Norris gets hit by McLaren CEO Brown: 'Shouldn't be so close'

McLaren CEO Zak Brown kicked off the summer break in Formula 1 with a game of golf, along with Lando Norris and others. However, the British driver did not come away from it entirely unscathed.

No, it was not a 'penalty' for Norris' fifth-place finish in the Belgian Grand Prix. Brown accidentally hit his driver with a golf club, the McLaren CEO himself revealed on social media. ' Next time don't stand so close,' reads the caption to the photo, which shows Norris with a bruise.

McLaren has been a regular guest on the F1 podium of late. The team also scored a podium finish with Oscar Piastri at Spa-Francorchamps, but Norris, from a fourth starting spot - following George Russell's disqualification - failed to progress beyond P5 in the race. Nevertheless, the Woking-based team will go into the summer break full of good cheer, while rivals at Red Bull Racing have work to do.

This weekend, Brown hosted the MotoGP British Grand Prix at the Silverstone circuit. Whereas Formula 1 has just started its summer break, MotoGP riders have just finished theirs. After the British Grand Prix on 4 August, the Austrian Grand Prix is scheduled for 18 August. The temporary gravel lanes that had been installed for F1 at the Red Bull Ring will have been removed by then.