Another mishap for McLaren as trophy shatters into a thousand pieces.
McLaren once again sparked laughter among social media users over yet another broken trophy after the podium — but this time, it wasn’t Lando Norris to blame.
11 Jul 2025
Tobia Elia
GPblog.com

Norris capitalized on the penalty handed to his teammate following the controversial Safety Car incident, claiming his first victory in front of the packed stands filled with his fans. While the Australian appeared visibly upset and sullen after the race over a penalty he felt was unfair, the Brit burst with joy as soon as he stepped out of the car, raising the winner’s LEGO trophy high above his head with a huge grin on his face.

Unfortunately, once again, McLaren returned home with a damaged trophy—though this time it’s repairable. After accidentally snapping Max Verstappen’s winner’s cup in half in Hungary two years ago, at least this time Norris can claim he wasn’t involved.

This time, the culprit behind the damage is Peter Prodromou, a longtime figure within the team led by Andrea Stella and Zak Brown, and the mastermind behind the lightning-fast MCL39 that’s dominating the championship. A fan in the stands captured the moment, showing the Greek engineer desperately trying to gather all 2,717 LEGO bricks.

‘2,717 LEGO bricks’;

https://www.gpblog.com/en/general/an...housand-pieces


New Footage Shows How McLaren BROKE Lego F1 Trophy; Lando Norris 'Curse' Drama | British Grand Prix
Jul 10, 2025
ETimes

What was meant to be a celebration turned into a brick-by-brick disaster. After Lando Norris clinched his first British Grand Prix win, McLaren’s custom-built LEGO constructor trophy made of 2,717 pieces and 210 hours of craftsmanship was found shattered on the floor. As team members scrambled to salvage the remains, fans joked about a "McLaren trophy curse" and Norris’ chaotic podium history. This package unpacks the viral moment, fan reactions, and the heartbreak behind F1’s most delicate prize.

‘Lando Norris 'Curse' Drama’;

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=034HZ3DF500


Oscar Piastri ****** Nico Hülkenberg First Ever F1 Trophy �� (It’s LEGO!)
Jul 6, 2025
Behind Grand Prix

A moment from the 2025 British Grand Prix press conference where Oscar Piastri humorously questions Nico Hülkenberg about his first Formula 1 podium in 15 years, which was a LEGO podium, highlighting the contrast between traditional racing achievements and modern, playful elements in the sport.

‘It’s LEGO!’;

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GJnQGvhlza4


Lando Norris Struck in Face While Celebrating British GP Victory
July 7, 2025
Nelson Espinal Newsweek
Rock Hill Herald

McLaren driver Lando Norris was hit in the face after capturing his first win at Silverstone. According to reporting from Autosport, Norris suffered a small cut on his face. The photographer attempted to capture the sea of Norris' fans who were celebrating his crowning achievement. While the hit likely hurt Norris, it couldn't have been enough to bring him down. He achieved a lifelong dream on Sunday and opened up about how much the result meant to him.

"It's beautiful. Everything I dreamed of. Everything I've ever wanted to achieve. Apart from a championship, I think this is as good as it gets in terms of feelings and in terms of achievement, being proud, all of it," he said. "This is where it all started for me, and now thankfully I've been able to have my go. Incredible race, stressful as always, but the support from the fans made the difference today, so I've got to thank them for it all.”

"Your mind just goes pretty blank. Everything you might think before the race, you forget. The main thing is just don't f*** it up, that's rule number one." Norris gets a couple of weeks to soak in the win, but he will need to refocus as he is squarely in a fight for the title with teammate Oscar Piastri.

"It's beautiful. Everything I dreamed of”;

https://www.heraldonline.com/sports/...mainstage_card


Martin Brundle disagrees with David Coulthard’s verdict on Oscar Piastri’s British Grand Prix penalty
7 July 2025
Ben Evans
F1 Oversteer

Martin Brundle thinks Oscar Piastri’s British Grand Prix penalty was fair. The final safety car of the race saw Piastri back up the pack with conditions beginning to improve. A late decision was made to bring the safety car in while the lead drivers were on the Hangar Straight, and Piastri, who was accelerating at the time, quickly hit the brakes. Sam Bird thinks Verstappen made Piastri’s deceleration look worse than it was, but the stewards disagreed.

Piastri was awarded a 10-second penalty, and reflecting on the decision for Sky Sports F1 (6/7 4:05 pm), Martin Brundle and David Croft had their say. Brundle explained: “They need mitigating circumstances to drop that [penalty] to five seconds, or indeed no penalty at all. He was almost stationary, wasn’t he? I hear what Zak is saying, Max did floor it down the outside to emphasise, but that was extremely slow from Oscar.” Croft replied: “He was almost at a standstill,” to which Brundle continued: “Yeah, it looked [like that] from our camera angle, but they’ll have that to the nth degree in the data.”

Neither commentator could disagree with the decision that the stewards made, and Piastri admitted that he would be ‘banned’ if he had shared his true feelings after the race. However, Jolyon Palmer thought Piastri’s penalty was heavy-handed from the stewards and believed it was very harsh. The Australian decided not to give any detailed answers during his post-race interview, holding his tongue instead of arguing with the call made by the stewards.

“He was almost stationary, wasn’t he?”;

https://www.f1oversteer.com/news/mar...alty-was-fair/


Damon Hill says Lando Norris is now becoming ‘dangerous’ as he chases his first Formula 1 title
10 July 2025
Rory Mitchell
F1 Oversteer

Damon Hill thinks Lando Norris is becoming ‘dangerous’ in McLaren title battle McLaren delivered an upgrade to Norris’ car in Canada which gave him a better feel for the grip at the front, and ever since his results have picked up.

Hill expects to see a more competitive Norris heading into the summer break, now that the momentum has swung in his way. “I think Lando’s got the momentum. I think he’s found his traction. You know, he’s found his footing. So like when you’re trying to climb up a very steep hill and you can’t get traction, I think he slipped a few times,” said Hill.

“Now he’s just managed to get his feet to grip, and he can push off from there. So yeah, I think I always thought Lando in a race is faster than Oscar. I think he had a few nervy qualifiers. So he dropped a few [poles] with getting into the last few moments of the last run of a qualifying session. But now, his head is settling. I really do. And then I think he’s dangerous.”

“I think Lando’s got the momentum”;

https://www.f1oversteer.com/news/dam...rmula-1-title/