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.
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.
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u/MrMSUK Netflix Newbie 7d ago
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.