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Charles Leclerc, Carlos Sainz and Max Verstappen were all handed different trophies compared to what they were supposed to receive.
Pirelli had to change the trophies for the top three drivers at the United States Grand Prix due to “similarities with other products”. The original trophies featured a human silhouette named ‘Heroo’ designed by Matteo Macchiavelli. But due to resemblance to collectables from bearbrick.com, Pirelli decided to swap them for other objects. The new trophies were unveiled on the podium, with Charles Leclerc receiving an ornate silver-colored trophy representing the US flag, Carlos Sainz getting a Pirelli medium-compound tire trophy, and Max Verstappen receiving the hard-compound version. The decision to swap trophies was made in collaboration with the race promoters and the FIA was informed. Ferrari, represented by Ravin Jain, got a trophy made of soft compound rubber for winning the constructor title.
