Damon Hill has slammed ‘Have I Got News For You’ for mocking Lando Norris for his “underdog story” after the Briton raced his way to the F1 2025 Drivers’ title.

Norris clinched the World title by two points ahead of Max Verstappen in Sunday’s Abu Dhabi Grand Prix finale, ending the Red Bull driver’s four-year reign.

‘Lando Norris’ World Championship win is a true Formula one underdog story’

But rather than celebrate Norris’ success, the X account for the BBC comedy quiz show had a go at Norris’ privileged background.

“Lando Norris’ World Championship win is a true Formula one underdog story: he came from relative poverty, with his parents struggling to make ends meet on less than a billion pounds,” it wrote on X .

Norris’ father Adam’s net worth is believed to be around £200 million

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