{"id":757721,"date":"2026-06-24T08:44:13","date_gmt":"2026-06-24T08:44:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/757721\/"},"modified":"2026-06-24T08:44:13","modified_gmt":"2026-06-24T08:44:13","slug":"f1-champion-lando-norris-meets-his-waxwork-figure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/757721\/","title":{"rendered":"F1 champion Lando Norris meets his waxwork figure"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Formula 1 world champion Lando Norris has come face-to-face with his waxwork likeness at Madame Tussauds.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The 26-year-old had <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/articles\/cp84nnpzdw4o?xtor=AL-72-%5Bpartner%5D-%5Byahoo.north.america%5D-%5Blink%5D-%5Bnews%5D-%5Bbizdev%5D-%5Bisapi%5D\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:spent time earlier this year working with the world-famous Baker Street attraction;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;spent time earlier this year working with the world-famous Baker Street attraction&quot;}\" class=\"link \">spent time earlier this year working with the world-famous Baker Street attraction<\/a> in London on the creation of his doppelganger.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The figure, dressed in a signature papaya-coloured McLaren race suit donated by Norris, will be unveiled to the public on 30 June, ahead of next month&#8217;s British Grand Prix at Silverstone.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Norris, who drives for the Woking-based McLaren team, called the meeting &#8220;pretty cool&#8221;, before asking: &#8220;Is it weird if I compliment myself?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Norris, who was born and grew up in Somerset, said: &#8220;Seeing the figure finished and being able to stand next to it is surreal.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;The artists have really nailed the details too, it&#8217;s so lifelike.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;I&#8217;m very happy with it and can&#8217;t wait for everyone to come and see it this summer.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">It comes after Norris claimed his first F1 drivers&#8217; championship.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"Image of two men, standing on either side of a third man. Both men are holding calipers and measuring the third man's head.\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/3c86ddf5334ad0397a72bb58745f84e2.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Lando Norris worked with the artists at Madame Tussauds London earlier this year [Madam Tussauds London]<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The wax model includes a replica of the helmet worn by Norris when he clinched the title.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">It will appear in Madame Tussauds London&#8217;s Culture Capital zone, taking pole position alongside the likes of Harry Kane, Cristiano Ronaldo, Mo Salah, Mary Earps and Anthony Joshua.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Norris made his F1 debut in 2019. A year later, he became the youngest Briton to stand on an F1 podium. And this season, he <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/sport\/formula1\/articles\/czrk61y2nyjo?xtor=AL-72-%5Bpartner%5D-%5Byahoo.north.america%5D-%5Blink%5D-%5Bnews%5D-%5Bbizdev%5D-%5Bisapi%5D\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:became the 11th British world champion;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;became the 11th British world champion&quot;}\" class=\"link \">became the 11th British world champion<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Follow BBC Surrey on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/BBCSurrey\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Facebook;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Facebook&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Facebook<\/a>, on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BBCSurrey\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:X;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;X&quot;}\" class=\"link \">X<\/a>, and on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/bbcinsurrey\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Instagram;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Instagram&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Instagram<\/a> and listen to BBC Radio Surrey <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/sounds\/play\/live\/bbc_radio_surrey?xtor=AL-72-%5Bpartner%5D-%5Byahoo.north.america%5D-%5Blink%5D-%5Bnews%5D-%5Bbizdev%5D-%5Bisapi%5D\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:on Sounds;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;on Sounds&quot;}\" class=\"link \">on Sounds<\/a>. 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