ABU DHABI: Lando Norris is the Formula 1 title favorite ahead of a three-way decider in Abu Dhabi — which also means he has the most to lose. He and teammate Oscar Piastri are each looking to win their first title, but Norris saw his comfortable 24-point lead entering last week’s Qatar Grand Prix whittled down to 12 by the end of it as Red Bull’s Max Verstappen surged back into the fight. “Of course, I have the most to lose because I am the one at the top,” Norris said Thursday. “I’ll do my best to stay there till the end of the year, a few more days.

BBC Sport F1 correspondent Andrew Benson looks at the key factors that may decide where the 2025 drivers' title is won and lost.

Max Verstappen can win a fifth straight world title but will need to overcome McLaren's Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri.