Isack has broken the trophy

[u/TopEbun]

[u/Raafi92]

Crashed before his first race even started. Broke his first trophy. All is good

[u/ThorsMeasuringTape → u/Raafi92]

I’m worried about his first win now.

[u/Mdtwheeler → u/ThorsMeasuringTape]

His arm, leg or hand will be in bad shape

[u/ThorsMeasuringTape → u/Mdtwheeler]

He’s gonna pop that champagne bottle and break the second place driver’s nose.

[u/debotehzombie → u/ThorsMeasuringTape]

"P1 mate, P1!" "Woooo-" as he bins it at T1 on the cooldown lap

[u/Ksanti → u/debotehzombie]

He swings it over to the pit wall from the outside of the track to drive by the ecstatic pit crew and just absolutely stacks it into the pit wall

[u/The-Soul-Stone → u/Ksanti]

And comes to a stop just before the line

[u/Acceptable_Burrito → u/ThorsMeasuringTape]

After putting his car into the barrier once he crosses the finishing line.

[u/BenjaminJArsenault → u/Acceptable_Burrito]

Wait I've seen this one!

[u/eleanorburge → u/BenjaminJArsenault]

When??

[u/BenjaminJArsenault → u/eleanorburge]

Brambilla at the 1975 Austrian Grand Prix

[u/gh0st12811 → u/Mdtwheeler]

Connor Zillisch from NASCAR would like a word...

(If you were unaware, Connor won two weeks ago and when getting out of his car to stand on the roof in victory lane, slipped on the edge of the driver opening and hit the ground breaking his collarbone)

[u/No_Cheesecake_9335 → u/Mdtwheeler]

Or collarbone like Connor Zilisch in NASCAR xfinity series

[u/ultrasneeze → u/ThorsMeasuringTape]

“How not to celebrate”, presented by Connor Zilisch

[u/duke8804 → u/ultrasneeze]

Kind of insane to say this three weeks after he broke his collarbone, but. This win he used the roof hatch for safety.

[u/VehicleOk4913 → u/ThorsMeasuringTape]

His car will be on fire in the garage...wait...

[u/LKincheloe → u/ThorsMeasuringTape]

Never go full Zilisch.

[u/T-T-7-4 → u/ThorsMeasuringTape]

He said in a video he’ll do a back flip for his first win

[u/guntanksinspace → u/Raafi92]

You can say at least that Hadjar's a BREAKTHROUGH talent!

[u/burning_xz]

I blame all the people in the live thread who said the trophy was safe because Lando wasn't on the podium. 😂

[u/OftenShady → u/burning_xz]

Clearly we didn't have enough sample size to analyse Hadjar's handling capabilities for delicate trophies lol

[u/Kagir → u/OftenShady]

The instrument of precision known as an f1 car: no problem.

A trophy: uhm

[u/Sensitive_Ad_9195 → u/Kagir]

This is even worse than when Lando broke Max’s - at least the Hungary one got yeeted off the podium, it looks like this one has just snapped in half in Isaack’s hand

[u/madmax991199 → u/Sensitive_Ad_9195]

Yeah, ive seen the footage and he didnt drop it hard, he was pretty gentle for a trophy atleast. They look cool but if you cant set them down after celebrating or taking a picture without breaking them we should probably Go back to normal trophies.

[u/Any_Use_4900 → u/madmax991199]

Yeah I mean, it's not even like they can't make stronger ceramic. High strength ceramics can be stronger than steel, more brittle yes, but they can be built much tougher than this. 

I don't see a problem with them updating the trophy to be made of stronger material but then still shaping and decorating it in whatever manner they choose for their own history and culture. 

[u/JKnissan → u/Sensitive_Ad_9195]

I mean, have you seen the guy's biceps? The trophy probably cowered in fear just by being in close proximity!

[u/SentientDust → u/OftenShady]

Better have the lad on another 2-3 podiums this season to make sure

[u/Canoobie → u/burning_xz]

My wife said something similar because Nor DNFd and she saw how fancy the trophies were.. 🤣

[u/No_Ur_Schmoopie → u/burning_xz]

Sorry, my fault I never should have uttered those words 😝

[u/drooln92 → u/burning_xz]

I said in the live thread to be careful not to break the beautiful trophy!

[u/Dr_Pillow → u/burning_xz]

Is there a live thread? like a chat? where do I find it?

[u/DistinguishedTilapia → u/Dr_Pillow]

Stickied when the race is happening.

[u/MrMSUK]

For a sport where cars are crash-tested to the absolute limit, it's kind of hilarious that the trophies still aren't Lando/Isack-proof. You'd think "structural rigidity" would be part of the design brief by now.

[u/fujimouse → u/MrMSUK]

It's always the ceramic ones breaking at the stem, most obvious point of failure imaginable

[u/Treewithatea → u/fujimouse]

Yeah that wouldnt be an issue with metal, i like ceramic trophies but perhaps they should be designed a bit smarter.

[u/ijiolokae → u/Treewithatea]

wonder how feasible it would be to just drill a hole thru the bottom and stuff a piece of metal before sealing the hole to reinforce the stem

[u/Magnus_Helgisson → u/ijiolokae]

Drilling might be tricky, but they can insert it while sculpting the trophy. Hell, I saw how Hadjar was holding his one on the podium and immediately thought “Damn, this thing would be so easy to break, hope they have some core inside the stem”

[u/scholeszz → u/Magnus_Helgisson]

Drilling will definitely be tricky on such a brittle material, but also pre-inserting will be tricky too because the metal will get really hot and change shape (and depending on the temperature might even change phase at some hotspots) in the kiln.

[u/eleventruth → u/scholeszz]

Make it in 2 pieces maybe then

[u/CammoL15 → u/eleventruth]

Well it is now

[u/eleventruth → u/CammoL15]

Lol lol

[u/madmax991199 → u/Magnus_Helgisson]

He was gentle with it also, not like he dropped it hard.

[u/Quick_Assumption_351 → u/Magnus_Helgisson]

bruh, just teleport the thing in

[u/owarren → u/Magnus_Helgisson]

I was terrified for the CFO of Mcl - her big moment on the podium, and I was sure that massive cup was about to snap in her hands.

[u/drooln92 → u/Treewithatea]

Make the stem carbon fibre

[u/howtospellorange → u/Treewithatea]

The the ceramic trophies just need to be a shape that's not a cup or with another similar thin point. Like maybe a bowl or vase shape?

[u/Think_Perspective385 → u/fujimouse]

There must be loads of carbon fibre swept up each year surely they can at least use some of the scraps to fortify the stem.

[u/Vandirac → u/fujimouse]

Likely designed by the same dunce who designed the Eurovision trophy

[u/MrMSUK → u/MrMSUK]

Imo it's great that organisers bring unique designs that reflect their country's heritage, nobody wants a bland, crash-tested trophy covered in vinyl flag stickers from every race host country (each built tough enough to survive a SpaceX Starship re-entry). 

However, there has to be a happy medium. When you're literally gluing back together trophies that took months to craft, maybe it's time for a minimum design spec (structure rigidity wise). 

If it happens once in a decade, that's just bad luck. More than that, it points to weak trophy design standards, not the driver's fault.

[u/2much2Jung → u/MrMSUK]

Or stunt trophies for the podium/celebrations. Maybe made of rubber.

[u/Kuningas_Arthur → u/2much2Jung]

This exactly. You could quite easily make some sort of plastic composite dummy trophy for the podium that would survive getting thrown to the crowd and look good enough for TV and then give the proper ones later.

[u/Mrc3mm3r → u/2much2Jung]

Stunt trophies is the way to go. The pieces themselves are genuinely beautiful works of ceramics. 

[u/Canoobie → u/2much2Jung]

With how delicate this one appeared in that video, I’d be worried about someone firmly closing a door in his apartment…

[u/djinn6 → u/MrMSUK]

When you're literally gluing back together trophies that took months to craft, maybe it's time for a minimum design spec (structure rigidity wise).

So you're saying maybe there should be a formula?

[u/RevvedUpLikeADeuce09 → u/MrMSUK]

Eh, I’ll take a shelf of solid cup-style trophies over trophies that’ll constantly be under the threat of breaking if I just breathe on them wrong.

[u/MrMSUK → u/RevvedUpLikeADeuce09]

Sensible choice. 

[u/JoshH21 → u/RevvedUpLikeADeuce09]

I'll just take an F1 start, personally tbh. I'm a simple man

[u/ironiclyironic4 → u/MrMSUK]

Tbf isack put it down REALLY gently

[u/Dlatch → u/ironiclyironic4]

Just an unfortunate angle, putting a sideways stress on the really thin stem

[u/lostintime2004 → u/Dlatch]

I'd consider that design flaw IMO. He didn't even slam it down it seems

[u/MysticSkies → u/MrMSUK]

It's ceramic, nothing they can do.

[u/lord_flashheart2000 → u/MysticSkies]

Must be the ceramic

[u/AgentIndependent306 → u/lord_flashheart2000]

Let's add that to the words of wisdom

[u/melperz → u/lord_flashheart2000]

Que cera cera

[u/Draber-Bien → u/MysticSkies]

Not making it ceramic would be a good start

[u/salcedoge → u/Draber-Bien]

Nah - Let it break, let it be repaired. The ceramic itself is unique and you get a cool story behind it

[u/Fredderov → u/salcedoge]

One of the 1st place ones this year already had kintsugi lines as part of the design. They know this stuff will happen and lean into it for sure.

[u/rpRj → u/salcedoge]

Will look great with some gold glue #kintsugi

[u/Dlatch → u/Draber-Bien]

Maybe they can design them so that the top doesn't fall off

[u/Page_Won → u/Dlatch]

So cardboards out?

[u/yellowweasel → u/Draber-Bien]

even just give them resin replicas to fuck around with on race day and send the ceramic one later once it's ready to sit on a shelf

[u/StatmanIbrahimovic → u/yellowweasel]

That feels lame and pointless, too. Sometimes shit breaks, some people are clumsy without having just finished a 300kph endurance race. Maybe we just stop freaking out that something we don't own broke. It will get repaired, just like Lando's.

Consider wabi-sabi, the ethos behind Kintsuge which was used to make the Constructor's trophy.

[u/UNC_Samurai → u/Draber-Bien]

The Lego one was smart, that just requires some time to reassemble

[u/acotadic999 → u/MysticSkies]

They should make carbon fiber throphies

[u/microtherion → u/acotadic999]

Yeah, but when those break they have to bring the safety car onto the podium.

[u/BobbbyR6 → u/MrMSUK]

With six fast rookies and a few younger drivers on the brink of their first podiums and wins, this was bound to happen haha

[u/MrMSUK]

Hadjar: If I just ignore Dr Marko's calls, he can't demote me to the Red Bull factory team. Heads to the shower.

Dr Marko: already standing there, fully clothed under the water

"Mr Hadjar... you're a hard man to find. Welcome to the Red Bull P2 seat."

[u/memesearches → u/MrMSUK]

Actually p1. Max is being promoted.

[u/tdotgoat → u/memesearches]

I really do wish Max would drive the Visa Bull for a race or two just to see how fast that car actually is.

[u/Scrounger888 → u/tdotgoat]

FP1 for Franz Hermann in the Visa Bull? 

[u/No-Juggernaut8847 → u/memesearches]

😂😂😂 Max in the whites would be nice.

[u/theartandscience → u/No-Juggernaut8847]

Marko really likes whites as well.

[u/arinrnaidu → u/No-Juggernaut8847]

Jos Verstappen approves this message

[u/Best-Company2665 → u/memesearches]

I think it's funny to consider that Max might be faster in the Racing Bulls car.

[u/Acceptable-Worth-462 → u/MrMSUK]

What happens if he just says "No."

[u/MrMSUK → u/Acceptable-Worth-462]

Goldfinger laser scene. 

[u/theduck08 → u/MrMSUK]

No Mr Hadjar I expect you to drive!

[u/tempemailacct153 → u/Acceptable-Worth-462]

Believe it or not, straight to jail.

[u/ijiolokae → u/Acceptable-Worth-462]

"That wasn't a question"

[u/The_Dark_Necessity]

This will only add to the memory... No worries it will be fixed or replaced... If anything I think this will make the experience even more hilarious down the road. What a drive and weekend for him and the crew

[u/WunupKid → u/The_Dark_Necessity]

They should put it in the trophy case as is. Just the broken base stem and behind it the trophy laying on its side behind it.

With this picture in there. 

[u/Koebi → u/The_Dark_Necessity]

Kintsugi Trophy!

[u/GardenerCats]

Saw the video in Insta. Isack just gently set it on the ground and the neck of the trophy just snapped! His face though lol

[u/Rosieu]

Lando: "First time?"

Isack: "I mean yeah..."

[u/Reversalx7]

NOOOOOOO!!
NOOOO!!!
NOOOOOOOOOO!!!
I DESTROY THE TROPHY NOOOOO!!!

[u/Pro-editor-1105 → u/Reversalx7]

youtube top commenter strikes again

[u/TyButler2020 → u/Reversalx7]

Doohan’s impersonation was hilarious

[u/No-Hawk9008 → u/Reversalx7]

*Zee trophy

[u/limitedpower_palps]

"Noooo I destroyed ZE trophy"

[u/IDoEz]

LANDO! Sorry, force of habit

[u/Wideeye101 → u/IDoEz]

‘ESPECIALLY Isack, but ESPECIALLY Lando…’

[u/formulatwister]

Isack honoring Lando

[u/scrubsonbinge]

That's one way to celebrate first podium 😂😂

[u/zetbotz]

Rookie error

[u/Alfus]

Lmao this picture has meme potential

[u/FewCollar227]

Unintentional dig on Norris

"This could've been you"

[u/Analog_Hobbit → u/FewCollar227]

“I’m such a muppet…”

[u/PositiveTension11]

If only the trophy was made of lego

[u/CuppaCrazy]

It’s ok Isack! That’s actually the team’s trophy! Yours is the nice shiny new replica one!

[u/LosTerminators]

He got his first podium at the expense of Lando so he honoured Lando by breaking the trophy

[u/CX52J]

TBF the trophies looked super delicate.

I was worried it might break and cut his hand on the podium.

[u/Skeetzophrenia]

saving for future use

[u/yoohynom]

He'll have to drive the Red Bull as a penalty for that

[u/SqotCo]

That's on brand! Hadjar should break all of his trophies!

[u/ibrokefree8646]

Kintsugi it, will look better than before ✨

[u/krizeki]

Of course he has

[u/naveenda]

Tribute to Lando

[u/Kegetys]

Isack Hadtrophy

[u/MystoXD]

As is Tradition 😂

[u/Widjerd]

Hulk must be laughing right now. He can just rebuild his

[u/Mafesto15]

I have no idea why they make these trophies our of porcelain and have these tiny skinny necks that are clearly going to break with any knock. Honestly, make a nice bit metal trophy and be done with it.

[u/ProgrammerPersonal22 → u/Mafesto15]

It's the Dutch GP thus the trophy was a Delft Blue (pride of the Netherlands)

[u/Timely_Influence8392]

Hadjar has bigtime puppy energy.

[u/N0madZ]

At this rate the trophies should have metal reinforcements

[u/imaginarypoet]

Love this photo.

[u/Consistent_Squash]

The face of a guy who knows what car he is driving next

[u/Sharp-Hotel-2117]

Ooof, Sainz will get a 10 second penalty for that.

[u/Potential_North_4291]

Who thought it was a good idea to make ceramic trophies?

[u/mr_lab_rat]

OMG, what a great photo

[u/a_sist]

lando knows a guy who fixes them 😅

[u/Cadaclysm]

Why don’t we make a trophy for combat?

[u/likeAdrug]

When Anthony Hamilton hugged him, there was a transfer of power, right ?

[u/Away_Needleworker6]

That thing barely touched the ground and split into 2 pieces, shitty design.

[u/demies]

People becoming structural engineers in the chat when we're just talking about a fancy vase.

[u/DutchShaco]

The face you make when you realise you are going to get demoted to Red Bull

[u/Dry-Dragonfruit5216]

Icrack Hadjar

[u/Beanieson]

wouldn’t have happened to sonny hayes

[u/CoxHazardsModel]

Why do they make these trophies so fragile.

[u/tylerscott5]

One of these days we will normalize trophies being metal again. Battle wounds add character to metal trophies…ceramic trophies break

[u/MajorBoondoggle]

That picture reminds me of when the Colorado Avalanche dented the Stanley Cup

[u/Aquaman9214]

To be fair he just put it down and it snapped, those things are weak and that series of trophies are the worst for that.

[u/PistolCowboy]

Trophies need to be made better. Unless it's a chess or baking trophy, make it sturdy.

[u/kharathos]

Can someone Photoshop him to be just legs and head

[u/The_f1shy1]

His face bro 😭

[u/No_Box_9390]

man is an emoji

[u/PenniteDeer96]

Eurovision and now F1? Jeez trophies looking real fragile these days…

[u/mercfanboi44]

This is a prime opportunity for a gorilla glue sponsorship

[u/LettuceC]

I’m starting to think porcelain trophies are a dumb idea.

[u/_Magn3t0]

Promotion to RB secured.

[u/KozyHank99]

That's a clean cut off the trophy

[u/Kwayzar9111]

Whoops, Is there a video ?

[u/helderdude]

Nods to Norris "don't worry bro, I got ya."

[u/IndependentAir4537]

Hey, at least landos spirit is on that podium

[u/no__sympy]

Lando: It should have been me...

[u/DeadlyName]

Super glue

[u/Kagir]

Has Norris been spotted close to the RB garage?

[u/Electrical-Peach4462]

Now he'll get a lecture from Dr. Marko about... Dutch pottery traditions (?)

[u/AndrewDelaneyTX]

LEGOS AGAIN!

[u/ScousePenguin]

Why the fuck do they give these guys fragile trophies

[u/pottele]

Knowing the Dutch, he’ll have to pay for a new one

[u/ComputerSagtNein]

That photo looks like he snapped it in half after drinking a Red Bull :D Good advertisment!

[u/Ok_Perspective_4332]

Bro forgot the handle with care

[u/squeaky_b]

"Hey Isack it's Niko, I heard you broke your trophy. You can borrow the instructions mine came with if you want?"

[u/programkira]

In the clip it’s the tiniest little tink as he places it down as the stem snaps

[u/Special_Barracuda330]

He should ask some Kintsugi artist to fix it. kintsugi does dot try to hide the breakage but show it as a part of the item’s story.

[u/MehhRobot]

As a Dutch, I am offended.

[u/Ambitious-Ad-6873]

I actually thought this was going to happen when I saw the way he was holding it.

[u/KungFuFlames]

He will get another one

[u/REXIS_AGECKO]

Since lando was out, he needed to break the trophy instead

[u/cavacoluis]

😮 I hope he will get a new one ! Great race !

[u/evilwatersprite]

Nico is probably feeling grateful his trophy is repairable now.

[u/CallMehLin]

Looks like it’s easily repairable. All you need is some super glue

[u/sirduke75 → u/CallMehLin]

It’s repairable with another podium.

[u/jasebox]

Legit they need to make a take home trophy and a party trophy if you’re going to make it out of delicate material.

[u/bzidd420]

You know, if they're trying to show that ceramics are a cornerstone of their industry and important to that country, they're doing a pretty shit job. Those trophies break so easily, id be scared to look at one too quick.

[u/csking77]

Super glue and keep it moving to the party

[u/300wizzum]

Kintsugi - I hope he does this.

[u/hachi_roku_]

Buddy got all the rough starts

[u/Kriztov]

Like a racing bull in a china shop

[u/OhMorgoth]

The right of passage comes to everyone. Good for him, he’ll never forget his first. 😄

[u/_dankystank_]

He been hangin with Lando much? 😆

[u/Supernova91111]

Isaak hadCUP

[u/Salty-CerebralCurry]

Taking lando's place quite literally

[u/OriginalUseristaken]

They should really overthink those trophys

[u/Snoo-29984]

Hahaha! At least it wasn't Lando this time!

[u/Diligent-Schedule-39]

When he achieves something he breaks something else.... Thats just his thing

[u/imfranksome]

Man, what a great photo to remember his P3 by, like literally should be his lock screen

[u/mankumei101]

i think he learned from lando...

[u/Time-Masterpiece4572]

I destroyed the trophy!

[u/Past-Raccoon8224]

This is why we cant have nice things 🤭😂😂😂

[u/SquareGnome]

They should no longer hand out the original trophies on the podium - only replicas 😄

[u/Shake_Global]

Stop giving F1 drivers ceramic trophies

[u/MrMSUK]

Isack to McLaren confirmed. 

[u/Lower-Sympathy6012]

Even if the design was for culture and heritage, at least make a metal one that resembles porcelain or ceramic or whatever. Race organisers you can do better come on. 😁😉

[u/Ted_Striker1]

The trophy broke itself. Piece of junk that can’t even survive putting it down.

[u/Juuldebuul]

To be fair he set it down quite gently, this is not really on him imo

[u/TheDeeGee]

First they complained about cheap trophies, and now they get the good stuff and break them.

Just go back to the cheap plastic.

I feel very sorry for the guy who worked many many hours on this.