Max Verstappen has finally received his trophy for winning the Hungarian Grand Prix. However, this time he is being more careful. While receiving the new trophy, he jokingly says that he will not allow Lando Norris to touch it.
After winning the 2023 Hungarian Grand Prix, Max Verstappen went on to the podium with Lando Norris who finished in 2nd place. While Max was looking forward to taking home the trophy from the race, Lando had something to say about that.
While celebrating the podium, Lando Norris did his iconic champagne pop where he bangs the Sparkling wine bottle on the podium to make it pop. He has done this in every race he achieved a podium finish. However, this time, there were consequences.
Lando Norris broke Max Verstappen’s P1 trophy 🤣 🏆 pic.twitter.com/Wjug8Yra3z
— Sky Sports F1 (@SkySportsF1) July 23, 2023
As Lando Norris banged his bottle on the podium step of Max Verstappen, the 1st place trophy fell down and broke. The two laughed at it at the time. However, fans had some criticism towards Lando after realizing the amount of money and manpower that had gone into handcrafting the trophy.
Soon after the trophy broke, Herendi, the company that manufactured the trophy, said they would be replacing it for Max Verstappen. On the 30th of August, Herendi presented the recrafted trophy to Max Verstappen. Despite Lando’s presence, Max Verstappen took the trophy home without any damage. While receiving the trophy, Max jokingly said “Lando’s not allowed to touch it”
However, Lando did take a photo of himself handing over the trophy to Max Verstappen. We can amuse ourselves by saying that he did not get to see the trophy after that.
Did Lando Norris pay for the trophy?
When Herendi announced that they would be replacing the trophy, there were a lot of queries as to who was going to pay for it. Will it be Red Bull as it was handed to Max before it broke? Or will it be Lando as he is the one who broke it?
After Max received his replacement trophy, Lando Norris posed for a photo with a paper that read “Mr. Lando Norris, McLaren, Red: Invoice Trophy”. From the photo, it is obvious that it was a joke. But who did pay for the trophy?
Trofi #HungarianGP yang dipecahkan Lando Norris akhirnya sudah diganti dan diberikan kepada Max Verstappen 🏆
Dibayar lunas! 🤝pic.twitter.com/DwjcKPte8Q
— Scherazade (@ScherazadeMS) August 29, 2023
When Herendi said they would be replacing the trophy, they also said they would be doing so free of charge. The trophy is reportedly worth around $45000. The company was the world leader in the market of ceramic designs in 2022. Based on that, $45000 would no the a huge cost for the company.
The events after the Hungarian Grand Prix have been very beneficial for Herendi. They got a lot of publicity after Lando broke the trophy. In the long run, the company would have gained a lot more than it lost with the extra trophy they had to manufacture.