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F1 star Lando Norris injured after fence COLLAPSES during British Grand Prix celebrations leaving him holding face
LANDO NORRIS was injured during his celebrations for the Formula One British Grand Prix.
Norris, 25, had taken the chequered flag in a tricky but thrilling race at Silverstone.
The McLaren driver was presented with the glistening RAC trophy and a unique one built out of Lego Bricks on the podium.
But as he carried the RAC trophy around the paddock, he suffered a face injury as a photographer fell back into him when a fence collapsed.
Footage shared by Sky Sports F1 showed the Brit walking up to the wall as he held the trophy for his win.
As he approached the fence separating him from a crowd of fans, one of the McLaren team members climbed the fence next to a photographer.
However, the fence then collapsed under the weight of them and saw the photographer fly back into the F1 star as his section on the right side of it came away.
With cameras pointed at him from every angle behind him, Norris appeared to headbutt one of the camera lenses as he was surprised by the falling photographer on the fence.
He was then seen holding his face in his hands as the photographer apologised for the accidental collision.
Footage from Dazn showed the driver being escorted back to his garage in the pit lane as he held his hands over his face.
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McLaren have confirmed to SunSport that Norris has a small cut on his nose, but is thankfully fine.
Norris had been reduced to tears after winning his home race ahead of team-mate Oscar Piastri and Sauber’s Nico Hulkenberg – who landed his first ever podium in 239 F1 races.
He was overcome with emotion and forgot to check his language live on Sky Sports as he conducted his post-race interview.
Jenson Button was forced to apologise on the driver’s behalf after he swore when saying his thoughts in the final laps were to “not f*** it up”.
His bad language could see him fined £4,200 under the FIA’s “swearing ban” which was made a permanent rule this season.
