‘Bro lost all his aura' – Watch moment Lando Norris walks straight into a WALL at F1 Spanish Grand Prix
LANDO NORRIS suffered a huge crash into the wall at the Formula One Spanish Grand Prix, but fortunately not in his car.
The British driver is hoping to win back-to-back races for the second time in his F1 career after
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Lando Norris had an embarrassing gaffe at the F1 Spanish Grand Prix
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Norris smashed into a wall while trying to walk into the McLaren motor home
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Norris was able to laugh it off with a fan
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His win moved him to within three points of McLaren team-mate and World Drivers Championship leader
At Spain's Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya,
But ahead of Saturday's Free Practice Three the 25-year-old made a huge gaffe in the F1 paddock.
As he went to walk into the McLaren motor home, Norris was seen speaking to a fan.
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However, the Bristol-born racer lost his bearings.
And instead of going through the door, Norris ended up smashing straight into the wall.
Video footage of the hilarious incident was shared to social media, with Norris almost seeming like he was trying to square up to the wall as he looked up at it in frustration.
But his angry scowl quickly melted away in the Catalan heat and was replaced by a beaming smile as he was able to laugh at his accident.
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He was seen being checked by a member of the McLaren team and joking with the fan before he then managed to find his line and get through the door.
Reacting to the funny gaffe, one fan said: "Omg that was hilarious."
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A second said: "DNS in the paddock."
A third added: "Bro lost all his aura."
Another said: "It gets funnier every time you watch it."
A fourth joked: "I'm counting this as an injury therefore he's winning."
Norris put in his best lap of the weekend when he eventually got behind the wheel of his McLaren in FP3.
But he was still not quick enough to match Piastri, who clocked in a 1:12.387 which was more than half a second faster than Norris.
While the two McLaren's battle it out, they need to be careful of four-time world champion
Speaking to reporters on Thursday about his championship chances, Norris said: "It's a great feeling to be in the lead of the championship and to have more points than everyone, but it's not something I look at.
"It's not something that changes anything I do day to day. It doesn't change how hard I work or what I try to achieve.
"I just try to win this weekend and I'll try and win in Montreal and I'll try and win in
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"I think mathematically probably the whole grid can win the championship. I think there's plenty of opportunities.
"Max can still win, I think Ferrari -- I expect them to get better into the season."
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Speaking exclusively to SunSport, he said: "I really loved it because you've got three drivers at totally different stages of their careers.
"You've also got Lando Norris, [who] came in as the pre-season favourite.
"Can he deal with the expectation on his shoulders? And Oscar Piastri, exceeding expectations for where he is. You've got the McLaren drivers trying to win their first championships.
"You've got Max trying to make history and emulate the great
"And he'd only be two behind the all-time record if he gets five with a lot of his career still to go. It's a wonderful dynamic. The qualifying sessions have been so tight.
"We've not had a gap between first and second. that's been over a tenth.
"That is ludicrous. We used to have gaps between first and second of a second back in the early 90s. F1 is ultra-competitive, we're having a great season."
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