[RahulNagaraj]

The 2023 Japanese Formula1 Grand Prix concluded last week, which saw Red Bull driver Max Verstappen take the win with McLaren's Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri completing the podium positions.

Verstappen stood on the top step of the podium and received a unique "Kiss-Friendly" trophy, designed by Pininfarina in collaboration with the Grand Prix's title sponsor, Lenovo. Race winners across multiple sporting events traditionally kiss their trophies on the podium, but never has there been a trophy actively telling them to do so.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vj8fNR9ZWVc

Pininfarina, known for creating some of the most beautiful cars in the world, designed the top of the trophy to resemble the air intake of an F1 car, while the body is inspired by the race car's curvaceous shape.



However, the most unique aspect of the trophy is the lighting on the body. The trophy comes with small translucent Lenovo logos that guide the winning driver to an area in the middle labelled "kiss me". Once the driver kisses the marked area, the whole trophy lights up in the colours of his home country, in this case, the Netherlands.



Philip Marchington, Executive Creative Director of Corporate Marketing at Lenovo, stated, "As a leading technology company, we challenged ourselves to find a way to embed smarter technology into trophies in a way that’s never been done before to elevate the podium experience."

Source: Road&Track

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[Samarth 619]

No big deal, its someting an electro-based startup would make in a matter of days.

But, its a good idea. I think MotoGP (for example) can localise the trophy as per the country they're in. For example, Japan can have such an electronic trophy, Arab GP can have a trophy resembling crude oil machine or something. Indian GP can have a trophy resembling something from our culture, I'm not too sure what that can be, but it looks feasible.