JUST IN: NEW LANDO NORRIS VLOG REVEALS PRIVATE MESSAGE TO FANS AFTER TITLE
Lando Norris shares the "terrifying" reality of his F1 title win in a new vlog. Hear his emotional tribute to his family and fans.
Lando Norris just dropped his first vlog since locking in the 2025 Formula 1 world title. He wanted to give fans a real look back—especially at that Abu Dhabi race where he pulled his McLaren into third and sealed the deal.
In the video, Norris calls that last week before the finale “the biggest race of my life.” He admits he had no idea how to act or even feel, knowing that just finishing third would make him champion over Max Verstappen and his own teammate Oscar Piastri.
“Every kid dreams about winning something big,” he says, looking straight into the camera before heading to the FIA ceremony in Uzbekistan. “You hope, you dream, but you never actually believe it’ll happen to you. But look—we did it.”
He goes on, “That whole week, I didn’t know what to do with myself. I couldn’t figure out whether I should be pumped or just plain terrified. Honestly, I get nervous before every race, every qualifying. That’s normal for me. I thought this time it’d be chaos inside my head.
“But once I got in the car, everything settled down. I felt calm. It just felt like another day at work. I knew what was on the line, but I was ready. It was time.”
Norris clinched his first F1 title at Yas Marina, crossing the line behind Verstappen and Piastri after a wild chase that also involved Charles Leclerc from Ferrari. Just 26, Norris had enough in the tank to steer his McLaren home and win the championship by two points.
He says, “Genuinely, it felt like a normal race. But with two laps to go, it’s like time slowed down. I started thinking about every bit of the car—every screw, every wire. Your mind wanders, like, ‘What could go wrong?’ since everything’s going right. I caught myself thinking back to my first day in a go-kart, just messing around, doing doughnuts on a mini tennis court with slicks on.”
His parents waited in the garage—his mom, Cisca Wauman, had tears in her eyes.
“Suddenly I pictured my mom standing there,” Norris remembers. “That was the moment, honestly, the first time all year, that it sank in—what was about to happen. I just saw the garage in my head, my parents, my brother, and my sisters, all waiting for those last four corners.”
He calls the moment “unforgettable.” Now, Norris stands with the greats—Schumacher, Lauda, and Hamilton—as an F1 champion.
“Thank you so much,” he says to the fans. “It’s been amazing to represent you and give it everything every weekend. Thanks for sticking by me. Now I’ll go lift that trophy, and I’ll be thinking of everyone who’s been part of this journey.”
YANKEES DEBUT ALERT: LEFT-HANDER RYAN WEATHERS OFFICIALLY STARTS TOMORROW NIGHT AGAINST THE NATIONALS
Bronx debut: Discover how Ryan Weathers' new "bullet slider" and 97 MPH heat will lead the Yankees against the Nationals tomorrow.
Ryan Weathers is set to make his Yankees debut on the mound tomorrow night, according to Gary Phillips of the New York Daily News. The lefty will face a familiar team in the Nationals; he saw plenty of them back when he pitched for the Marlins in the NL East. The Yankees are still getting their starting pitchers ready for the 2026 season, so this outing gives them a chance to see what Weathers can do.
They picked up Weathers from Miami this offseason. He’s only 26, but he’s already been busy trying to sharpen his game. He's been working on a new two-seam fastball and a tighter bullet slider, hoping to finally show why he was once the seventh overall pick in the draft.
Before that, though, the Yankees take on Toronto today at 1:07 PM EST. Will Warren gets the start, and both Aaron Judge and Cody Bellinger are in the lineup.
Now, back to Weathers. Last year with the Marlins, he made eight starts and put up a 3.99 ERA, striking out over 22% of the batters he faced. The Yankees believe he has even more to offer. They’re betting that these new pitches, a better two-seamer and a firmer slider, will help him take that next step.
He throws hard; his fastball averaged 96.8 MPH last season, which got plenty of teams interested. The upside is real, but so is the risk. Injuries have slowed him down the last couple of years, cutting short what could have been breakout seasons.
First, Weathers has to prove he can stay healthy. Then, he needs to show that these tweaks to his pitch mix can help him avoid the hard contact that led to seven home runs allowed in just 38.1 innings last season. The Yankees are betting on his talent, though, and they see him as a possible future star in their rotation.
Tomorrow’s game is at George M. Steinbrenner Field, and it’ll be the Yankees’ first night game of the 2026 Grapefruit League, starting at 6:35 PM EST.
OLYMPIC FAMILY LEGACY: INSIDE TOM BRADY’S PLAN TO TURN VIVIAN INTO A SUPERSTAR OLYMPIAN
Sports news: Tom Brady's Olympic dream. Get the report on Vivian’s volleyball talent and Team USA’s wins in Milan.
Tom Brady, now retired and a seven-time Super Bowl champ, took his kids, Benjamin and Vivia,n to Milan for the 2026 Winter Olympics. They spent the week soaking up the city, meeting new faces, and cheering for Team USA on the ice. The real rush came on Thursday; the USA’s women’s hockey team pulled off a wild comeback against Canada, winning 2-1 in overtime. Megan Keller scored the game-winner, and Brady got to watch it all unfold right next to tennis legend Billie Jean King.
Four days later, the men’s team kept the momentum going. Jack Hughes scored another overtime winner against Canada on Sunday. You’d think that would be the biggest story from the Bradys’ trip, but no, what really got people talking was something way more personal.
Tom posted a sweet shoutout to his daughter Vivian on Instagram. Just after all the Olympic action, he shared a photo of 13-year-old Vivian, captioning it: “Future summer Olympian” with a string of volleyball emojis. Fans immediately caught on that Brady wasn’t just being a proud dad; he was dropping a real hint.
Vivian, whom he shares with Gisele Bündchen, already plays volleyball at school. She swims and plays soccer, too. What’s cool is that every sport she loves is a Summer Olympics event. Brady’s caption didn’t feel random; it felt like he meant it.
And this isn’t their first Olympic adventure together. Brady and Vivian hit up the 2024 Paris Summer Olympics and packed their days with nine different events: gymnastics, beach volleyball, swimming, and diving. Vivian even got to play some volleyball on the sand with Brazilian legend Juliana Felisberta da Silva.
After seeing all the winter action in Italy, Brady’s “summer Olympian” tag for Vivian sounds even more hopeful. He knows exactly where he sees her going.
With the Olympics set to land in Los Angeles in 2028, Vivian will be 15 when the Games kick off in July. Club volleyball is probably her next step. And Brady himself? He’s hinted he’s got his own Olympic goals for 2028, turning the dream into a full-on family mission.
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