F1 News: Lando Norris Smashed Max Verstappen's Hungarian GP Trophy In Hilarious Podium Mishap
Lando Norris smashed Max Verstappen's Hungarian Grand Prix trophy during the podium celebrations.
Verstappen won his ninth race of the 2023 season today and Norris crossed the line behind him in second position with Sergio Perez finishing in third place. Fans were quick to notice Norris accidentally smashing the two-time champion's trophy during the champagne celebrations. Luckily, it seems as though Verstappen saw the funny side of it with the pair laughing together.
Another angle shows that Norris hit his bottle of champagne on the first place podium step in order to make it spray upwards. However, in doing so, the trophy toppled off and smashed on the floor.
McLaren took to social media to share a funny post about the awkward situation, simply writing, "Sorry Max" followed by a trophy emoji.
It seems there are no hard feelings between the teams as Red Bull posted shortly after, highlighting the record broken of the number of consecutive wins from a team, after the Hungarian Grand Prix brought a twelfth win for the Austrian team.
"Record broken. Trophy broken"
One fan brought out a classic F1 meme or a young Charles Leclerc explaining in a post-race interview that he had an "inchident" with Verstappen. They commented:
Red Bull mechanic Calum Nicholas posted to social media:
"I guess that really is a record BREAKING trophy!"
There is just one more race to go before the summer break with the Belgian Grand Prix next weekend. Red Bull has won every race of the season so far but McLaren has made significant improvements in the last few races leaving the rest of the constructors' standings subject to change.