“It wasn’t totally my responsibility, because Max put it too close to the edge,” says the Briton after breaking the winner’s trophy.
The second podium finish of 2023, just two weeks after Silverstone, filled the Lando Norris, which at the Hungaroring once again extracted the full potential of the MCL60. The euphoria of the British pilot was transferred to the podium, where he opened the champagne in such an effusive way that he ended up breaking the trophy of max verstappenhandmade and valued at 40,000 euros.
“It wasn’t totally my responsibility, because Max put it too close to the edge,” said the former teammate. Carlos Sainz shortly after the unfortunate incident. A scene that surprised the mechanics and journalists present in the vicinity of the podium, stupefied after the formidable bottleneck with which Norris shook Verstappen’s step.
“Every time I got on the podium I have repeated that gesture,” added Norris, who two weeks ago led more than 160,000 compatriots to frenzy with his second place at Silverstone. Although this Sunday Sergio Pérez snatched the podium from Oscar Piastrithe Woking team is now emerging ahead of Mercedes, Ferrari or Aston Martin.
six months of work
Norris, eighth in the World Championship after scoring 48 points in the last three races, smashed a piece of porcelain made by the Herend Porcelain Manufactory. According to the data of this company, the work at hand for its elaboration takes six months.
attila simonHerend’s executive director, assured the Hungarian press a few days ago that in the event of damage, his company was “prepared to react”, so there was “nothing to fear”.
Norris’s curious incident brought to mind what happened just a decade ago in the Indycar, when Sebastian Bourdais he also smashed his trophy in Toronto. At that time, the French pilot could not be held responsible, since the piece of glass had not been properly welded to the base.
Despite the quirky climax, Norris capped off an excellent weekend at the Magyar track. After his third place in qualifying on Saturday and being passed at the start by Piastri, he soon found the best rhythm in the papaya car. “It was said that McLaren was not doing a good enough job and we received too much criticism. Now I am happy to prove that some were wrong,” he confirmed.
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