Lando Norris was caught within the face by a stray firework whereas he celebrated his Brazilian Grand Prix triumph on Sunday.
The 2025 world champion produced a near-flawless drive at Interlagos to assert his first victory since August, just for his podium celebrations to descend into chaos following a sequence of harmful mishaps.
As Norris tried his signature ‘spike’ celebration on the rostrum, which entails the McLaren star slamming his champagne bottle on the ground to create a higher spray, the magnum shattered and despatched shards of glass flying.
Disorientated, Norris then appeared to stroll face-first into the rostrum’s pyrotechnics and was subsequently struck within the face by a stray sparkler.
Norris’ head jolted on influence, prompting the British driver to instantly cowl his face in shock as his fellow podium finishers continued to douse him in fizz.
The F1 star was fortunately unhurt, however the incident has since gone viral on social media, with some followers criticising the harmful nature of the celebration.
Lando Norris was struck by a firework whereas celebrating his Brazilian Grand Prix victory
Norris leapt off the rostrum and shattered the champagne bottle moments earlier than he was hit
Downplaying any severe damage issues after the incident, McLaren group principal Andrea Stella mentioned: ‘I’ve not talked to him. I’ve not checked, however I perceive he’s alright.
‘I perceive that he had an incident with the pyrotechnic, not with the bottle.’
Throughout his triumphant title-winning marketing campaign final season, Norris defined the strategy behind his wild celebration, which he has carried out since his junior days.
‘As an alternative of shaking the bottle after which spraying it, you smash it in opposition to the bottom,’ he mentioned. ‘The trick right here is to not smash it. And the trick to that’s by having a really, very thick, robust bottle.’
Norris received the rain-soaked thriller in Brazil by an enormous 14.6 seconds over Verstappen, who crossed the road second after pulling off a surprising comeback from twenty first on the grid.
Mercedes, in the meantime, wrapped up the Constructors’ Championship, every week after Kimi Antonelli turned F1’s youngest ever world champion in Mexico.
