Seeing is believing: Norris smashes Verstappen’s winner’s cup in Hungary and this is his reaction

That Lando Norris is one of the most prankster drivers on the grid is not news. Also, one of those who seems to care what others think. He always smiles and does a lot that makes his teammates and fans laugh. And in the excitement of the podium, Lando lost his hand a little. He did the closest thing to ‘a Sergio Ramos’ with that famous Copa del Rey that he dropped. This time, Norris dropped the current king of F1’s cup, the Hungarian GP winner’s trophy for reigning champion Max Verstappen.

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This is how he threw Verstappen’s cup

It’s all a coincidence. Lando Norris wanted to celebrate his second position on the podium in the Hungarian GP in a way that is becoming more and more common, opening the champagne bottle by throwing it hard and dry on the ground so that the base hits it and the stopper opens on its own. Norris did this by hitting the bottle base of the first podium box. There, on the very side, was the vase-shaped trophy awarded to Verstappen as the winner of the Hungaroring. It is clear that this is not a good idea. But he did. And the predictable happened.

Verstappen’s winner’s cup fell to the ground, the top shattered. At Red Bull they had to apply glue to try to put the pieces together before putting them in full showcases of the Milton Keynes factory.

But what’s most remarkable is that Lando, seeing what he’s done, chooses to enjoy his second consecutive podium finish and carry on as if nothing happened, spraying his teammates with champagne. MD is upstairs, watching the proceedings from a display case in the press room. There it was seen how Lando looked at the broken pieces and eventually Verstappen picked them up. Max didn’t seem too worried. He has too many glasses. He has 7 in a row, 9 out of 11 possible this year. And the best for him: his most important cup, the champion’s cup, seems to be in his hands. I shouldn’t bring her near Lando…

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