"It doesn't suit me, it just doesn't," the
previously curly- haired 20-year-old complained after inspecting
the self-inflicted buzz cut.
An appreciative audience of more than 36,000 watched him wield
the electric clippers.
Norris, who has 1.3 million followers on Instagram and is a
regular on esports platforms in the absence of any real racing,
made the pledge in raising more than $12,000 in online racing
for the fight against coronavirus.
The Briton, who is self isolating, had earlier referred to
himself on Twitter as "Baldo Norris" in the build-up to the
shearing.
"To be honest, if I had hair as bad as that I’d probably shave
it off as well," joked compatriot and Williams rival George
Russell, who will be racing Norris in a Formula One esports race
on Sunday.
(Reporting by Alan Baldwin, editing by Ed Osmond)
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