Christian Horner 'sending bill' to Lando Norris for Max Verstappen Hungarian GP F1 trophy smash

Christian Horner has joked that he will bill Lando Norris for breaking Max Verstappen’s F1 winners’ trophy at the Hungarian Grand Prix. 
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Lando Norris (GBR) McLaren looks at

Norris caused Verstappen’s trophy to fall over an♍d smash into pieces as he pulled off his trademark champagne-opening trick during the p🌜odium celebrations in Hungary. 

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The trophy, which is porcelain and hand-made, 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:reportedly cost €40,000 (£35,000) to make with a production time of approximately six months.&n🧸bsp;

Norris finished runner-up to Max Verstappen, who claimed his seventh straight victory and helped Red Bull set a new ꩵF1 record of 12 successive wins. 

Red Bull team principal Horner couldn’t r✱esist suggesting that it should be Norris who ultimately foots the bill. 

“I think it was firmly Lando’s fault 𓆉that knocked it over apparently,” Horner told the F1 Nation podcast. 

“I’ve just heard it’s about €60,000 euros worth of damage that he’s done. And six months [to make] - so obviously I said, ‘send𓆉 them the bill.’ It’s only fair - he knocked it over.”

Horner 'sending bill' to Norris for Verstappen trophy smash

“I’m starting to think it’s something personal now,” Horner joked, referring to the fact Norris also knocked over Verstappen's trophy at the British Grand Prix꧋.  

Norris and Verstappen jokingly blamed each one for the incident after the 💜race. 

“Yeah, just hold it [Max],” Norris said. “It fell over𝔉 I guess. Not my problem - 🎃it’s his.”

Verstappe🎉n responded: “You said ꦏit was my fault? I give you a red card. 

“I will go to Zak [Brown, McLaren CEO] because he has got some💟 spare money for the person♛nel in the team, so he can spend it on a trophy.”

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