Ben Sulayem lets Norris off the hook after FIA Awards Ceremony 'F-bomb'.
"We had our fair share of mistakes and f*** ups. Can I say that here? I’m okay? Oh, sorry. I got fined. I can pay it off now." Lando Norris.
13 Dec 2025
Kada Sarkozi
GPblog.com

Lando Norris made a mistake on stage at the FIA Gala by dropping an 'F-bomb', but he will not have to deal with the consequences according to the reaction of FIA President Mohammed Ben Sulayem. On stage, before handing the trophy over to Norris, FIA President Ben Sulayem said: "First of all, when he said the ‘F’ [word], it was going to be a €5,000 fine."
However, Norris will avoid any fine. The Emirati added: "But now I think you need it for your hair after I messed it!"

Previously, Max Verstappen was required to complete mandatory community service for swearing during an FIA press conference at the 2024 Singapore Grand Prix, which he served in Kigali, Rwanda, during last year's FIA Awards Ceremony.

'F-bomb - Off the hook’;

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Norris escapes FIA swearing fine as McLaren confirms worst-kept secret – roundup
13 Dec 2025
Oliver Harden
PlanetF1.com

Saturday’s fast-paced F1 news includes Lando Norris avoiding a fine for swearing during his speech at the FIA prize-giving gala as Zak Brown confirms McLaren’s worst-kept secret ahead of F1 2026.

Zak Brown, the McLaren chief executive, has dropped the biggest hint yet that the team will retain its so-called ‘papaya rules’ between Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri for the F1 2026 season.

‘Worst-kept secret’;

https://www.planetf1.com/news/f1-lan...ishment-secret


F-Bomb, Hair Ruffle, World Title: Norris Steals The Night
December 13, 2025
Alex Albuquerque
FastestLap.com

Lando Norris dropped an F-bomb in his world champion speech. The FIA president turned it into a punchline. At the federation’s end of season gala in Uzbekistan, Norris was officially handed the 2025 world championship trophy — the first McLaren driver to do so since Lewis Hamilton in 2008, and the 11th Briton to wear the crown. He’d clinched it six days earlier in Abu Dhabi with a measured P3 behind Oscar Piastri and race winner Max Verstappen.

On stage, FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem welcomed Norris with a hair-ruffle and a grin, then nearly made it expensive. When Norris thanked McLaren and reflected on “our fair share of mistakes and f— ups,” Ben Sulayem playfully shot back: “5,000.” A nod to the FIA’s tightened stance on swearing in official settings — and the going rate for a public profanity. “First of all, when he said the ‘eff’, it was going to be a €5,000 fine,” Ben Sulayem joked, before adding that he’d let the champion keep the cash to undo the Presidential hair muss. The room laughed. So did Norris.

It was a suitably loose end to a high wire season. Norris praised McLaren — the team he joined as a teenager — for delivering a car that could go toe to toe with Red Bull, lauding an internal rivalry with Piastri that sharpened both drivers. He also paid tribute to Verstappen, who missed the ceremony through illness, for the relentless pressure that forced McLaren to keep finding answers. “Congratulations and thank you to McLaren,” Norris said from the podium. “At times they gave us an incredible car that made life very easy and beautiful. Oscar’s been an incredible teammate, he’s helped me improve so much over the last few seasons. And to Max for challenging us the whole way — doing what Max does.”

‘F-Bomb - The FIA president turned it into a punchline’;

https://fastestlap.com/news/f-bomb-h...als-the-night/


Norris laughs off after F-bomb during FIA Gala: 'I got fined'
13 Dec 2025
Tobia Elia
GPblog.com

Lando Norris let his guard down a little more than usual at the FIA Gala, where he was officially crowned world champion for the 2025 season. The newly crowned world champion received the trophy he had dreamed of since childhood just yesterday in Uzbekistan, after beating Max Verstappen and his team-mate in a three-way title showdown in Abu Dhabi last week.

“This is a lot of people’s dream, a lot of racing drivers’ dream - the Brit said during the FIA gala - I got to finally live it — live that one dream I had when I was a little kid. I remember standing on the stage many, many years ago — 2014 I think it was — standing there with Jackie, even before that.”

“It’s been amazing to grow up here alongside so many of you, growing up with McLaren, getting to race all the world champions I’ve been up against — Lewis, Max, Seb, Fernando — all the incredible drivers I looked up to and watched when I was a little kid. To get that chance to race against them, try to beat them, to show what I can do against them all — and we’ve managed to do that this year.

“This is a lot of people’s dream - I got to finally live it”;

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Lando Norris finally lifts F1 trophy, crowned champion at FIA gala
Lando Norris and McLaren collect their F1 trophies at FIA gala in Uzbekistan.
13 Dec 2025
Lewis Larkam
Crash.Net

Norris collected his trophy from FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem, who has been re-elected for a second four-year term. The 26-year-old Briton clinched his maiden world championship by finishing third at the season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix last Sunday.

Norris pipped Max Verstappen to the title by two points to end the Red Bull driver’s four-year reign at the top of F1, and become the first McLaren driver to win the championship since Lewis Hamilton in 2008. Norris’s McLaren teammate Oscar Piastri, who finished third in the world championship, 13 points shy of winning his maiden world title, was also in attendance. Verstappen missed the event due to illness.

McLaren team principal Andrea Stella and CEO Zak Brown collected the Woking squad’s second consecutive constructors’ championship trophy. Norris was not able to get his hands on the trophy immediately after winning the championship in Abu Dhabi. A replica of the trophy, which was created in 1995, was on the grid ahead of the season finale, but the real thing was flown to Uzbekistan.

‘Lando Norris finally lifts F1 trophy’;

https://www.crash.net/f1/news/108819...fia-prize-gala


Lando Norris opens up on psychologist help with crucial 2025 title margin
12 Dec 2025
Thomas Maher
PlanetF1.com

With mind management being an area Norris has acknowledged could have tripped him up, he took on the services of a psychologist in the middle of 2025 to help him work on eliminating distractions and to keep his focus, as he detailed to Sky Sports News. “Very,” he told Craig Slater, when asked about the significance of a psychologist to his championship bid. When you look at the end of the season, two points were all I needed, you know?”

“There are plenty of places that I could have gotten more points. There’s also plenty of places I could have lost more points, and it’s hard to quantify, ‘Did this one meeting help you get this many points?’ You don’t really know this thing, because it’s just a collection of work, and you go through everything, ‘Is this going to help you potentially do a better job?’ “

“If it’s a yes, you’ve got to do as many of those different things as you can. Certainly, working with a psychologist and different people in many different areas all played a part. How much? Very difficult to know. But did it make me perform better? Did it allow me to get wins in the second half of the season and have that run, which I would say effectively got me the championship in the end? Yes. So every small piece can add up and make a big difference.”

‘Mind management’;

https://www.planetf1.com/news/lando-...2025-title-win


Norris personally addreses McLaren F1 after 'unforgettable' achievement.
11 Dec 2025
Olly Darcy
GPblog.com

Lando Norris has returned to the McLaren Technology Centre for the first time since becoming World Champion, celebrating that feat with the whole team. “It’s unbelievable to be here as a Drivers’ World Champion," Norris started by saying at the factory. "It’s been my dream since all those years ago, watching on TV and wondering what it’s like to be there one day, with no idea about what it takes, and what it could mean to everyone, not just to me.”

“One of the things that’s most important to me has been the people who helped get us to this point. Whether it’s my family, friends, management, trainer, but also the people who design, create and build the car, my mechanics, and my engineers. What puts a smile on my face is seeing the team’s reaction - that’s my biggest motivation. It means nothing without the people who helped you achieve it."

“Racing alongside Oscar the last three seasons has pushed me a lot more. He’s played a massive part in this. He’s been my teammate, and we’ve helped each other. He’s made the journey better, with an incredible fight right to the very end. I would like to say a big thank you from the bottom of my heart to every single person in the team. Everyone plays a part in our story. I will remember it for the rest of my life. Here’s to many more.”

'Unforgettable achievement’;

https://www.gpblog.com/en/news/norri...le-achievement