Lando Norris
McLaren
Mercedes
Red Bull
Ferrari
Williams
Racing Bulls
Aston Martin
Haas
Alpine
From Lando Norris’ emotional gratitude to Lewis Hamilton being blanked, here are every Formula 1 driver’s final radio messages of the 2025 season:
Lando Norris – McLaren
- 2025 World Championship position: 1st
- Abu Dhabi Grand Prix: 3rd
Will Joseph: “That’s it, mate, you are the world champion. World champion! Well done, mate, I am so proud.”
Lando Norris: “Oh s—. Thank you guys. Oh my god, you made a kid’s dream come true. Thanks so much, I love you guys. Thanks for everything, you deserve it. I love you, Mom. I love you, Dad. Thanks for everything. I’m not crying.”
WJ: “Me neither. Mate, you made all our dreams come true. Well done, I’m so so happy. I hate to be a little bit boring, but no burnouts. Or don’t…”
LN: “Thanks, Will. Thanks, Jarv. Thanks, other Will. Oh, we did it, guys. You said you’d cry if we didn’t win, but I hope you cry because we did. Thank you, everyone. McLaren, I love you all. Everyone back in the factory, everyone here at the track. Seven years to achieve this. I love you so much. Thank you, guys.”
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Max Verstappen – Red Bull Racing
- 2025 World Championship position: 2nd
- Abu Dhabi Grand Prix: 1st
Gianpiero Lambiase: “Max, you have given everything. You can be proud of that, mate. Hold your head up high.”
Max Verstappen: “Congrats guys, what a comeback in the second half of the season, we can be really, really proud of that. So, don’t be too disappointed. I’m definitely not disappointed. I’m really proud of everyone for not giving up. Keep pushing, never giving up, believing in making it a success again, even when it was really difficult.
Laurent Mekies: Well done, Max. You dominated that one, once again, from beginning to the end. Dominated that one, and finished in style. You took us through an incredible ride for this second part of the year. Very, very thankful, and we’ll try even harder next [year]. Thanks, Max.
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Oscar Piastri – McLaren
- 2025 World Championship position: 3rd
- Abu Dhabi Grand Prix: 2nd
Tom Stallard: “Good job, Oscar. Obviously, that means Lando is the world champion.”
Zak Brown: “Oscar, what a season. What a season! You’re a star. Seven wins, we love you. We’ll do it again next year. Thank you, Oscar, for everything you’ve done, what a year.”
Oscar Piastri: “Yeah, thanks everyone. Well done to Lando, it’s been a great season trying to beat each other, so, congratulations. Well done to everyone in the team, fantastic season and yeah, thanks for all the work. Tried our best to get there, but yeah, it wasn’t quite to be. So, well done everyone. Thank you.”
TS: “Yeah, well done to you, Oscar, as well. To be honest, from where we were last year, the season you put together is pretty impressive. So, we go away, there are a few wounds to lick, and we’ll come back stronger.”
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George Russell – Mercedes
- 2025 World Championship position: 4th
- Abu Dhabi Grand Prix: 5th
Marcus Dudley: “Good job, mate. So P5, and that’s P2 in the constructors.”
George Russell: “Shame to finish the last race like that, but we got the job done.”
MD: “Yeah, got the job done. Thank you for everything this year, onwards and upwards to next year.”
GR: “Yeah, solid job. Thank you for all the efforts and yeah, let’s go again next year.”
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Charles Leclerc – Ferrari
- 2025 World Championship position: 5th
- Abu Dhabi Grand Prix: 4th
Bryan Bozzi: “Good race, well done.”
Charles Leclerc: “Good job, guys, and thanks for all the hard work this year. It’s not been an easy year, and I hope next year will be ours. Thank you for everything.”
BB: “Thank you, Charles. You drove well, as always.”
CL: “Lando is the world champion, right?”
BB: “Yes, confirmed. Lando is the world champion.”
CL: “Yeah, huge congrats to Lando and McLaren as well.”
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Lewis Hamilton – Ferrari
- 2025 World Championship position: 6th
- Abu Dhabi Grand Prix: 8th
Riccardo Adami: “And that’s a P8, that was a pretty good job out there, well done.”
Lewis Hamilton: “Long season, guys. Grazie a tutti. Thank you for your kindness. Really grateful for all the hard work, I’ll always fight for you guys. Always.”
LH: “Did you get that message?”
RA: “Yeah, we were talking. Thank you very much. It was awesome working with you and grazie mille.”
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Kimi Antonelli – Mercedes
- 2025 World Championship position: 7th
- Abu Dhabi Grand Prix: 15th
Peter Bonnington: “Okay, Kimi. So, that was our first season. So, 2025 is all done. That has been a solid, solid season, mate. Secured P2. Super happy in the garage.”
Kimi Antonelli: “Yeah, but I had no pace. It was not good.”
PB: “Yeah, today wasn’t one of our better showings, but we certainly had some really good races ahead of that, mate. So, it’s something to build on, but I think we’ve got a real firm foundation for next year.”
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Alex Albon – Williams
- 2025 World Championship position: 8th
- Abu Dhabi Grand Prix: 16th
James Urwin: “Okay, chequered flag, P16. It all bunched up right at the end. Great effort, well done. From my side, Alex, thank you for the massive contribution you’ve made to this team this year, from round one and beyond. Well done. You should be proud of yourself.”
Alex Albon: “Thank you, James. Yeah, thank you, everyone. Thank you, Grove. Thank you, team 23. You guys are amazing. Some ups and downs, but mostly ups and plenty to look forward to in the future. So thank you again, and get some rest, we all need it.”
James Vowles: “Well done, Alex. Thank you. It’s been a really, really great season with us finishing P5. Let’s go build on that for next year. There’s a lot more to come. I can’t wait.”
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Carlos Sainz – Williams
- 2025 World Championship position: 9th
- Abu Dhabi Grand Prix: 13th
Gaetan Jego: “Okay, chequered flag, that’s P13. Good one stop, you did really well. Thank you for this year, it was really a pleasure. I’m looking forward to next year, mate.”
Carlos Sainz: “Thank you, guys. Yeah, very good year. Congrats on that P5. A lot to build on from here. It’s been a pleasure. I’m enjoying myself a lot of racing for you. I think today we just didn’t have uh the pace as a team, but we can learn from it.”
James Vowles: “Thank you, Carlos, for an amazing first season together. I look forward to many, many more. P5, let’s go build on that next year.”
GJ: “And that’s Verstappen, Piastri, Norris for the race. Lando is the new champion.”
CS: “Good, congrats to Lando. Amazing.”
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Fernando Alonso – Aston Martin
- 2025 World Championship position: 10th
- Abu Dhabi Grand Prix: 6th
Andrew Vizard: “Okay, mate, that’s the flag. P6, well done. Really well done. That was P6 for you, and P9 for Lance in the end; he did get Bearman.”
Fernando Alonso: “Yeah, thank you, boys. That’s good to be the last race, both cars in the points. We will go back next year stronger. Thank you for the hard work, especially in these last six races. Thank you, everyone.”
AV: “Yeah, well done. You’ve done a lot of those races recently, outqualifying the car and then under pressure, but you handled it well. Hopefully, next year we’re just attacking.”
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Nico Hulkenberg – Sauber
- 2025 World Championship position: 11th
- Abu Dhabi Grand Prix: 9th
Steven Petrik: “I know this is a tough way to go into the offseason, but I just want to say thanks for the last 24 races. I’m looking forward to next year.”
Nico Hulkenberg: “Thank you, Steven. It’s been good. Just need to keep at it, keep working, try to get better every time. But yeah, thank you guys. Not a bad season and especially considering where the team came from last year. Well done.”
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Isack Hadjar – Racing Bulls
- 2025 World Championship position: 12th
- Abu Dhabi Grand Prix: 17th
Pierre Hamelin: “Okay, sorry we had no pace today, but let’s not focus too much on that one. Still remains a very strong rookie season.”
Isack Hadjar: “I lost my 10th place in the championship, so that p—– me off.”
PH: “Same for me. Yeah, a lot of understanding to do for this pace, not sure what happened out there. Anyway, once again, still very, very positive. It’s been a very strong season from your side. Good job. Very good.”
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Oliver Bearman – Haas
- 2025 World Championship position: 13th
- Abu Dhabi Grand Prix: 12th
Ronan O’Hare: “Well done, man. It’s a good season. You should be proud. Esteban P7.”
Oliver Bearman: “Good job anyway. Not the best first lap. I’m really proud of how far we’ve come this year. The second half has been one to remember. So that should give us all a really good feeling head into next year. Proud of you all and thank you.”
OB: “I’ve learned so much this year about myself as a driver, as a person. I’m really proud of how far I’ve come and how well we’ve managed to work together. This is a solid, solid foundation for the future. So, we can all be very proud.”
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Liam Lawson – Racing Bulls
- 2025 World Championship position: 14th
- Abu Dhabi Grand Prix: 18th
Ernesto Desiderio: “I know it’s not the way we want to finish the season, mate, but just the big thank you from my side and from everyone back here for the P6 and the super valuable points we collected through the year. We’ve gone through thick and thin, but with you, there’s always a chance. You’re a fighter, mate. Thank you very much.”
Liam Lawson: “Thanks, mate. Thank you for the good job, to everybody. Congrats on P6. Obviously, we achieved what we set out to do this weekend. So, yeah, well done. Thank you.”
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Esteban Ocon – Haas
- 2025 World Championship position: 15th
- Abu Dhabi Grand Prix: 7th
Esteban Ocon: “Thank you, Laura, for working alongside me for the whole year, and we go again in the next, even better.”
Laura Mueller: “Yeah, thanks, Esteban. And Faissal says thank you as well.”
EO: “Thank you, mate. All the best for your future.”
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Lance Stroll – Aston Martin
- 2025 World Championship position: 16th
- Abu Dhabi Grand Prix: 10th
Gary Gannon: “Chequered flag, Lance. Chequered flag. Awesome! What an amazing race. So great. Absolutely awesome, Lance. P9, bro.”
Lance Stroll: “If you would have stopped me on the lap earlier…”
GG: “I know, that’s on me. Lance, awesome, bro. Amazing. Great racing, you made some awesome moves.”
LS: “I hope you liked that last one.”
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Yuki Tsunoda – Red Bull Racing
- 2025 World Championship position: 17th
- Abu Dhabi Grand Prix: 14th
Yuki Tsunoda: “That penalty was stupid.”
Richard Wood: “Yeah, copy that, mate. Good job keeping your head down and fighting right to the very end. Okay, finishing order. Max P1, Piastri P2, Norris P3.”
Laurent Mekies: “Thanks, Yuki, for this season. I know you gave everything a big thank you for everything you have done and for having tried until the last lap.”
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Pierre Gasly – Alpine
- 2025 World Championship position: 18th
- Abu Dhabi Grand Prix: 19th
Pierre Gasly: “Thank you very much for this part, and I know we’re a bit of a pain with our strict diet, but you stuck with us, so thank you very much. That’s it. Let’s keep this car far away from my side next year, please. I don’t want to see it anymore.”
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Gabriel Bortoleto – Sauber
- 2025 World Championship position: 19th
- Abu Dhabi Grand Prix: 11th
Jose Manuel Lopez: “Gabby, I know it was a very frustrating race, but you did a fantastic job. Just putting this car in Q3 again, your fifth appearance there, and you have done a hell of a job this year with the car. It wasn’t easy at times, but you extracted the most out of it, 100%. You did a mega job this year.”
Gabriel Bortoleto: “Anyway, thanks everyone for the year. It was very special for me to be part of this team for the first year and I’m looking forward to seeing everything we can achieve next year together at the next ones. Thanks, everyone.”
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Franco Colapinto – Alpine
- 2025 World Championship position: 20th
- Abu Dhabi Grand Prix: 20th
Stuart Barlow: “That’s the chequered flag, chequered flag. Pick up reminder, please mate. It’s just a team instruction. We just wanted to be out of the way.”
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