Published：2023/7/28 06:59
Lando Norris (McLaren) embodies the culture of Hungary, which craftsmen put a lot of time and effort into creating, and should not have been laughed at. I apologized to the creators and Max Verstappen (Red Bull) as it might be.
Norris, who finished 2nd in a row at the 12th Hungarian GP, knocked his own bottle onto the podium during the champagne shower and opened the cork, causing Verstappen’s winning trophy to fall to the floor. The pedestal came off and was damaged.
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The damaged Max Verstappen (Red Bull) winner’s trophy in a champagne shower after the Formula 1 Hungarian Grand Prix, July 23, 2023
Norris and Verstappen quickly realized the accident and laughed at each other. At the press conference after that, Norris joked, “Isn’t it because Max put it on the edge?” “It wasn’t my fault. It was his fault!” At the conference held, he deepened the color of reflection.
“I knew you were going to ask me about it,” Norris sighed.
“I sincerely apologize for that. I didn’t mean to do that. I know how much it means to Hungarians and it’s part of their culture.”
“Of course I just wanted to enjoy my time, it wasn’t my intention.”
30 craftsmen from Herend, a long-established Hungarian porcelain maker with a history of nearly 200 years, spent half a year creating this custom-made product. It gives a modern impression, and it is said that it cost 40,000 euros (about 6.31 million yen) per piece.
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Openwork, production process of the F1 Hungarian Grand Prix trophy designed by Herend
“I apologized to Max.
“I would be mad if he (Verstappen) did the same to my trophy and I would like to apologize to those who put the time and effort into making it. I didn’t mean to do that. I will be more careful from now on.”
But Norris says he will continue to enjoy champagne showers in his familiar style of slamming him onto the podium.
“I don’t see any reason to change. Anyway, I’m going to pay a little more attention, after I put the trophy aside,” Norris said.
Regarding the broken trophy, Attila Simon, CEO of Pottery Herend, has indicated a policy to reproduce and replace the same one, saying that it has a lifetime warranty, but in principle the trophy is the property of the team, not the driver. It will not be displayed in Verstappen’s home.
2023-07-27 21:59:25
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