McLaren smash ANOTHER F1 trophy after infamous Lando Norris disaster

lando norris celebrates at silverstone — Photo: © IMAGO

Formula 1

McLaren smash ANOTHER trophy after infamous Norris disaster

Last Sunday went better than the team could have dreamed

Originally written by Kevin McKenna. This version is a translation.

Saturday 12 July 2025 17:00

For the second time in three years, somebody at McLaren appears to have been responsible for smashing an F1 trophy.

The team took three trophies home from Silverstone last weekend, the ones for Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri's 1-2 finishes, and the constructors' trophy. Or, in this case, the de-constructors' trophy.

The result saw the team extend their advantage at the top of the constructors' standings as they took another huge step towards clinching their second consecutive title.

But a clip posted on X showed that the celebrations took an unfortunate turn, with the day's constructors' trophy - made of Lego, thanks to a sponsorship tie-in - ending up in bits on the ground.

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Technical director Peter Prodromou was seen desperately trying to recover the broken item with the help of some other staff as Norris walked past unaware of what was going on behind him.

Lego created a set of four unique trophies to be handed out on the podium, with builders spending more than 200 hours putting them together. At least that's probably easier to put back together than the Hungarian Grand Prix trophy Norris smashed in 2023?

Norris-Piastri title battle heats up

The pair were joined on the podium by Sauber racer Nico Hulkenberg, who celebrated his first top-three finish in F1.

It was Norris' second victory in succession following his triumph in Austria the previous week, with the gap between himself and championship leader Piastri now down to just eight points at the halfway stage of the campaign.

The pair will renew their rivalry in two weeks at the Belgian GP, as their battle for a maiden world title gets set to take another twist.

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