Why F1 Drivers Don’t Keep Their Trophies 🏆 #F1



Max Verstappen has won dozens of Grands Prix but kept just one trophy. Every F1 podium hands out four trophies – but driver contracts usually let the team keep the originals, and drivers get replicas. Lewis Hamilton reportedly negotiated an exception. Plus the €40,000 porcelain trophy Lando Norris smashed in Hungary 2023 – and the one Max refused to give up. Which F1 trophy would you keep? 👇

Sources: Motorsport.com / Autosport, GPblog (Verstappen quote), PlanetF1, Autosport, CBS Sports, Telex (Hungary 2023 trophy, Herend).
Footage: Formula 1 (short excerpts for commentary). Photo: Steffen Prößdorf, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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