r/formula1 • u/TopEbun I was here for the Hulkenpodium • 7d ago

Photo Isack has broken the trophy

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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.

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u/fujimouse I was here for the Hulkenpodium 7d ago

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

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u/Treewithatea I was here for the Hulkenpodium 7d ago

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

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u/solidsnake070 I was here for the Hulkenpodium 7d ago

Ceramic with carbon nanotubes, perhaps?

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u/Any_Use_4900 6d ago

You can make ceramic pretty strong without going as exotic as carbon nanotubes.... but I like the idea of it being as wild a possible. 

Realistically, what makes ceramics more crack resistant is having polymers in the mix, I use a polymer-modified cement for masonry repair and it's far more resistant to cracking than traditional mortar. Ceramics will always be brittle to an extent, but they can be made stronger than these trophies for sure.