Lando Norris wins Abu Dhabi F1 GP as McLaren take first title since 1998

  • Max Verstappen and Oscar Piastri collide on first lap
  • McLaren now have nine constructors’ championships

The wait has been long and ­torturous for McLaren but by the close of a victory for Lando Norris at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix it was worth it as the team celebrated their first Formula One constructors’ championship for 26 years – opening perhaps a new era for the team, just as another came to an end for Lewis Hamilton.

The emotional import of the moment was writ large at McLaren but no less for a visibly moved ­Hamilton, who brought his career at Mercedes to an end with an exceptional comeback drive from 16th to fourth, bowing out with the same determined panache that has secured him unprecedented success with the team.

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LA Galaxy partied like it was 2014 but prepared for 2024 in MLS Cup victory

Original glamour club fell on lean times before it decided to adapt to a league that has changed beyond recognition

You can tell MLS has been around a while because on Saturday it held a nostalgia-soaked tribute event featuring two classic clubs.

The Los Angeles Galaxy and the New York Red Bulls? What is this, 2014? It seemed that way as Dejan Joveljić scored what proved to be the goal that won MLS Cup and celebrated with a wobbly Robbie: an unsteady homage to the cartwheeling Galaxy legend Robbie Keane. The Irish striker scored the decisive goal against the New England Revolution 10 years ago, the last time the Galaxy reached the final.

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