VIDEO SHOWS: STILLS OF MCLAREN DRIVER LANDO NORRIS WINNING 2025 F1 DRIVER'S CHAMPIONSHIP/ FILE OF NORRIS RESENDING TO INCLUDE STILLS OF NORRIS CELEBRATING WITH MCLAREN TEAM MEMBERS (NOW SHOT 3) SHOWS: ABU DHABI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES (DECEMBER 7, 2025) (REUTERS – Access all) (MUTE) 1. STILL OF MCLAREN DRIVER, LANDO NORRIS, RECEIVING FORMULA ONE DRIVER'S TROPHY AFTER FINISHING THIRD AT ABU DHABI GRAND PRIX 2. VARIOUS (TWO) STILLS OF NORRIS WITH TROPHY 3. VARIOUS (THREE) STILLS OF NORRIS CELEBRATING WITH MCLAREN TEAM MEMBERS 4. STILL OF NORRIS DOING BURNOUTS TO CELEBRATE 5. STILL OF NORRIS CELEBRATING WITH HELMET ON 6. STILL OF NORRIS IN ACTION DURING THE RACE ABU DHABI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES (RECENT – DECEMBER 3, 2025) (REUTERS – Access all) 7. VARIOUS OF MCLAREN DRIVER LANDO NORRIS POSING NEXT TO RACE CAR 8. NORRIS POSING NEXT TO MCLAREN CEO, ZAK BROWN UNKNOWN LOCATION (FILE) (MCLAREN HANDOUT – Must courtesy 'McLaren') 9. LANDO NORRIS PUTTING HEADPHONES IN EARS 10. NORRIS ZIPPING UP HIS SUIT 11. VARIOUS OF NORRIS PUTTING HELMET ON 12. NORRIS POSING FOR PHOTOS NEAR THE MCLAREN CAR 13. NORRIS, FERNANDO ALONSO (LAUGHING) AND STOFFEL VANDOORNE WOKING, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM (FILE – FEBRUARY 14, 2019) (MCLAREN HANDOUT – No resales. Must courtesy 'McLaren') 14. VARIOUS OF MCLAREN DRIVERS, NORRIS AND CARLOS SAINZ, ENTERING ROOM AND WALKING ON STAGE BARCELONA, SPAIN (FILE – FEBRUARY 19, 2019) (REUTERS – Access all) (MUTE) 15. TWO STILL PHOTOS OF NORRIS DRIVING DURING PRE SEASON TESTING MONTE CARLO, MONACO (FILE – MAY 25, 2019) (REUTERS – Access all) (MUTE) 16. STILL PHOTO OF NORRIS BEFORE PRACTICE AT THE MONACO GRAND PRIX 17. STILL PHOTO OF NORRIS DURING QUALIFYING SILVERSTONE, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM (FILE – JULY 11, 2019) (REUTERS – Access all) (MUTE) 18. STILL PHOTO OF NORRIS REACTING DURING PRESS CONFERENCE WITH LEWIS HAMILTON (LEFT) AND GEORGE RUSSELL (RIGHT) WOKING, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM (FILE – FEBRUARY 13, 2020) (REUTERS – Access all) 19. VARIOUS OF NORRIS (BLUE RACING SUIT) AND SAINZ WITH MCLAREN'S ZAK BROWN 20. NORRIS BEING INTERVIEWED SPIELBERG, AUSTRIA (FILE – JULY 5, 2020) (REUTERS – Access all) (MUTE) 21. STILL PHOTO OF NORRIS IN ACTION DURING THE AUSTRIAN GRAND PRIX 22. STILL PHOTO OF NORRIS HOLDING UP TROPHY AFTER FINISHING THIRD FOR HIS FIRST PODIUM IN FORMULA ONE MONZA, ITALY (FILE – SEPTEMBER 12, 2021) (REUTERS – Access all) (MUTE) 23. STILL PHOTO OF NORRIS, MCLAREN TEAMMATE DANIEL RICCIARDO AND BROWN CELEBRATING ON THE PODIUM AFTER A ONE-TWO FINISH AT THE ITALIAN GRAND PRIX 24. STILL PHOTO OF NORRIS DOING A 'SHOEY' CELEBRATION AFTER FINISHING SECOND SOCHI, RUSSIA (FILE – SEPTEMBER 25, 2021) (REUTERS – Access all) (MUTE) 25. STILL PHOTO OF NORRIS DURING QUALIFYING FOR THE RUSSIAN GRAND PRIX 26. STILL PHOTO OF NORRIS SIGNING A TYRE AFTER QUALIFYING ON POLE, THE FIRST POLE POSITION OF HIS FORMULA ONE CAREER SINGAPORE (FILE – SEPTEMBER 28, 2022) (REUTERS – Access all) 27. NORRIS GETTING INTO LIFE-SIZED LEGO MODEL OF HIS FORMULA ONE CAR 28. NORRIS SITTING IN LEGO MODEL AND TURNING STEERING WHEEL 29. NORRIS TAKING PHOTOS WITH FANS 30. NORRIS WALKING PAST FANS AND INTO BUILDING 31. NORRIS SIGNING BOXES OF MCLAREN'S LEGO MODELS WOKING, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM (FILE – FEBRUARY 13, 2023) (REUTERS – Access all) 32. NORRIS BEING INTERVIEWED 33. MCLAREN CAR 34. NORRIS BEING INTERVIEWED MIAMI, FLORIDA, UNITED STATES (FILE – MAY 5, 2024) (REUTERS – Access all) (MUTE) 35. STILL PHOTO OF NORRIS WINNING THE MIAMI GRIND PRIX, HIS MAIDEN FORMULA ONE WIN 36. STILL PHOTO OF NORRIS BEING THROWN IN THE AIR BY HIS TEAM 37. STILL PHOTO OF NORRIS CELEBRATING ON THE PODIUM ABU DHABI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES (FILE – DECEMBER 8, 2024) (REUTERS – Access all) (MUTE) 38. STILL PHOTO OF NORRIS CROSSING THE LINE TO WIN THE ABU DHABI GRAND PRIX 39. STILL PHOTO OF NORRIS CELEBRATING 40. STILL PHOTO OF NORRIS AND REST OF THE MCLAREN TEAM CELEBRATING WINNING THE CONSTRUCTORS TITLE SILVERSTONE, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM (FILE – FEBRUARY 13, 2025) (MCLAREN F1 HANDOUT – Access all) 41. NORRIS SAT IN CAR IN GARAGE 42. VARIOUS OF NORRIS DRIVING ON TRACK 43. NORRIS DRIVING INTO PITLANE 44. NORRIS WALKING AWAY FROM CAR IN GARAGE 45. NORRIS SPEAKING TO MEMBERS OF THE TEAM LONDON, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM (FILE – FEBRUARY 18, 2025) (REUTERS – Access all) 46. NORRIS OUTSIDE PRESS CONFERENCE ROOM 47. NORRIS AND MCLAREN TEAMMATE, OSCAR PIASTRI, WALKING INTO PRESS CONFERENCE ROOM 48. VARIOUS OF NORRIS AND PIASTRI DURING PRESS CONFERENCE 49. NORRIS AND PIASTRI LEAVING PRESS CONFERENCE ROOM MIAMI, FLORIDA, UNITED STATES (FILE – MAY 1, 2025) (HANDOUT – Access all) 50. VARIOUS OF NORRIS SIGNING AUTOGRAPHS FOR FANS MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA (FILE – MARCH 16, 2025) (REUTERS – Access all) (MUTE) 51. STILL PHOTO OF NORRIS AND MAX VERSTAPPEN'S CARS RACING ON TRACK 52. STILL PHOTO OF NORRIS, LAUGHING AS HE CELEBRATES WINNING THE AUSTRALIAN GRAND PRIX SILVERSTONE, ENGLAND, UK (FILE – JULY 6, 2025) (REUTERS – Access all) (MUTE) 53. LANDO NORRIS LEADS THE RACE 54. NORRIS STANDS ON TOP OF HIS CAR AFTER WINNING THE RACE 55. NORRIS LIFTS THE TROPHY ON THE PODIUM AFTER WINNING BRITISH GRAND PRIX MONTREAL, QUEBEC, CANADA (FILE – JUNE 15, 2025) (REUTERS – Access all) (MUTE) 56. STILL PHOTO OF CRANE REMOVING NORRIS' DAMAGED CAR AFTER COLLISION WITH TEAMMATE PIASTRI AUSTIN, TEXAS. UNITED STATES (FILE – OCTOBER 18, 2025) (REUTERS – Access all) (MUTE) 57. STILL PHOTO OF NORRIS AFTER CRASHING DURING US GRAND PRIX SPRINT RACE BUDAPEST, HUNGARY (FILE – AUGUST 3, 2025) (REUTERS -Access all) (MUTE) 58. STILL PHOTO OF NORRIS SMILING WITH TROPHY AFTER WINNING HUNGARIAN GRAND PRIX MEXICO CITY, MEXICO (FILE – OCTOBER 26, 2025) (REUTERS – Access all) (MUTE) 59. STILL PHOTO OF NORRIS WITH TROPHY AFTER WINNING MEXICO GRAND PRIX SAO PAULO, BRAZIL (FILE – NOVEMBER 9, 2025) (REUTERS – Access all) (MUTE) 60. STILL PHOTO OF NORRIS KISSING TROPHY AFTER WINNING BRAZILIAN GRAND PRIX NEW YORK, NEW YORK, UNITED STATES (FILE – JUNE 16, 2025) (REUTERS – Access all) 61. FILM AND CAMERA CREWS ON RED CARPET FOR MOVIE PREMIERE OF 'F1' 62. NORRIS POSING FOR PHOTOS/ WALKS AWAY STORY: Mentally fragile, too cocky, a privileged Gen Z kid bankrolled by a wealthy father, rapid but lacking the killer instinct that separates champions from the rest — Lando Norris has faced plenty of criticism on his road to the top in Formula One. He has been booed by hostile crowds in parts of the world with different favourites, replying with a smile and wave from the podium, and taken flak for mistakes including colliding with McLaren teammate Oscar Piastri. The 26-year-old, who was world karting champion in 2013 and became Britain's 11th Formula One champion since the 1950s with third place in Abu Dhabi on Sunday (December 7), has repeatedly made the naysayers eat their words. There are plenty of fired-up fans ready to defend their hero, although maybe not in Australia where questions have been asked and conspiracies raised about alleged McLaren favouritism of the Brit over local boy Piastri. Until last year's Miami Grand Prix, social media keyboard warriors dubbed Norris 'Lando No-wins' — holder of the Formula One record for most podiums without a win (15) after finishing runner-up eight times in 110 starts. That matter dealt with, the focus turned to the McLaren driver's inability to convert pole positions into victories — a 'fact' he buried this season by winning the Melbourne opener from the top slot. Of his seven wins this campaign, five have come from pole position. Norris' family background has come under scrutiny, with former karting rivals talking of how he enjoyed the best of everything. His father Adam's fortune, from financial services, has been put at more than 200 million pounds ($264.72 million). That is not uncommon in motorsport, where the costs of rising through the ranks are immense, and there has been no questioning Norris's speed and work ethic. In his early days at McLaren, after graduating from Formula Two in the same class as George Russell…
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