Within the first-ever The Netflix Cup, the workforce of Carlos Sainz Jr. and Justin Thomas outlasted three different groups to safe the victory, ultimately defeating the workforce of Pierre Gasly and Tony Finau on the ultimate gap to safe the primary title.
However through the celebration, Sainz seemed extra like one of many different Method 1 drivers he defeated, Lando Norris, given what occurred to the trophy itself.
As Thomas and Sainz had been ready to take pleasure in a bit of bubbly, the Ferrari driver tried to prop the massive trophy on his left shoulder.
It promptly crashed all the way down to the bottom:
It reminded a lot of an incident earlier this F1 season when, throughout a podium celebration Norris popped his large champagne bottle on race winner Max Verstappen’s podium on the Hungarian Grand Prix. The consequence? A shattered trophy for Verstappen, and an embarassed Norris:
Amongst these reminded of that incident when seeing Sainz drop The Netflix Cup?
Norris himself:
As for Norris, he and teammate Ricky Fowler had been down shortly within the competitors when the McLaren driver was caught shifting his ball a bit of nearer to the outlet earlier than trying a putt.
Nonetheless, a enjoyable time was had by all, even with a penalty and a damaged trophy.
Now the actual enjoyable can start: The inaugural Las Vegas Grand Prix.