Why Pirelli changed F1 US GP trophy design at the last-minute
The last-minute change of trophy design at the F1 United States Grand🅰 Prix has been explained♚.
Pirelli changed its planned trophies for the F1 Unitedꦯ States Grand Prix d༺ue to last-minute copyright concerns.
F1’s tyre manufacturer had a one-off ‘Heroo’ design commissioned by artist and designer Matteo Macchiavelli for the United States Grand Prix, but they were not presented on the pod🗹ium after the race.
Instead, race-winner 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Charles Leclerc was handed a more traditional trophy, while Ferrari teammate 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Carlos Sainz and Red Bull’s 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Max Verstappen received Pirelli tyre tropꦉhies for finishing second and ▨third.
Pirelli confirmed to after Sunday’s grand prix that it and the race promoter decided to drop the trophy after being “made awa🎶re of potential similaritꦦies with other designs”.
The 🐠original press release announcing the special trophy design was also pulled ♐from the .
Limited edition replicas of the ‘Heroo’ trophy were due to be made available for collectors and fans but is is unclear whether that will ෴still h𒈔appen.
The trophy closely resembles sculptures and collectibl♓es created by Bearbrick, a brand of collectib🍷le designer figures.
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