Lando Norris wins the last victory of 2024 and Fernando Alonso finishes ninth
The British driver Lando Norris (McLaren) has claimed this Sunday the last victory of the 2024 Formula 1 season at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, in which the Spanish Carlos Sainz has said goodbye to Ferrari with a second place that, together To the third position of the Monegasque Charles Leclerc, the ‘Prancing Horse’ was not enough to snatch the Constructors’ World Championship from McLaren.
In his last race dressed in red, Sainz, who will race for Williams next year, put in a spectacular performance that, however, was not enough to neutralize the powerful pace of Norris’ car, which did not get to the top of the podium. from Singapore and is guaranteed to finish runner-up.
Meanwhile, Leclerc, the Briton’s only rival for second place overall, staged one of the biggest comebacks of the day, going from last position to third. Behind him came fourth, Lewis Hamilton, who in his last race with Mercedes before moving to Ferrari almost on the finish line surpassed his former teammate in the ‘silver arrows’, also British George Russell, who closed the ‘Top 5’. ‘.
The ‘Scuderia’ double was not enough to win the Constructors’ World Championship; Thus, he ends up with 652 points, compared to the 666 of McLaren, the new world champion.