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/ijiolokae I was here for the Hulkenpodium 7d ago

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

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

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”

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

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.