Max Verstappen finished the line in first position at the Hungarian GP, making it his 9th win of the season, with Lando Norris in second and Sergio Perez taking third. Unfortunately, during the podium celebration something went wrong, and Norris ended up breaking the two-time world champion’s trophy in the midst of the champagne shower.
The maker of the handcrafted trophy responded to the Brit’s deeds disappointingly and offered to substitute Max Verstappen’s trophy. It is reported that it requires six months to craft the trophy. And recently the Dutch Grand Prix posted a funny picture aimed at Max Verstappen while referring to the trophy-breaking fiasco.
Dutch GP makes fun of Max Verstappen’s trophy mishaps at Hungarian GP
Following the unfortunate incident of the broken trophy at the Hungarian Grand Prix, the Official Dutch Grand Prix social media page made a humorous dig at Max Verstappen by posting a picture of a wrapped trophy with a ‘fragile’ label. The hilarious post was accompanied by the caption “Let’s break records, not trophies.”
Let’s break records, not trophies 🫶#DutchGP #SpecialDelivery #F1 #LandoNorris #MaxVerstappen pic.twitter.com/7h1de0iwig
— Dutch Grand Prix (@f1dutchgp) August 17, 2023
Hungary isn’t the only instance where the Red Bull team has been left with a damaged trophy. After the race at Spa, the Red Bull crew posed with their awards – only to be interrupted by a bit of unexpected drama as the trophy Max Verstappen received ended up broken. Despite the chaos ensuing, Max was still able to laugh as he commented “It’s broken again” – although. And this time around, they couldn’t blame Lando Norris for the incident.
Thankfully, though, the Belgium grand prix trophy was fixed and pieced back together.
Max Verstappen to potentially tie with Sebastian Vettel’s record
Formula 1 is taking a break for the summer, and it has left viewers wondering whether Max Verstappen of Red Bull can beat Sebastian Vettel’s remarkable nine consecutive victories.
Sebastian Vettel burst onto the Formula One scene in 2007, when he replaced Robert Kubica at BMW Sauber. Impressively, in his debut qualifying session, he achieved an impressive fourth-place finish. Unfortunately, an error dropped him to eleventh place in the race, despite his strong performance.
This single race made him the youngest driver to score points back then. Red Bull signed him for their sister team, Torro Rosso, and he crushed it in Italy by winning and becoming the youngest driver to win a Grand Prix. During the 2010s, Vettel became the golden boy of Red Bull Racing.
Vettel’s impressive performance in a Toro Rosso earned him a well-deserved promotion to Red Bull in 2009, as he was able to outperform even McLaren and Red Bull’s own teams.
From 2010 to 2013, Vettel became the youngest World Champion in the history of Formula 1 after winning four consecutive championships with Red Bull. He set a record of nine consecutive race victories in 2013, a record that current Red Bull driver Max Verstappen is aiming to beat.
Max is expected to win his home Grand Prix in the Netherlands. However, as Formula 1 is an unpredictable sport, where a single driver is on the track during a restart, the outcome is ultimately uncertain.
What do you think about Max breaking the record? And do let us know your thoughts on the remarkable career of Sebastian Vettel in the comment section down below.
