Lando Norris ‘kick’ fan out his F1 title celebration

December 9, 2025 Oliver Obel

Lando Norris ended his long campaign for a Formula 1 championship under the floodlights of Yas Marina, becoming McLaren’s first drivers’ champion since 2008 and halting Max Verstappen’s four-year grip on the sport.

The racing itself was tense, but the aftermath both celebratory and awkward kept fans talking long after the chequered flag fell.

A pressure-filled finale with little margin to spare

Norris arrived in Abu Dhabi knowing a podium would seal the title. According to reporting from Metro Sport, he managed exactly that, finishing third behind Verstappen and teammate Oscar Piastri.

The placement was enough to lock down the points he needed, though hardly with comfort; Verstappen had chipped away at Norris’s lead over the final third of the season, making the finale feel closer than many expected back in midsummer.

When Norris crossed the line, he let out a crackling, emotional message over team radio. It wasn’t triumph so much as release a break in the tension that had been building since early autumn, when the title fight unexpectedly tightened.

Celebrations with a hiccup

Champions usually spill straight from the paddock into the Abu Dhabi night, and Norris was no exception. He joined friends and team staff at a private gathering near the circuit, a familiar ritual for drivers wrapping up a career milestone.

But one moment from those celebrations slipped into public view. A TikTok clip posted by Metro Sport and quickly reshared by fan accounts on X showed Norris appearing to ask someone to leave after a camera flash was directed at him several times.

Metro Sport framed the clip with the headline: “Lando Norris appears to kick a fan out of his F1 title-winning party for repeatedly flashing a camera in his face.” The outlet did not specify who filmed the video or whether anyone involved commented afterward.

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Fans mostly back the champion

Reaction online leaned heavily toward sympathy for Norris. Users on X argued that the bright light in the clip looked intrusive. “At least turn the flash off if you’re right in front of his face lmao,” one person wrote. Another added that they’d react the same way if “someone tried to blind me with that bright a** light.”

Some fan accounts also claimed again, without confirmation that the individual had ignored several earlier requests to stop.

Title remains the headline

The brief disruption did little to overshadow the significance of the night. Norris’s championship is McLaren’s first in more than a decade and shifts the competitive narrative heading into 2025. Whether the balance of power truly changes won’t be clear until next spring, but for one evening in Abu Dhabi, the sport belonged to him.

Sources: Metro Sport