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Lando Norris is issuing a mea culpa after accidentally destroying Max Verstappen‘s Hungarian Grand Prix trophy last weekend … vowing to be more cautious with his celebrations moving forward.
The 23-year-old McLaren driver — who finished second in Sunday’s race — went viral when he knocked the reigning champ’s new hardware off a platform after slamming down his champagne bottle during their podium party.
Lando initially cracked jokes about the whole mishap … saying Max should’ve been more careful with his prize.
But the young star has since had a change of heart … owning up to his mistake in an interview ahead of this weekend’s Belgian GP.
“I obviously had no intention in ever doing such a thing,” Lando said Thursday. “I know how much it means to the Hungarians and part of their culture and so forth … and I did apologize to Max.”
Lando acknowledged he probably shouldn’t have made funny comments after the incident … admitting he’d be annoyed if it happened to his trophy.
“I do apologize for it and obviously to the people who put the time and effort into making it, I really didn’t mean for it to happen. I’ll make sure I’m a lot more careful next time.”
Max better be careful this weekend if Lando makes podium … ’cause let’s be honest, that dominant #1 Red Bull car is most likely winning yet again.