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By Saajan Jogia
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Nico Hulkenberg's clever response to Oscar Piastri's question about his LEGO trophy stood out in the post-race press conference at Silverstone. The top three finishers of the British Grand Prix received trophies made from LEGO, given the Danish brand's partnership with Formula One.
Compared to the golden RAC (Royal Automobile Club) trophy that has been handed to British GP race winners since 1973, a piece of memorabilia that they had to return, drivers will be allowed to keep the LEGO trophies that carry a similar look.
Race winner Lando Norris received a LEGO trophy with gold bricks that were exclusively created and won't be put on sale to the public. Runner-up Piastri and third-place finisher Hulkenberg received white trophies.
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The Sauber driver secured his maiden podium after 239 race starts since his F1 debut in 2010. As a result, the entire F1 community celebrated his iconic win. He was asked by Piastri in the post-race press conference how it felt after 15 years to receive an F1 podium trophy made out of LEGO, which can be pulled apart and which could potentially go on sale.
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Hulkenberg's answer was mature and funny. He hinted that the LEGO trophy didn't affect his celebration, as he chose to focus on the positive. He said:
"I love LEGO.
"It's good my daughter can play with it too.
"You always gotta see the bright side. But a bit of silver or gold would have been nice too. But, you know I won't complain."
Hulkenberg started the Silverstone race from P19 and raced his way through several yellow flags in the rain to secure the third spot. Speaking on his achievement after the race, he said:
"I always knew, you know, we have it in us, I have it in me somewhere. I mean, what a race, coming from virtually last, doing it all over again from last weekend. It's pretty surreal, to be honest.
"Not sure how it all happened, but obviously, crazy conditions, mixed conditions. It was a survival fight for a lot of the race.
"I think we just were really on it, the right course, the right tyres, in the right moment, made no mistakes. And, yeah, quite incredible."
Addressing his battle with Lewis Hamilton in the last stage of the British GP, he added:
"Yeah, I mean today I was in denial 'till probably the last pit stop.
"And then when I heard we gapped Lewis quite a bit with the one extra lap, I was like, OK, you know, this is good. This is some breathing space.
"But then, you know, he was catching quite quickly. So, yeah, the pressure was there. It was an intense race."
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