A figure of reigning Formula 1 champion Lando Norris will be the newest attraction at Madame Tussauds in London ahead of the British Grand Prix.
The 2025 world champion worked with the famous wax museum to produce his first-ever wax figure, and he even donated a set of his McLaren overalls to give a realistic finish.
The figure is also holding a replica of the helmet Norris used to clinch the podium he needed at the 2025 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix to win his first F1 title.
Norris visited Madame Tussauds to come face-to-face with his figure.
"To feel immortalised by Madame Tussauds is incredible....it's something a lot of people dream of getting done," Norris said.
"It's odd, a very odd sensation to see myself. I always see myself in the mirror in the morning or the evening, see pictures of me, but to see 'me' is a very different thing."
Norris joked, "he'd never smiled so much" during the intensive process of every aspect of his face being modelled for the figure. The process itself took many months from start to end.
The 26-year-old's figure will be publicly displayed from June 30, the Tuesday before the British GP.
Norris's figure will be alongside the likes of Lewis Hamilton and fellow new 2026 addition, England football captain Harry Kane. Plus other sporting stars like Cristiano Ronaldo, Mo Salah, Mary Earps, Anthony Joshua and Kylian Mbappe.
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