F1: Red Bull Suffers Another Trophy Mishap as Max Verstappen Comes Closer to Milestone

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(Photo : JOHN THYS/AFP via Getty Images) Red Bull Racing's Dutch driver Max Verstappen celebrates with his trophy on the podium after the Formula One Belgian Grand Prix at the Spa-Francorchamps Circuit in Spa on July 30, 2023.

Another Red Bull Racing trophy suffered damage for the second week in a row.

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While taking the team photo post-race, a Red Bull crew member inadvertently hit the pitboard for Sergio Perez's silver-place finish, knocking off the Mexican's hard-earned trophy.

Reigning champion Max Verstappen exclaimed, "It's broken again!" after Perez's hardware fell over, bringing back memories of last week's Hungarian Grand Prix.

Red Bull crew were seen attempting to fix the damaged trophy, which was not as bad as Verstappen's trophy that got destroyed last week.

McLaren driver Lando Norris accidentally destroyed the two-time champion's winner's trophy in Hungary during the podium celebrations after attempting to open his champagne by smashing the bottle on the podium ramp. The impact caused the porcelain trophy to fall over and break into pieces.

Verstappen inches closer to another F1 record

The Dutchman claimed his tenth win of the season, and eighth in a row at the Belgian Grand Prix, starting in P6 despite topping qualifying after taking a five-place grid penalty to change his gearbox.

Verstappen is one win away from tying Sebastian Vettel's Formula One record for most wins in a row in 2013 when the German won the last nine races of that year. The four-time world champion also did the feat in a Red Bull car.

Red Bull has also extended the F1 record for most consecutive wins by a team with 13, and they are the first team in history to stay undefeated going into the summer break.