Norris Gives Important Health Update Ahead Of Last Race Of 2023 After Las Vegas Crash

Friday, 24 November 2023 at 08:00

Lando Norris talked about his health ahead of the 2023 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, after he had a very nasty crash at the Las Vegas Strip Circuit.

The 24-year-old was starting the 2023 Las Vegas Grand Prix from 15th place on the grid, something he was not used to in the most recent races. It was a real reality check for McLaren, but the team was determined to turn their fortune around during the race.

Yet, those hopes were soon ended, as Norris lost control of his car and crashed on the third lap of the race. The British driver seemed to be shaking in his car, and he immediately went to hospital for medical check-ups.

However, ahead of the last race of the 2023 F1 season, Norris said that he never felt bad, but he just had to undergo mandatory check-ups after a very serious crash.

"Honestly, I was never bad, they just wanted to do a lot of check-ups and stuff – kind of the new norm nowadays, it seems. But I was fine. Obviously I was winded, that’s probably what you heard on the radio and stuff when I had the impact and it just kind of caught me off guard a little bit, and it happened quite quickly."

Norris reiterated that he never really felt bad, but he was rather more frustrated that he had to end his 2023 Las Vegas Grand Prix campaign too soon despite starting from the back of the grid.

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"Still a decent impact, but I was fine. I never struggled with anything. I was more just frustrated that I was out of the race in Vegas so early on."

When asked to explain what caused the crash, the British driver admitted that he was aware of the bump, however, it seemed to have a different effect on his car during the early laps of the Grand Prix than it had before.

"A combination of things, the obvious one being is there’s quite a big bump there. Then cool tyres, so therefore lower ride heights than what you’re normally running with. The first time following a lot of cars through all of this, there’s even less downforce than what you already have."

"Then a couple of other little things in the in the background just made this will be this bump, have a bigger effect than what it normally has – and I think I’ve somehow must have caught it at a worse angle than normal. So just a little bit unlucky at the same time."