McLaren's Lando Norris has detailed his winter break plans, including reviews with his team, the Woking outfit's Christmas party and time away with his friends.
The 26-year-old driver is also looking forward to forgetting that he drives in Formula 1 to take some time away from it all.
"Actually, pretty simple next few weeks. We review everything. You know, there's still plenty of things that we know we would have loved to have done better," he told BBC Sport when asked about what is in store for him over the winter break.
"I know I would have loved to have made a slightly different decision here or there. And we review all of those things, put them in a kind of little pile and make some quick assumptions and predictions from those things and results.
"So it's not a long break, but then it's the FIA awards which I'm looking forward to because it's, I think, the first time I might get to touch the trophy. So that's something I'm very excited for. And the team Christmas party, one of the best nights of the season.
"And then I go away with all my friends. We go skiing. I get all my injuries out of the way nice and early," he joked, "and just enjoy some time with the people that you've probably seen on TV a lot over the last day - my parents, my brother and my sisters, and honestly, try to forget this season. Forget that I drive in Formula 1.
"I don't want to forget what we've achieved this season, but just try to live a normal few days of the year."
Norris also discussed what he will take from his 2025 season with him into next year.
"I take a lot out of this year," he said. "I take a lot. Plenty of things that I know I could have done better, I should have done better. But I did what I had to in the end. It was crazy close, and yeah, two points is all it was to Max [Verstappen]. That's pretty insane.
"I do have what it takes. I had my flaws. I had my mistakes, but I'm confident and I have the confidence now that I can look at them, review them, analyse them, not make them again, and do even better next season."
The 2025 winter break is much shorter ahead of the regulation changes in the championship from 2026. Private testing begins on 26 January.
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