JONATHAN McEVOY IN ABU DHABI: Serenity, dependability? Who ever said they weren't Lando Norris's middle names? Or thought he might choke on the biggest day of his life?
Norris, 26, has been on and off with Corceiro for two years but they were loved up in Abu Dhabi just moments after the Brit was confirmed as champion by the barest of margins.
The Bristol-born driver is the first British champion of the sport since his idol Lewis Hamilton won the last of his seven titles in 2020 and cut an emotional figure when his title was confirmed.
JONATHAN McEVOY IN ABU DHABI: But can Verstappen make such black arts work for him? You wonder? Think how Norris felt last night as he left the McLaren hospitality area.
For Verstappen, this situation is not new - he is as experienced as it gets when it comes to titles in the sport. Four to his name so far, and it's a matter of how many he wins by the time his career is up.
His latest setback saw him qualify only 16th in Abu Dhabi after the horror shows of recent weeks, having qualified 20th and last in Las Vegas, and 17th in Qatar.
Lando Norris will start his quest to be crowned champion of the world from second after Max Verstappen put his Red Bull on pole position with a magical qualifying lap in Abu Dhabi.
Formula One's girlfriends came together for a wholesome meal ahead of the final race of the season in Abu Dhabi. Oscar Piastri's girlfriend Lily Zneimer organised the glamorous get-together
Privilege is what money can't buy. In this case a lap with Max Verstappen on the track where he hopes to win a fifth consecutive world title on Sunday.
This is a Zak Brown interview. But let's start with the two words that open every debate and haunt every McLaren head here in Abu Dhabi. Max Verstappen.
EXCLUSIVE BY JONATHAN MCEVOY: Zak Brown, McLaren's chief executive, revealed that they will impose team orders if either Lando Norris or Oscar Piastri can help the other win the title.
Hamilton labelled his first season at Ferrari as the 'worst ever' in Vegas and followed it up with a P12 finish at the penultimate race of the season in Qatar last weekend.
JONATHAN McEVOY IN ABU DHABI: Formula One's Godfather Bernie Ecclestone has declared that Max Verstappen will spoil the dreams of a 'cocky' Lando Norris.
If Max Verstappen pulls off a miraculous F1 title win in Abu Dhabi, it won't just be down to his freakish ability. Hannah Schmitz, the 40-year-old British Chief Strategy Officer, is pulling the strings.
It comes after Mercedes were given the green light to expand its hub by west Northamptonshire Council early last year in work costing around £70million, with the base located in Brackley.
Speculation had been rife leading up to today's announcement about whether the Japanese would continue alongside the team's Dutch star, but the decision has now been made.
McLaren stand on the brink of the biggest achievement in their recent history. They also teeter on the precipice of the most embarrassing own goal in Formula One history.
Norris would ultimately secure a fourth place finish, with the McLaren driver finishing behind race winner Max Verstappen , team-mate Oscar Piastri and Williams' Carlos Sainz.
He should have won the Qatar Grand Prix, but a stunning turn of events saw Piastri finish second. Here's how he can become the first Aussie to be crowned F1's king since Alan Jones in 1980.
The Aussie star had been perfect all weekend, getting pole for the sprint race, winning that, then landing pole for the main event - before it all fell apart thanks to his team.
JONATHAN MCEVOY: Lando Norris admitted he needed a lie down after McLaren's monumental blunder under pressure from Max Verstappen set up a nail-biting decider in Abu Dhabi.
JONATHAN McEVOY IN DOHA: The irrepressible Verstappen, winner here under lights, is still in the hunt for a fifth consecutive world championship a result of a catastrophic strategy blunder.
Sir David Beckham led a heavyweight Manchester presence at the Qatar Grand Prix as the paddock filled with sporting royalty on a decisive Formula One weekend.
JONATHAN MCEVOY IN QATAR: Adam, Cisca and Oliver have jetted over, the Norris clan here in the illuminated Lusail paddock trying to keep their smoked salmon and avocado down.