Lando Norris has shared an update on his nose injury, sustained during his British Grand Prix celebrations
Lando Norris, McLaren
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Lando Norris has provided an update on his injured nose after his British Grand Prix celebrations took a turn in Silverstone.
The McLaren driver secured his first home race victory on 6 July, but as he went to climb the pitstraight fencing to celebrate the moment with a packed crowd of his fans, a photographer fell into him. Norris was quickly escorted away, holding his nose.
This came after a previous nose injury, which the then-24-year-old sustained ahead of the 2024 Miami Grand Prix. Norris had suffered a cut to his nose after an incident involving broken glass during a boat party in Amsterdam. Although it was only a minor incident, the photos ended up going viral on social media.
“It’s healing nicely now, to be honest,” Norris explained to Motorsport.com and other media ahead of the Belgian Grand Prix.
“I got a more professional repair on this one than I had on this one [from 2024]. But both are great memories of mine. So if I ever want to look in the mirror and think of something great, I just look at my nose. That’s a good thing.
“Yeah, I don’t know. It was a little shame. Because at that moment I wanted to stand on the pitstraight. And all the fans were there. So I missed out a little bit on a nice moment.”
The British driver was pleased to have a two-week break between the British and Belgian Grands Prix in order to recover.
“I needed two weeks off to be honest,” Norris added. “To recover. It’s just nice to end that way. In Silverstone, my home race with two weeks. A week of just recovering. And enjoying some time away with my friends. And a week of preparing for this weekend.
“I feel like winning at Silverstone has nothing to do with tomorrow. I feel like we go out tomorrow and it doesn’t matter who won. The last five races or ten races. In a way, no one cares about that. It’s just who can be the best tomorrow. And perform the best over the next three days. It was great. But the focus is on this weekend.”