David Croft, the Sky F1 commentator, has revealed that Lando Norris was booed by the crowd prior to Sunday\u2019s Mexican Grand Prix as well as during the post-race celebrations.<\/p>\n
Norris secured his sixth victory of the F1 2025 season in Mexico last weekend, dominating from pole position to win by more than 30 seconds.<\/p>\n
David Croft: Lando Norris booed during pre-race drivers\u2019 parade at Mexican GP<\/p>\n
The British driver\u2019s first win since August\u2019s Hungarian Grand Prix saw him return to the top of the drivers\u2019 standings for the first time since April.<\/p>\n
Norris holds a one-point lead over McLaren teammate Oscar Piastri ahead of the final four races, with Red Bull driver and reigning four-time world champion Max Verstappen 36 points behind in third place.<\/p>\n
With the traditional post-race interviews taking place in the stadium section at the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez, Norris was on the receiving end of a hostile reception as he addressed the sizeable crowd immediately after the race.<\/p>\n
Analysis: Mexican Grand Prix<\/p>\n
\ud83d\udc49\u00a0Mexican GP conclusions: Big Norris chance, Verstappen illusion, new Hamilton document incoming<\/a><\/p>\n \ud83d\udc49\u00a0Mexico City Grand Prix driver ratings: Norris leads perfect 10s; Sainz sorrow<\/a><\/p>\n The booing of Norris continued during the podium ceremony.<\/p>\n Croft was filming a piece to camera for Sky F1\u2019s pre-race coverage in the stadium section during the drivers\u2019 parade.<\/p>\n And he revealed that boos were audible when Norris passed through ahead of the race.<\/p>\n Appearing on Sky F1\u2019s coverage of the Mexican Grand Prix, he said: \u201cThe crowd in the stadium loved to see Max Verstappen. They loved seeing Charles Leclerc.<\/p>\n \u201cWhen I was up there as the drivers were coming through on the track parade, there were a few boos for Lando Norris.<\/p>\n \u201cThere were a few more boos there [during the post-race interviews] as well.<\/p>\n \u201cWhat have the Mexican crowd got against Lando Norris, I wonder?\u201d<\/p>\n Croft\u2019s co-commentator, the former HRT and Lotus Racing F1 driver Karun Chandhok, admitted he was mystified by the local crowd\u2019s reaction to Norris.<\/p>\n He added: \u201cI\u2019m trying to work it out. Did he have a rivalry with [Mexican F1 driver Sergio] Perez?<\/p>\n \u201cI don\u2019t know. I genuinely don\u2019t know.<\/p>\n \u201cI hate booing anyway. Wherever it happens on this planet, I hated it when people were booing Max in certain races.<\/p>\n \u201cI think it\u2019s just wrong. Lando has done an outstanding job and that should be applauded.\u201d<\/p>\n Speaking in the post-race press conference, Norris claimed to have been left amused by the reception he received during the post-race celebrations.<\/p>\n Asked if the crowd\u2019s hostile reaction had soured his win, Norris told PlanetF1.com and other media outlets:\u00a0\u201cOh, sour. I like sour sweets.<\/p>\n \u201cI don\u2019t know why, to be honest. People can do what they want, honestly.<\/p>\n \u201cThey have the right to do it if they want to do it, so I think that\u2019s sport sometimes.<\/p>\n \u201cI don\u2019t know why I can\u2019t stop laughing when I get booed. I think it makes it more entertaining for me.<\/p>\n \u201cSo they can keep doing it if they want. Of course, you don\u2019t want it. I prefer if people cheer for me.<\/p>\n \u201cBut I don\u2019t know. Who knows? Like I said, I just concentrate on doing my thing.<\/p>\n \u201cIt was the same in Monza and a few other places. I don\u2019t know why.<\/p>\n \u201cI just can\u2019t stop laughing, so if they want to continue they can.\u201d<\/p>\n More on Lando Norris and McLaren from PlanetF1.com<\/p>\n \ud83d\udc49 Lando Norris news<\/a><\/p>\n \ud83d\udc49 McLaren news<\/a><\/p>\n Put to him by a local reporter that the Mexican crowd\u2019s boos stemmed from the perception that he is \u201cbeing given the championship\u201d following McLaren\u2019s request for its drivers to swap positions at the Italian Grand Prix, Norris insisted that the fans \u201ccan think whatever they want.\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n He said:\u00a0\u201cSure. If they want to think that, then they certainly have the right to. They can think whatever they want.<\/p>\n \u201cI guess from us as a team, of course, we try and do things fairly. That was the comment we made back then.<\/p>\n \u201cThe same with two years ago [sic] in Budapest when I could have won the race and had to let Oscar back through and let him win a race he deserved to win.<\/p>\n \u201cIt was no different to that really. It was an incorrect decision that we made as a team to box him first \u2013 or me first [at Monza this year].<\/p>\n \u201cAnd to be honest, if you want to have the three points [Norris gained over Piastri after McLaren\u2019s team orders drama in Italy], they can.<\/p>\n \u201cBut they have the right to think whatever they want.<\/p>\n \u201cBut Oscar deserved the win last year in Budapest, I deserves to be ahead at Monza.<\/p>\n \u201cSimple as that.\u201d<\/p>\n Additional reporting by Elizabeth Blackstock<\/p>\n Want to be the first to know exclusive information from the F1 paddock? Join our broadcast channel on WhatsApp<\/a> to get the scoop on the latest developments from our team of accredited journalists.<\/p>\n