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.”
HAMMER DROPPED: DILLON BROOKS SUSPENDED BY NBA AFTER HITTING 16TH TECHNICAL FOUL LIMIT
Dillon Brooks hits the 16-technical foul limit! Discover the cost of his suspension and how it affects the Phoenix Suns' season.
Dillon Brooks just picked up a one-game suspension from the NBA; his 16th technical foul of the season finally caught up with him. If you’ve followed Brooks at all, this probably doesn’t surprise you. The guy’s known for playing right up to the edge, stirring things up on the court, and, honestly, not backing down from anyone. This latest tech happened in the third quarter against the Oklahoma City Thunder, after a run-in with referee James Williams. That was all the NBA needed to drop the hammer.
The league released a pretty standard statement: “Phoenix Suns forward Dillon Brooks has been suspended one game without pay for receiving his 16th technical foul of the 2025-26 season,” signed off by James Jones, who runs basketball ops for the Suns. Because of the suspension, Brooks will lose a chunk of change, $121,403, according to ESPN’s Bobby Marks.
After the game, Brooks sounded tired of the whole thing. “I had a ref tell me that I play the victim, so I ain’t talking no more about that,” he told reporters. “Yeah. He said I’m playing victim all the time. And when I don’t play victim, I’m the bad guy.” When pressed, Brooks didn’t hold back. “If you’re going to be consistently bad, then be consistently bad throughout the whole game. Don’t try to fix it during the game. Don’t try to even out foul calls or whatever it may be. If you’re going to be bad, be bad the whole game.”
The NBA isn’t budging on this one. Brooks will sit out the Suns’ first game after the All-Star break. Hitting 16 technicals in a season triggers an automatic one-game suspension. And it doesn’t stop there; every two more technicals means another game on the bench, no pay.
Brooks is actually having a career year in Phoenix, averaging 21.2 points, 3.7 rebounds, and 1.8 assists, shooting 44.1% from the field, 34.3% from three, and 85.6% from the line. But now, with this suspension hanging over him, he’ll have to rein it in if he wants to stay on the court.
This season’s been wild with NBA suspensions, not just Brooks. The massive brawl between the Pistons and Hornets stands out. Four players got tossed and then suspended: Isaiah Stewart (aka Beef Stew) and Jalen Duren for Detroit, and Miles Bridges and Moussa Diabate for Charlotte. Stewart got seven games for charging off the bench and into the fight. Duren, who just made his first All-Star team, got two games but will still play in the All-Star Game. Bridges and Diabate each got four games for “fighting and escalating the altercation”, per the league.
And that’s not all. Jaxson Hayes of the Lakers got suspended for a game after shoving a mascot. Yes, really. He apologised but still had to sit. Rudy Gobert picked up a one-game ban for racking up too many flagrant fouls. Dennis Schroder, back when he was with Sacramento, drew a three-game suspension for a post-game incident with Luka Donci, who he reportedly tried to take a swing at in the arena tunnel. Jose Alvarado and Mark Williams both got two games for fighting earlier in the year.
Then there’s Paul George, who got hit with a whopping 25-game suspension for violating the NBA/NBPA Anti-Drug Program. That’s the longest one in recent memory.
As for who’s next in the technical foul race, Luka Doncic has 13, Stewart has 12, and Draymond Green sits at 11. If any of them hit 16, expect a similar one-game vacation from the league.
MVG MASTERCLASS: MICHAEL VAN GERWEN KNOCKS OUT LUKE LITTLER TO REACH ANTWERP FINAL TODAY
Michael van Gerwen is back! Read how he defeated Luke Littler in Antwerp to secure his second straight Premier League final.
Michael van Gerwen is looking like his old self again. He just knocked Luke Littler out of night two at Premier League Darts and did it in style.
Littler, who’s only 19, picked up his first win of the Premier League season on Thursday; he edged out his long-time rival Luke Humphries in a wild match in Antwerp. But that run didn’t last. In the semi-finals, he ran straight into a fired-up Van Gerwen.
Last year was rough for Van Gerwen, no way around it. But now? He’s come roaring back. He won the opening night in Newcastle and just added Littler’s name to his growing list of big wins.
Fans loved it. “That was a quality performance from Van Gerwen! “Back-to-back finals for MVG,” someone posted online. Another said, “If this version of Van Gerwen is here to stay, darts are going to be in a better place by the end of 2026!” The excitement kept rolling—"Darts is always better when MVG plays like this,” one fan wrote. And then: “He is so back. This is his year!” Someone else just put it simply: “MVG is so back, and you love to see it!”
Even on Sky Sports, Dan Dawson couldn’t help himself: “Michael van Gerwen is in back-to-back finals to start this year’s Premier League. The Green Machine sees off The Nuke.”
Littler’s stuck at just two points from the first two weeks, while Van Gerwen could walk away with two weekly wins already.
Now Van Gerwen waits to see if he’ll face Johnny Clayton or Gerwyn Price in the final in Belgium. Both Welshmen got there by beating Stephen Bunting and Gian van Veen.
Littler, on the other hand, really needs a deep run next Thursday in Glasgow to get his campaign back on track. Two points in two weeks just isn’t enough.