Sky Sports Issues Apology After Lando Norris' F-Bomb Directed at Max Verstappen Following Las Vegas GP Loss
Published on November 23, 2025 at 07:26 AM
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LANDO NORRIS dropped an F-bomb live in his post-race interview with Sky at the Las Vegas Grand Prix.
The driver left winner and third-place in stitches in front of the Bellagio Fountains when he said “I f***ed up” during the broadcast.
Lando Norris swore on live TV after the Las Vegas GP as he spoke about his lap one mistakeCredit: Getty
An F-bomb left his F1 colleagues in stitchesCredit: Getty
But David Coulthard was forced to sheepishly apologise for the colourful languageCredit: Sky Sport 1
The hilarious moment came after former driver and Sky Sports pundit David Coulthard touched on an earlier joke the British driver had made about saying he “let Verstappen win”.
Norris had started in pole but a small error at the start saw him run wide and drop into third as Verstappen took the lead and Russell nipped into second.
British 26-year-old Norris joked: “I let Max have a win. I let him go, let him have a nice race! No, I just braked too late – it was my F-up.
“It was not my best performance out there but when the guy wins by 20 seconds it’s because he has just done a better job and they’re a bit quicker.
“Fun race out there, difficult as always, but good fun.”
Later on in the interview with the three podium-sitters, Coulthard said: “Nice joke from Lando saying he gave Max the win…
Norris chimed in and said: “I said that I f***ed it up”
Coulthard said: “Well you can’t say that! Sorry ladies and gentleman” as he tried to change the subject but they were already in fits of laughter.
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Fellow Brit Russell was heard joking, “that’s a fine” in the background.
However, Norris will not be fined as it was not an FIA press conference.
Meanwhile, David Croft apologised for the language on the broadcast.
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