often due to seemingly minor missteps that resonate throughout an entire season. For Norris, the haunting memory of his crash with teammate Oscar Piastri at the Canadian Grand Prix looms large. “If I go back to Canada, probably being the most like ‘just put my hands up in the air—I messed up’. It cost me a good amount of points,” he confessed, highlighting the impact of that fateful race on his title ambitions.

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However, it’s not just his own errors that have plagued Norris this season. He has also faced challenges beyond his control, including McLaren’s disastrous double disqualification in Las Vegas and a disastrous strategic blunder in Qatar that allowed rival Max Verstappen to claw back into contention. With the championship title on the line this Sunday, these moments could prove pivotal.

In a gripping exchange with Sky Sports’ David Croft, Norris elaborated on the factors contributing to his potential title loss. “There’s always little things along the way. Of course, there are probably some more obvious ones from my side,” he stated, candidly acknowledging both personal and team shortcomings. He continued, “In China, I’ve been unlucky in qualifying. And then just some little things along the way. It’s probably like that for everyone.”

But can McLaren rise to the occasion in 2026? If Norris clinches the title in Abu Dhabi, the narrative of his mistakes may fade into the background. Yet, the shadow of McLaren’s blunders and their self-sabotaging tactics, often referred to as ‘papaya rules,’ will linger, signaling that the team has much to learn as they look ahead.

Norris did not shy away from addressing the areas where McLaren faltered this season. “There’s some other bits where at times, you get a bit unlucky, whether it was the DNF in Zandvoort or the disqualification. That’s not unlucky. That’s just not doing a good enough job as a team,” he remarked, pointing to the costly errors that have defined their season. “The disqualification in Vegas as well cost me a good amount of points.”

As the championship decider looms, Norris’s reflections serve as a stark reminder of the razor-thin margins that separate victory from disappointment in Formula 1. With the world watching, can Lando Norris overcome his past mistakes and seize the glory he so desperately seeks, or will the ghosts of 2025 haunt him into the next season? The answer awaits on the sun-soaked streets of Abu Dhabi, where every second counts and every decision could be the difference between a championship dream and a bitter reality.

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