Norris shares update on his ear after scary Brazil GP fireworks incident
Photo: Race Pictures
Kada Sárközi joined GPblog as an editor ahead of the 2023 Formula 1 season. He graduated with a BA in Sports Journalism in the UK and has covered Grands Prix and other F1 events live.
Lando Norris has shared an update on his ear after his scary podium moment at the Sao Paulo Grand Prix.
Norris drove flawlessly last Sunday and got back to winning ways at the Interlagos circuit. He finished ahead of Max Verstappen and Isack Hadjar, as the two Red Bull Racing drivers completed the podium. This was the former world champion's third victory of the year.
However, his podium celebration was far from perfect. While performing his trademark champagne pop, the Briton broke the bottle. Then, with champagne in his eyes, he was hit in the ear by the fireworks.
Norris reveals no injuries
Luckily, the 2025 F1 world champion is fine. He said in his live stream: "How's my ear? My ear is fine, thanks for asking. The problem is, everyone's like, 'Why did you walk into it?' It's because I got sprayed with champagne in my eyes, then I couldn't see anything. I couldn't see where I was going.
ADVERTISEMENT
"I didn't think people realize how much it hurts and stings having champagne in your eyes. I didn't know where I was moving and, all of sudden, it just gets pretty warm on my ear. It felt pretty warm. I couldn't see it, so I just felt it there. I was already in shock that my bottle broke, for the first time in my life. But it didn't hurt. I just felt something on my ear. I thought it was a fly.
Photo: Race Pictures
"It didn't hurt. I'm hard as nails! I hit my bottle, I then had a little moment where I was like, 'Oh my God, my hand is gone'," the McLaren driver concluded.
Norris reveals key to Sao Paulo GP victory as McLaren end winless streak
Speaking after the race, Norris explained what the key was to getting back to winning ways. He said: "It was a very tough race, very very tough. I didn't have the best of launches off the line. A lot of challenges today with the conditions and going onto slicks in the wet is always tough, especially when you are pushing for the lead and trying to catch up a little bit.
ADVERTISEMENT
"The main thing today was I kept it cool and didn't make any mistakes and had the pace when I needed to. Nice to be back on the top step and what a place to do it as well."
Don’t miss GPblog in Google
Mark us as a preferred source and our articles will appear more often at the top of Top Stories.
Add as a preferred / source on Google