'pure Joy, Pure Emotion' For Norris' First Home Win

Lando Norris said his first location triumph astatine nan British Grand Prix was "pure joy, axenic emotion".

The McLaren driver hit team-mate Oscar Piastri, inheriting nan lead aft nan Australian was fixed a 10-second punishment for his driving earlier a safety-car restart.

He has narrowed nan spread to leader Piastri successful nan drivers' title to 8 points.

Norris said: "It's a very selfish infinitesimal but it is 1 of nan astir typical because it's specified a uncommon point to feel.

"For me, nan champion win. Maybe not nan champion measurement to win. I'm not going to opportunity it was my best-fought win. That's not true.

"But successful position of what it intends to triumph astatine location and successful beforehand of my ain grandstand, nan fans, McLaren, HRH [the Duke of Kent] is present and to person a one-two and make amends for past twelvemonth makes it moreover much special. Very memorable."

The Briton was referring to nan truth that he could person won astatine Silverstone successful 2024 but for a incorrect prime of tyres by McLaren astatine his last pit stop.

Norris, 25, suffered an wounded to his chemoreceptor while he was celebrating aft nan race.

He was climbing connected nan barriers separating nan pit lane from nan track, pinch photographers adjacent to him. One of nan photographers slipped and knocked nan trophy into his nose.

It is nan 2nd chemoreceptor trim he has suffered successful a twelvemonth - he has a scar from a trim he received from a solid during a statement past summer.

Before suffering nan injury, Norris said: "No tears. I tried but erstwhile I get affectional I don't cry. I smile. It was conscionable axenic joy, axenic emotion of nan infinitesimal you're in. I wish I'd cried because it looks better.

"This is wherever it each started for me. I saw my grandstand coming and was reasoning someone's sewage to triumph today, location is nary logic why it can't beryllium me.

"I sometimes find it difficult to beryllium affirmative earlier races but I was amazed coming that I had nan gait erstwhile I needed it.

"I subordinate a agelong database of beautiful unthinkable winners here, astir of them are Lewis [Hamilton] but to subordinate him and proceed nan reign connected nan British broadside is beautiful amazing."

Norris spent astir of nan first half of nan title successful third, but moved up aft second-placed Max Verstappen spun his Red Bull astatine a safety-car restart.

He past took nan lead erstwhile Piastri served his punishment astatine his last pit extremity successful nan closing laps.

Although Norris somewhat inherited nan win, squad main Andrea Stella said: "Looking astatine Lando's enthusiasm and happiness, he decidedly sewage nan afloat experience.

"He knew that he drove very good coming and successful fairness to Lando, he mislaid nan position because of a problem connected nan team. He was 2nd astatine immoderate shape and he ended up from a portion of series third.

"So, Lando has done his job, he has done it adjacent and square, nary faults astatine each of his own.

"He drove very well, he drove fast, he recovered himself successful nan lead and he won nan British Grand Prix. He should wholly and afloat bask this awesome acquisition and this immense joy."