Norris, 25, suffered an injury to his nose while he was celebrating after the race.

He was on the pit wall and one of the photographers slipped off the barriers next to him and knocked the trophy into his nose.

It is the second nose cut he has suffered in a year – he has a scar from a cut he received from a glass during a party last summer.

Before suffering the injury, Norris said: “No tears. I tried but when I get emotional I don’t cry. I smile. It was just pure joy, pure emotion of the moment you’re in. I wish I’d cried because it looks better.

“This is where it all started for me. I saw my grandstand today and was thinking someone’s got to win today, there is no reason why it can’t be me.

“I sometimes find it difficult to be positive before races but I was surprised today that I had the pace when I needed it.

“I join a long list of pretty incredible winners here, most of them are Lewis [Hamilton] but to join him and continue the reign on the British side is pretty amazing.”