
It’s over. The 2025 Formula 1 season ends with a new world champion — Lando Norris — who did it his way. No elbows out. No chaos. Just class, consistency, and conviction. After years of “what-ifs,” Lando proved you don’t have to become Max to beat Max.
In the season finale, Rolling Start breaks down one of the most poetic endings in modern F1 — McLaren’s papaya rules paying off, Red Bull’s dynasty cracking, and Ferrari slipping into irrelevance once and for all.
🔥 Inside this episode:
Lando’s Triumph: The champion who refused to compromise.
Piastri’s Paradox: Elite talent or eternal number two?
Max’s Evolution: From villain to veteran — why 2025 made him human.
Papaya Rules Win: McLaren’s “two #1s” gamble that changed F1 forever.
Red Bull Reality Check: Max is the team; everyone else is set dressing.
Ferrari Collapse: Tradition without results — are they just the new Williams?
Rookie Revolution: Antonelli, Bearman, Hadjar, Bordoletto — the future is here.
The era of elbows-out domination is over. The era of composed killers has begun. Lando Norris didn’t just win a championship — he redefined what a champion looks like.