Lando Norris forced to get stitches for freak injury after British GP win and has spent F1 break recovering
The McLaren driver, 25, has injured his nose
TWICE
around both his biggest wins in Formula One.
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Lando Norris pictured at Spa for this weekend's Belgian Grand Prix
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Norris had a bloody cut on his nose after his Silverstone win
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A photographer fell on the Brit ahead of the trophy celebrations
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Norris was left holding his face
Norris first needed steri strips for the bloodied cut but then after a post-race night out took a trip to the doctors and had to get stitches.
Norris enjoyed a well-earned boozy knees up after the
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The British driver arrived at the pre-race parade with a plaster over his nose after drinking with friends to celebrate Koningsdag (Kings Day).
When asked how hard he partied after Silverstone, Norris said: 'I mean, I celebrated a home race win but then I also had to go get my nose fixed the next day.
'Someone landed on me, but then my head hit something else. I thought it was the trophy but I think it was a camera.
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'I'll be able to play noughts and crosses on it soon! It's something to mark a great weekend.
'Zac (Brown) has got the tattoos, and I've got scars.'
New footage shows how McLaren broke 'priceless' Lego F1 trophy after Lando Norris won British Grand Prix
The British driver enjoyed a two-week break between the British and Belgian Grands Prix to help his shnozz recover.
In the title fight with his teammate Oscar Piastri, momentum is on Norris' side after winning back-to-back races in the same season for the first time in his F1 career.
It has left him trailing the Aussie by just eight points in the title race, meaning he could re-take the championship lead in Belgium this weekend.
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The Dutchman is only 18 points ahead of Mercedes' George Russell in fourth.
Belgium will host the fourth Sprint weekend of the season, so there are extra points available with eight up for grabs for the winner of Saturday's Sprint.
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The British driver rushed back to the garage after the incident
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Norris needed stitches the next day after Silverstone
Norris added: 'I don't think that (Silverstone win) changes too much, honestly. It's so close between us, I don't think there's a momentum thing between it.
'It's a great thing. It gives me good confidence, but I wasn't necessarily lacking it beforehand or into the weekend.
'My consistency has certainly been better. I've been performing better.
'I think the work I've been doing away from the track has been paying off.
'I'm definitely happy with that, and I think it's more the consolidation of the work I've been doing has paid off.
'But the knowledge of momentum and all these things, I think it's overrated. I was just very happy with the weekend.
'I'm proud of it but it has nothing to do with Spa. Spa is a completely different place. No one cares who won last weekend. You kind of forget about it.'
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