Purple Bull made Components 1 historical past on Sunday when Max Verstappen claimed yet one more win within the Hungarian Grand Prix. It was the seventh-straight victory for the chief within the Drivers’ Championship, however the historical past additionally gave the crew their Twelfth-straight win courting again to final season.
That moved Purple Bull to the highest of the report books, passing McLaren and their 11-straight victories to begin the 1988 season.
Nevertheless, Verstappen’s {hardware} would possibly want some repairs. His first-place trophy broke in the course of the podium celebration, courtesy of a trademark champagne pop from second-place finisher Lando Norris:
You may be keen to chop Norris some slack. In any case, it was the second-straight podium end for the McLaren driver, who completed second on the British Grand Prix two weeks in the past.
After the incident, Norris jokingly put the blame on Verstappen:
Lando Norris requested concerning the damaged trophy…
“Um… I’m undecided… er… yeah, undecided, Max simply positioned it too near the sting! It fell over, I suppose. Not my downside, it’s his!” #F1
— Phillip Horton (@PHortonF1) July 23, 2023
Verstappen joked about it as properly, posting a collection of images on social media “thanking” Norris:
Given the historical past Purple Bull made on Sunday — coupled with a return to type for Sergio Pérez who joined Norris and Verstappen on the rostrum — getting the trophy fastened will seemingly be an afterthought in what’s shaping as much as be an unimaginable, and historic, season.
However sooner or later, drivers who be a part of Norris on the rostrum would possibly wish to put their trophies in a safer spot.
Simply in case.
